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The other day a long-time friend of mine for 20+ years Heather had posted on her Facebook page some photos she had taken of herself (she is an amazing photographer) with the below quote from Moria Rose:

“Take a thousand naked pictures of yourself now. You may currently think “Oh, I’m too spooky.” Or, “Nobody wants to see these tiny boobies. But believe me, one day you will look at those photos with much kinder eyes and say, “Dear God, I was a beautiful thing.”

Heather is one that often puts out great posts with deep meaning and has a way to inspire people to be their true selves. Her vulnerability, as seen in this blog, inspires others (especially women) to be their authentic self.

When I saw this post, it really struck a chord, and I knew I had to write about it.

As a nudist, a blogger, and twitter account owner, I take a lot of naked pictures of myself. When I first started taking pictures I would be critical of myself, and would take several pictures from different angles until I got ones that I thought were appealing to the viewer.

Then I realized that I was 1) wasting a lot of time trying to get the right picture and 2) it really wasn’t who I was: an everyday dude who is a nudist (hence the everyday nudist name).

After that, I started to take 1-2 pictures and that is what I post. Why? Because now I look at myself with much kinder eyes. It captures me for who I am, you all are just along for the ride!

Much of this is driven by being a social nudist and spending time with other nudists in our natural environment. This has increased my self-confidence and self-esteem and the way I look at myself.

Having put on 30 lbs, it is easy for me to look in the mirror and want to compare myself to “what I used to be”, however, I am not what I used to be, I am who I am now. Watch for my upcoming blog on body image, and how comparison is the thief of joy.

Heathers post, while simple and elegant in nature, showed her true vulnerability to her 3,000 friends and followers on Facebook, although 1 person reported it because she is truly feeling alive and full of love, she reposted it. I mean come on, if you are that insecure or get offended by someone that is being vulnerable then it is time to get off social media for a bit and work on yourself.

As Heather wrote in a previous post:

“I accept you.
Not as you could be, or as you were.
I accept you, as you are.

I accept all that you have been through and conquered, all of the love you have received and loneliness you have endured. The hurt you have carried, and the heart that lives within. I accept that you will change, and that will not change my acceptance of you.

What if we accepted this body, instead of punishing it and abusing it, poisoning it and ignoring it, hiding it away and dissociating from it? What if we treated our body as a friend, holding and comforting her, nourishing and defending her, enjoying, and appreciating her?”

It is time we started to accept ourselves for who we are. We start to forgive ourselves and change the things WE want to change, and not the things that society says we should change. Besides, to be honest, society really doesn’t care about you, they just want you to fit in so they are comfortable. But aside fear and start to gain the self-courage to be yourself! See below how society wants me to be and how I prefer to live my life!

So time to make them uncomfortable and start to live life on your own terms. Besides, you only die once so why not make every day that you are living, a life worth living that YOU are happy with? Read this previous blog “stop seeing approval, start seeking joy“.

I encourage you to start taking naked pictures of yourself, even if you aren’t a nudist, and don’t be so critical of them. You don’t need to share them with anyone if you don’t want. Or, if you are like Jess and I, we enjoy surprising each other with pictures to brighten each others days. Moria, states best “you are a beautiful thing” and I think you are a truly beautiful thing just as you are today.

If you want to share a picture you took of yourself, feel free to email it to me at everydaynudist@gmail.com and no it won’t be shared on our blog or X page. Just don’t make it a genital only picture, I would love a full body picture, and you can blur out your face if you want.

So here is to getting out the camera, setting your timer, and start to capture you beauty often! You may not like them today, but one day when you look back on it and be glad you did.

Ryan

Check out some Heathers amazing work at https://www.hgallaher.com/