As I read this it surprised me a little. The very first thing that I found about nudity and being naked and living naked is that I really like to be naked. When I discovered that others do too and enjoy spending time with other naked people that was a real bonus. What joy to be naked with other people who GET it. It’s just such a special feeling. Not deep, not spiritual, but it’s just nice and it feels good and it’s hard to understand why that not everyone feels this way.
Your post made me think that though we all have bodies, societal conventions either commodify or demonise nakedness. Those of us who enjoy being in the nakedness of our own bodies crave the moral support of others who share that feeling - so I agree wholeheartedly with your parting message...
Timothy. Thanks again. The communities, however loosely defined, enveloping nudist or naturist beaches, venues and clubs of all kinds, are intentional ones. No different than church or cultural/linguistic communities that you mention. Nudist/naturist communities are special to us because of a specific shared interest.
All intentional communities are the same in this respect. They also offer opportunities for deep(er) connection with others because they come with administrative, organizational, and other shared responsibilities. Humans crave belonging and connection. We create communities to achieve this. I’m happy to include nudist/naturist sport (swimming, hiking, running), and beach communities among the ones I belong to!
Within the umbrella of intentional communities, nudist/naturist ones are not special, except to us!
Perhaps part of what makes the nude-friendly community special is precisely that we don’t, as you point out, have churches or cultural centers in every major city… which means that finding a nudist community is that much rarer, more precious. It’s true that it’s a lot easier to find such communities now with Internet, and yet even then, it’s the recognition that nudism or naturism is not mainstream. It’s a community like any other, yet arguably more valuable not because of exclusivity but because of relative rarity.
I agree completely. Naturism/nudism is about social interaction. We are a VERY social species. We all want to see, be seen by, be accepted by, and interact with others of our kind.
As I read this it surprised me a little. The very first thing that I found about nudity and being naked and living naked is that I really like to be naked. When I discovered that others do too and enjoy spending time with other naked people that was a real bonus. What joy to be naked with other people who GET it. It’s just such a special feeling. Not deep, not spiritual, but it’s just nice and it feels good and it’s hard to understand why that not everyone feels this way.
Your post made me think that though we all have bodies, societal conventions either commodify or demonise nakedness. Those of us who enjoy being in the nakedness of our own bodies crave the moral support of others who share that feeling - so I agree wholeheartedly with your parting message...
Timothy. Thanks again. The communities, however loosely defined, enveloping nudist or naturist beaches, venues and clubs of all kinds, are intentional ones. No different than church or cultural/linguistic communities that you mention. Nudist/naturist communities are special to us because of a specific shared interest.
All intentional communities are the same in this respect. They also offer opportunities for deep(er) connection with others because they come with administrative, organizational, and other shared responsibilities. Humans crave belonging and connection. We create communities to achieve this. I’m happy to include nudist/naturist sport (swimming, hiking, running), and beach communities among the ones I belong to!
Within the umbrella of intentional communities, nudist/naturist ones are not special, except to us!
Perhaps part of what makes the nude-friendly community special is precisely that we don’t, as you point out, have churches or cultural centers in every major city… which means that finding a nudist community is that much rarer, more precious. It’s true that it’s a lot easier to find such communities now with Internet, and yet even then, it’s the recognition that nudism or naturism is not mainstream. It’s a community like any other, yet arguably more valuable not because of exclusivity but because of relative rarity.
I agree completely. Naturism/nudism is about social interaction. We are a VERY social species. We all want to see, be seen by, be accepted by, and interact with others of our kind.
nudity is wonderful