{"id":554,"date":"2017-08-12T18:17:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T00:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/naturism\/?p=554"},"modified":"2025-11-06T06:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:22:04","slug":"negotiating-more-space-for-nudity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/naturism\/negotiating-more-space-for-nudity\/","title":{"rendered":"Negotiating More Space For Nudity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My life isn\u2019t totally spent outdoors while nude when there is sunshine. As with most other people, I do have to do other things even if the sun is shining such as today\u2019s projects of making some beef jerky and changing a bathroom light fixture. Of course, those things can be done while nude as can almost everything that I find I need to do around the house and yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of our home and garden, it is a different story. I don\u2019t live in southern Spain or other naturist friendly location. So when I go out to buy a new lighting fixture, or to deliver more books to a bookstore, or take my wife out to have lunch, I wear clothing. It is what it is and I accept that \u2013 well, for the most part. When I do go outside of these boundaries, it is always very, very early in the morning when most of the world is still sleeping. Calculated risks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It is with that understanding of the world within which I live, that I search for what is possible for my preferred state \u2013 nude. And it is also this understanding that I find myself using as I write my novels. The characters within the stories need to reflect the \u201creal\u201d world even though many of my characters are naturists. Not many live in isolation from the larger world. Most of us who attempt to live as naturists need to interact with others who are not naturists, or accepting of nudity period. Naturally, there will be conflict when others either learn of our preferences for nudity, or when we step to far into the public eye while nude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how does one lessen the degree and the amount of conflict with others who want us to keep our clothes on? Well, the best answer is to let all around you know about your being a naturist, explaining if asked, why. That way, if they \u201caccidentally\u201d see you nude in your yard, or in your home through a window, there will be less \u201cshock\u201d leading to a gut level response. Since I have published books about my history, which included the therapeutic need for nudity, especially in nature, most in my home community \u201cknow\u201d I am often nude, even if they haven\u2019t seen me without my clothing on. As long as I don\u2019t impose on them, try to proselytize and persuade them to also become naturists, tension is kept to a minimum. And so, I get more space in my yard and home, to be nude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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