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Feeling comfortable in clothing is a whole different world
from being at ease naked. I’ll bet if you could follow a confident looking woman
on the street home, watch her strip and glance at herself in the mirror, you’d
see another attitude all together. That former confidence might just melt into
criticism, disgust or simple avoidance of her own reflection.
I have had all of those feelings. But I’ve also enjoyed a
sense of absolute pleasure in looking at my own naked body. There have been
periods in my life when I’ve felt awfully good about my shape, and the lifestyle
I was living that provided it. For me, those times are not about strict diets or
excessive exercise, but occur as the result of having a really healthy approach
to life. The reward always shows up in my skin and physique. Having known the
opposite existence, I’m truly grateful when my healthy body appears and,
therefore, very glad to see her in the mirror, the shower, or the eyes of my
lover.
Times like that I’ll walk around naked every chance I get.
Now I feel compelled to add a disclaimer here. There are parts of my body that I
wish were different, even at those happy naked times, and there is not a thing I
can do to change them. It is not about weight, or a big nose, or small breasts
or any of those things women are sometimes tempted to hire a surgeon to “fix”. I
was born with a crooked spine, one that decided to get more crooked with time,
and one I cannot stop from twisting without a rather frightening procedure I
have no desire to submit to. So it is easy to find fault in the mirror. And yet,
despite this, I have found a fierce pleasure, at times, in looking at my own
nude body. What a lovely surprise this has been.
What I find interesting about this is the discovery that it
is possible to find joy in your body even though you may still be judging it. It
can happen in many ways. Maybe your goal is to lose 100 pounds, and along the
path, you’ve lost 50. Those lost 50 pounds make you feel like a new woman. In
fact, you look like a new woman, and have probably become one of those confident
girls walking down the street. Yet, you still see yourself as a woman who needs
to lose 50 pounds. You may notice that need when you look at yourself naked in
the mirror, but you’re also very (perhaps more) likely to notice the beautiful
changes that you’re proud of. So you’re criticizing and appreciating your body
at the same time.
I tell you this because I believe it’s important to enjoy
our daily lives, just as they are right now, with all their imperfections and
beauties lined up side by side. I’m afraid if we wait until we’re perfect to
enjoy our bodies, we will arrive at the end and never have truly valued the
lovely physique that carried us through. What a shame that would be.
I much prefer the gratitude I have for my body in the
healthy-self state, but I don’t want to forget that there are beautiful things
about it in any condition. And there is a special joy to walking about the house
naked, whether or not I have an audience, feeling so aware of the true shape of
me, the things I like and even the things I don’t. Because it is me, the real
me, and once I cover myself with clothes, it’s a little easier to be disguised,
to lose a little of my true self.
I am humble naked. It is hard to be anything but when you
have no armor. And the joy in liking what you see is all the more rewarding when
you see yourself without disguise.
Naked ambition
Local nudists rally for the right to
stay exposed
By
Jenny Lower 07/03/2008
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story here.
Get naked, be happy
07/10/2008
Read the whole story here.
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