Nudist smile more!
Serious question for you. Have you ever noticed how nudists tend to smile more in their pictures? Like a legit smile, not a forced fake smile?
I am talking about the kind you look and think “damn man they are having fun”. Those kinds of easy ones that are relaxed, that just kind of sits there without them even trying. It’s not loud or showy, but ones that are actually comfortable being where they are.
I see a ton of pictures every day on social media and youtube, but I can tell you some of the best, most legit smiles I see are from nudist when they are in their environment.
I mean it makes total sense when you step back and look at it. Most people spend a huge part of their life managing how they’re seen. Wearing the right outfit, making sure it is fit, checking mirrors, wondering if something looks off, if they fit in, if they’re being judged. It’s constant and draining. Matter of fact it is so constant and engrained in your thoughts and actions that you have no idea you are doing it. You don’t always realize how much energy that takes until you take it away.
Why the Legit Smiles
This is the “relaxed” part of being a nudist. There’s nothing to adjust (outside of sarong if you wear one) and nothing to hide behind. You don’t have any layers to manage or make sure it fits right. You can be exactly who you are. At first it may feel a little uncomfortable or awkard, and sometimes like you are doing something wrong.
But trust me, that passes very quickly the first time someone says hello…or you feel the sun hit you in places that have never had direct sunlight. To be honest, most first timers (or even those still new to the nudist world) still struggle with the internal voice of “holy shit everyone is looking at me I just need to get dressed and leave”. But believe me, no one is staring at you, and that background noise in your mind will start to quiet down. When it does, the real benefits and joys of nudism kick in.
And when that noise goes away, there’s a lot more space for something else. Inner peace and relaxation. And that peace shows up in the form of a smile that you probably haven’t seen in quite some time.
I mean it is kina hard to take yourself too seriously when you’re naked. I mean come on Rebel, you are going against the grain of society and what 98% of the people in your life, and on television has told you is wrong and immoral. Whhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaattttt you got naked in front of someone…how dare you!
Smiling is powerful to your health so make sure you do it as often as possible. Check out the benefits of smiling!
The Power of Nudism is Really Simple
As simple as it sounds, get naked and be outside (or walk around inside), has a ton of power to it. Much of our daily stress comes from trying to control things we can’t control. Nudism strips that away. You realize pretty quickly that nobody’s perfect, and more importantly, nobody cares in the way you thought they did. And, while life’s little issues are still there, they seem to melt away when you strip down.
Self-image and self-confidence is the hardest thing non/new nudist face when they start to explore the thought of trying it out. The curiosity of trying something new and seeing if you can get that same type of legit fun smile gets stomped on by every imperfection you have. Hell, I would even wager that those “imperfections” get magnified 10-fold when you think about being nude in front of others. However, when everyone’s just standing there naked, fully displaying all their imperfections for the world to see, you realize you are just like them. Check out this previous blog I did on the Comparisons in Nudism to see what I am talking about first hand.
It is hard to fully explain it until you see it, or do it. The comparisons fade out really quickly and the weirdest thing happens…you don’t even think about being naked in front of others, you just are. Then guess what, you smile and say “holy hell, Ryan was right all along”.
Nudism and Self-Freedom
This is where the freedom of your life begins. Not just physical freedom, but mental freedom. When you’re not constantly thinking about what you’re wearing or how you look, your attention shifts outward. You start to notice things more. The warmth of the sun, the feeling of air on your skin, the simple fact that you’re present in your own body.
That sounds basic, but most people aren’t present like that. They’re somewhere else deep in their head most of the time. Nudism pulls you back into the moment whether you expect it to or not. And being present has a funny way of making life feel lighter when you aren’t full of “what’s next” type of stress.
Another thing I’ve noticed over the past 26 years is that conversations tend to be more genuine. Without the usual layers and signals people use to present themselves gets stripped away and there is less pretending. There’s less posturing about what you do, how much money you have, what kind of car or house you have, and more about just being real with each other, and yourself.
That kind of connection matters more than people think. We are social creatures, however, feeling accepted for who you are and all your insecurities and imperfections, changes your mood. It lowers stress, builds confidence, and makes you feel like you belong somewhere. And when people feel like that, they smile bigger. Not because they’re trying to, but because it just happens.
Even when you’re alone, it still carries over. Spending time nude at home, just relaxing, reading, whatever it is you like to do, creates a different kind of relationship with yourself. You stop seeing your body as something to fix or critique all the time. It just becomes part of you again, the way it was always supposed to be.
That alone can lift a weight most people don’t even realize they’re carrying. Trust me, your shoulders and neck (or wherever you carry your stress) will thank you for it.
It’s not that nudists don’t have stress or problems, we are normal humans just like anyone else. But they’ve found a way to remove one of the constant pressures that most people never question. And when you remove that, even a little, everything else gets easier to handle.
So yeah, nudists smile more. Not because life is perfect or because they’re trying to make a statement (okay, some of us like making the statement that we don’t give a damn about your made up societal rules😊. They smile more because they’ve stepped out of a system that tells them to they have hold themselves a certain way, talk in a specific manner, wear clothes and make up, and have a certain figure and weight (both men and women) so that you can just fit in with the rest of the world.
But to be 100% honest with you, when I stopped trying to “fit in” with the world and peoples thoughts of me, my life became much better. You and I are going to get judged either way in this world, so why not make someone jealous because you said F’k it, I am going to try something new and go without my clothes and I am going to work on a legit smile that just comes naturally.
We live in a complex world which tends to make people overthink things; however, sometimes the best answer is the simplest, so will you be one of the nudist smiling more?
We are starting to get warm so I hope to see you nude here in the near future!
In your corner,
Ryan