Cheering On A Nude 5K

There are many places where you can sit on your lanai

And watch a 5K race go streaming by

But this morning despite the threat of increment weather 

50 runners ran in the all-together! 

Let that point be not misconstrued

I'm saying the runners were totally nude

They ran completely naked and all without pause

And they did so very much for an extremely noble cause

Our brave wooded warriors benefit from this,

A typically charitable lot are nudists

I need not make that point twice

Runners in the nude and a lobby of donated food

Here at the aptly named Paradise

Reality TV Shows Without Any Clothes

Reality TV Shows Without Any Clothes


Nudism is a wonderful way of life
While it may never be universally 'normal'
Television seems to be taking some strides
That, at least, make it a little less formal

They're the types of programs we've seen before
At first glance that seems obvious enough
So-called "reality" shows, need I say more?
Only the people in them are in the buff

As for the motivation I'm not certain
Bolstering the lifestyle? A better rating?!
I don't know what goes on behind the curtain
But, what great concepts like naked dating!

One very popular genre may have a new rival
A naked man, a naked woman, jungle, and survival!

If an au naturel neighborhood is where you'd like to habitate
No probs. There's a show about the world of naked real estate!

Yes, nudism is a wonderful way to live
I hope it's painted in a good light
And the curious find the spin to be positive
"I always wanted to try that. Just might."

I personally hope this trend continues
And upon one thing I'm sure we can concur
One thing has made possible these naked views
Great technical advancements in the digital blur!

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Coming To TERMS With Why We Are Nudists

EDITOR'S NOTE: This could either turn out to be a "Mr. Watson come here I want to see you" moment, or an "isn't it great?! We call it the Edsel! " moment.

With your kind permission, and hopefully your even kinder participation, I would like to do an experiment here. Wait! There's no need to put on that lab coat! This is an experiment about nudism and what is called, ironically, a thread.

As I have written many times before, there are probably as many reasons why people choose nudism, as there are nudists.

Hence: The 1st Annual Coming To TERMS With Why We Are Nudists Experiment.

(Ta da!)

Other than "it's all about freedom" what are you some of the reasons why you area nudist?

Please enlighten us with your comment below.

First-Time Nudists: Beyond The "Well Maybe I Could" Moment

I love talking to first time nudists.

And, I don't know if it's fate's way of reminding me that I needed to update my blog, or perhaps it's the season and the weather, or maybe some stars are aligning somewhere in the universe; but it seems to me that lately I've been meeting more and more first-timers.

For example, on three very recent, but separate occasions, I have met couples in the conversation pool literally moments after they first arrived here at Paradise Lakes. As the pool's name implies, it's fairly easy to strike up a conversation there. When I find out that people are there for the first time, I usually introduce myself and try to make them feel welcome.

I often use a standard line which many of my friends are probably sick of hearing, but it seems to work well for those who have just, for the first time, taken the plunge out of their clothes and into the water: "The second hardest thing you'll ever do as a nudist is take your clothes off in front of other people for the first time. The hardest thing you'll ever do, is put them back on. "

 That plunge is something that all nudists have in common. I took mine 21 years ago this summer in those very same waters.

I find that absorbing the infectious enthusiasm of newbie nudists to be very refreshing and rejuvenating.

 Those three couples are all very different people, but here is what they all have in common with many other nudists including myself.

 It's a process really. It starts with a long time curiosity about what it must be like in a nudist resort. After perhaps years of saying "I could never do that," one day the person might just say "well maybe I could."

In the case of couples, one person has got to propose the idea to the other. In the case of these couples, it was the guy who made the suggestion. And in no case did he have to dodge a flying skillet.

The desire, the courage, the opportunity, the ability, and perhaps more of that star alignment stuff all came together to make it happen. And, boom, there they were -- in most cases naked -- in the conversation pool. I just happened to have the privilege of being there to share the moment with them.

In this extremely limited survey, which is destined to be published in UNSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, two thirds of the folks said that they were fairly comfortable with almost from the beginning. One third said that it took a little longer.

Here's the good news. Within a very short time 100% of them said that they wereVERY COMFORTABLE!

Like so many of us who weren't sure exactly what we were looking for when we came to a nudist resort, we all somehow found it. So many have said the exact same thing in so many different ways. Basically, it boils down to things like relaxation and liberation in a fun community of mutual respect.

100% of the three couples said that they wondered why it took so long for them to get here, but that they would be back as soon as possible.

I've seen that same scenario play out time, and time again, and I never get tired of it.

If you have an interest and curiosity about nudism, but have never experienced it, maybe this blog post will serve as your "well maybe I could do that" moment. Who knows? Maybe I'll see you sometime in the Paradise Lakes conversation pool.

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Act Naturally: Nudist Life Imitating Nudist Art

Act Naturally: Nudist Life Imitating Nudist Art


The 2011 comedy ACT NATURALLY vaults viewers on a vicarious visit to the fictitious Bear Lake Naturist Resort in Arizona.

The film is fun, well done, and with a little bit of comedic license, it fairly portrays what life might be like at some nudist facilities. By the way don't call it a nudist "colony" as the dialog corrects:

"... Nudist RESORT. Colonies are for lepers."

I plan to be using that line a lot.

For those of us in the very real Paradise Lakes Resort family this film was, perhaps, a little too true to life. In fact, it's almost spooky.

Here's the basic plot. The owner of a nudist resort suddenly dies in a freak accident.

Sound familiar? But wait Paradise8 Lakers, there's more. In fact, you might want to go ahead and sit down before reading further.

