In my last post, I introduced the lens of naturism, focused on freedom, simplicity, and respect. This leads naturally to reinvent ones own life. In this final part of the introduction of my series, I look at the notion of good life. Living a “good life” involves aligning actions with personal values, pursuing meaningful goals & nurturing positive relationships.
However, the current “good life” that society is pushing upon us is a profound misconception. It’s peddled as endless acquisition—more possessions for comfort, higher status for security, faster pace for achievement. We buy into it, filling homes, schedules, and souls, only to end up disconnected, depleted, and distant from what truly sustains us. I’ve chased it: promotions in pressed clothes, vacations crammed with activities. It promised elevation but delivered entrapment, turning life into a storage unit of obligations.
Redefining the good life ignites joy instead. Living lightly—rooted in naturism’s simple nudity—makes sustainability a celebration, not a chore. It’s revolutionary because it inverts the script: less becomes liberation.
Here’s the progression. First, the new good life prioritizes joyful authenticity. Bare skin strips away facades—no logos dictating worth, no layers hiding vulnerability. Mornings nude at the kitchen table turn routine into ritual, presence into pleasure. Second, it embraces freedom in restraint. Simplicity sheds the unnecessary: fewer clothes mean zero laundry stress, more spontaneity for walks or whispers with loved ones. Third, it fosters respectful harmony. Honoring your body extends to the earth—reduced consumption, mindful choices, a life in balance rather than excess. These three pillars build a good life that’s accessible, invigorating, and enduring.
Philosophically, this redefinition reconnects us to our essence. Consumerism hijacked the “good life” from ancient ideals of moderation and communion—think Thoreau’s Walden or Stoic contentment. Naturism revives it: nudity as equality, lightness as wisdom. In daily flow, it means ending the day bare under stars, feeling the night’s cool truth on skin, or sharing a simple meal without distractions. It’s not ascetic; it’s abundant in what matters—time, touch, tranquility. For city apartments or country cottages, young explorers or seasoned souls, it levels the field: the good life costs nothing but courage to release.
This revolution starts now, in your hands. Slip out of one unnecessary layer tonight—pajamas, perhaps—and sense the shift to joy.
To guide you further, this series of posts (that will culminate into a full book) unfolds in three transformative parts:
- Everyday Living: Lightening core routines at home, work, and in motion for conscious, comfortable days closer to nature.
- Living Fully: Embracing embodied experiences, relationships, and creativity to fill life with depth and delight without overload.
- Living Consciously: Cultivating mindfulness, community, and long-term harmony to sustain joy and impact positively on the world.
Each part offers practical paths to your redefined good life. What I will do in the following pages is to rewrite the ecological narrative into something that is worth living without making punitive sacrifices. It’s about opening a book with curiosity and excitement. And it’s about building joy while turning each page. This may be uncomfortable at times, it may require some work and effort, but I guarantee that the results if a better, simpler, balanced, and joyful life!
Ready? Let’s go!
Oh, one more thing! These posts are about ecology, economics, love, relationships, and naturism! So, if you’re already a naturist, what I’m about to ask you will feel natural. But if you’re not, it may sound curious. And it’s fine. But come with me, and undress! Yes, fully! Try, as much as you can to read those pages entirely naked. It’s your first act toward the joyful and simple life you’re about to discover! I’m naked while I write those lines, be naked while you read them!
Strip Nude, Stay Nude, Live Nude and Share the Nude Love!
