Belonging

“When you’re nude, it doesn’t matter where you come from and it doesn’t matter what job you have or how much money you make,” she says. “The act of just stripping off and scrubbing – it’s like a universal relaxation.” — Mocca Masuoka. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/28/japanese-nude-public-baths-melbourne-ofuroya-collingwood-hiromi-masuoka “If you feel shameful of your body or don’t think you measure up, this is exactly what you need. You know, it’s, it’s this natural medicine. And, to be perfectly honest I see naturism as a radical act of self acceptance.” —Dee, minutes 11:13-19:03: https://youtu.be/K6FrJP7zFYU?si=GrD9mvUmMnTNUCuv “Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” —Brené Brown