The place is inherited by none other than his two adult, non-nudist, daughters.

That's exactly what I thought!

Oh, and at the time of the transition, the front gate doesn't work.

Feel free to take a moment or two and breathe into a bag as needed.

To be very honest with you, at first I suspected the screenplay may have been loosely patterned after certain real events. Was this a case of nudist art imitating nudist life? No, it was just a strange coincidence, because the movie came out first.

Act Naturally is a character driven comedy with some serious and positive messages woven in there as well. Oh and by the way, most people aren't wearing any clothes.

The two daughters, who are marvelously portrayed by actresses Katie L. Hall and Liz Lytle, are hit with a lot at the beginning of the movie.

Estranged their whole lives the two girls meet for the first time upon learning of the death of their father. They are told that they need to drive to Arizona and collect his belongings. After an awkward cross-country drive they arrive at the resort, and discover much to their dismay that it is a nudist resort. Further, they learn that their dad owned the resort and that he has willed it to them.

They interact with the residents and staff who are led by a beautiful brunette, burn victi who is brilliantly brought to life by Susan May Pratt.

The big question is whether the daughters will sell the place to developers. The young ladies need the money. On the other hand the residents and staff need their home and their lifestyle. Which will it be?

But this film is much deeper than that. It is about people becoming generally better and liking themselves for who they are. It's about developing self-confidence and losing negative self issues.

Director J.P. Riley, the cast, and crew have captured  something that I see all of the time as a real-life nudist. Living naked is a great way to shed old baggage.

In that sense, maybe this is an example of art imitating life after all . And doing so very well.

You will enjoy great laughs,awesome  music, hilarious bloopers, and some mighty fine bodies as well. I won't spoil the ending for you, but I understand a sequel is in the works called Act Super Naturally and it reportedly will be out next year.

I can only hope that, in the sequel, the fictitious Bear Lake Naturist Resort is doing half as well as we are here at the Paradise Lakes Resort under our new ownership.

On my highly scientific nudist film rating scale of 5-0 tan lines, I give this film, Act Naturally, 0 tan lines. A perfect score!



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NUDIST CAMPY

NUDIST CAMPY
A Contemporary Review of the 1962 Classic Film:
Blaze Starr Goes Nudist

by Mike Southernsun

Through the power vested in this blog, we take you back to the year 1962. President John F. Kennedy was in the White House, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, the New York Yankees won the World Series, and a gallon of milk would set you back a whopping $.40.

Something else happened that year, that for more than half of the century now  -- for good or bad -- has given no doubt millions of people their first glimpse into what life might be like as a nudist.

At a time when TV couples were still sleeping in separate beds, film producer, writer, and director Doris Wishman teamed up with the legendary stripper of the day and released the film: Blaze Starr Goes Nudist.

Blaze, who is playing herself, is an actress at her wits end. Her fiancé, who is also her agent, is pushing her to live up to her commitments.

Alas.The meetings, the publicity shoots, the business cocktail parties, and all of the autograph seekers; enough already!

I don't know if the term  "burned out" had been coined in 1962, but that would've been the perfect time to use it. Blaze storms out of the office in a bouncy huff. (Or, maybe it was a minute and a huff. Thanks Groucho.)

She ducks into the nearest movie theater just to get away from it all. There she is surrounded by men in business suits who occasionally gawk at her ample cleavage. The lady just can't catch a break!

She looks at the screen, and through her point of view, we see various scenes of nudists frolicking at the -- once real, but now defunct -- Sunny Palms  Lodge in Homestead, Florida.

Something gets extremely stiff: the dialogue.

I believe Blaze deserves a special, special award for being able to pull off those campy lines with a breathy sexy voice, and most of all, a straight face.

"Why this is a film about nudists. How relaxed they all look."

Brace yourself.

"What a pleasure it must be to feel the sun burning into you instead of those hot lights at the studio.  I wonder if it is really like that at a nudist camp."

No real spoiler alert here, she goes and it is a panacea for all of her problems except those relating to her being a Starr, uh, star.

But relax, in the movies there's nothing that a surprise ending can't fix!

This film dates back to a time when a dollar would get you 3 gallons of gas a first-class postage stamp and three cents in change. And. I think there is a value to this very campy film that transcends the decades and even the dismal dialogue. For more than half a century this film, in its own corny way,  has painted the nudist lifestyle as being relaxing, friendly, neighborly,, and completely natural.

The way I see it, that's a pretty fair and respectful portrayal.

This film is many things. It is a study in how to discreetly hide genitalia, and it is to nudists what Reefer Madness is to marijuana smokers.

I think this campy, cult classic should be on the must-see list of every nudist. But be warmed. Once you see Leslie do her Siamese dance, your life may never be quite the same ever again.

On the highly scientific Mike Southernsun Tan Line rating scale of nudist films -- where five is the worst and zero is the best -- I give this film 1 Tan Line. After all, there were just some parts that didn't seem to get much exposure.


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One Nudist's Creed

By Mike 'Southernsun'

Here's to that first moment
when first we chose
to stop into some paradise
and step out of our clothes

Our clothes on the ground
and clad only by the sky
We knew this was right
just weren't exactly sure why

Then the glory of the air
and of the sun
and of the body
became one

If the people back home could see us,
they'd think us mad as a hatter
Everyone there was naked
and only in good ways did it matter

Whether you have long ago made such a first visit
or wonder where one just might lead
I offer for your kind consideration
One nudist's creed

Live long, and live naked.
And, let it be known
We nudists wear a lifestyle
into which freedom is sewn



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