Have you ever had an experience of belonging? Most people associate this with the acceptance of a particular group of people and it forms a part of their identity. I recall an incident in which I was soaking alone at a wilderness hot spring on a brittle clear moonless night. It was just me and the water and the stars. A swimsuit would have detracted from the experience. My soul was immersed in the stars in the same way that my body was immersed in the water, and I knew that I belonged, not just to a narrowly defined group, but to the universe and humanity and eternity, and all was well.
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- MEMemberSep 25, 2018
When i frequented Playalinda beach on a sometimes daily basis. I would arrive by sunrise usually. Sometimes nobody was there but me. I would sit on the waters edge with the waves gently rolling over me and through my headphones id listen to Peter, Paul and Mary songs watching the sun rise from the horizon. It would bring me an overwhelming calm effect.
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Sep 25, 2018[quote]When i frequented Playalinda beach on a sometimes daily basis. I would arrive by sunrise usually. Sometimes nobody was there but me. I would sit on the waters edge with the waves gently rolling over me and through my headphones id listen to Peter, Paul and Mary songs watching the sun rise from the horizon. It would bring me an overwhelming calm effect.[/quote] Strolling on the waters edge at Apollo gave me the same effect. I was one with nature. MY Church!ReactReply - LA
Sep 25, 2018[quote]When i frequented Playalinda beach on a sometimes daily basis. I would arrive by sunrise usually. Sometimes nobody was there but me. I would sit on the waters edge with the waves gently rolling over me and through my headphones id listen to Peter, Paul and Mary songs watching the sun rise from the horizon. It would bring me an overwhelming calm effect. Strolling on the waters edge at Apollo gave me the same effect. I was one with nature. MY Church![/quote] Must be something in that Florida water. I was at Playalinda Beach for the first time last week. I've been to several nude beaches before, but something happened that never happened to me before. I was so immersed in the experience, having such a good time, that I started getting the feeling of being intoxicated. And no, no one near me was smoking anything.ReactReply - BI
Sep 26, 2018On the nude raft trips down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon that Ive taken Ive noticed the same thing. Its sort of a spiritual thing, isnt it! I think that for some of us there is a psychological aspect of nudism. It doesnt just physically feel good to free yourself from the restraints of your garments, it affects your mental state. It brightens your outlook, and liberates your spirit, almost like a drug, I think.
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