Prepare to be Nude

Nude

So difficult to be nude, we shy away from showing ourselves; our true selves.
We hide behind the garments.The hair products, the make up, the cloth, the underclothes. Then we adorn ourselves with jewelry, hats, scarfs etc. We wear things that hide or remove our imperfections. We try to give a perception of perfection.

I am amused by the creative responses I got from my friends when I posted comments like :
Prepare to be nude
I love being partially nude
and I love being nude. Would you join me?
I got responses ranging from laughter 'lol'
to 'I am bloated, I will not do that today',
'sweet..lol',hmmm, I wonder what he was thinking ..lol.

Nudity since the beginning of time has been a challenge. Our nature is to be free, to show who we are without feeling shame, shy or fearful of what others may think. But the world has taught us otherwise, that we must cover our self in order to avoid being judged; to impress.

I challenged myself to go nude for a few days. I started by wearing no make up and no hair products. Oh boy that was challenging. Although I am not into too much of the makeup stuff, the no hair product and no blow drying was painful for me as I am sure it was for those who had to deal with looking at my unruly curly freeze hair. It was an uncomfortable feeling going out in public that way, but I dealt with it as best as I could and I realized it was not as bad as I thought it would be. No one try to run over me, and I didn't scare to death any of my coworkers or family members.

Prepare to be Nude is a challenge I started for myself. It goes beyond clothing, make up and all the other things we use to make ourselves seem prettier. My challenge has begun to uncover and undress my spirit, my soul and my heart completely.

Through out life there are people, moments, and circumstances that take us from being free spirit, innocent beings to tougher individuals, wiser in many ways and perhaps bitter or hurt in others. We begin to wear make up to cover the blemishes, and the sorrows. We dress our hearts, soul and spirit. We have an outfit for every situation, we choose our garments depending on the celebration.
When we learn to take off those things that hinder us, that rob us of our true self, we will learn to walk free, to be accepted for who we are and to be shamelessly nude!

You can begin with looking up, trusting God, the almighty power that can bring down all the walls, all the make up, all the cloth and under-cloth.
I encourage you my friends, to be part of this challenge with me. To begin undressing, to be you, to not be ashamed, to share and let go of those things that hinder you.

I invite you to post and undress with me at
Oasisofgoodnews.blog.spot.com
You can post anonymously or use your name. Lets encourage and uplift each other.

Prepare to be Nude together..begin the rebelution!

Your friend,
Ivis

Photo:
http://www.fotothing.com/MagentaStar/photo/b235713a3c8e823d6551883fef0d659b/

Preparing To Be Nude

Ser y no Ser

Un oasis que no me quitó la sed,
Un sol que no me calentó,
Una luna que no me acompañó,
Un beso que no me besó,
Un abrazo que no me abrazó,
Una luz que se apagó,
Un amor que no me amó.

Jarylen

Partir…Llegar, Dejar…Encontrar, y otra vez EMIGRAR

Emigrar…a veces por voluntad propia, otras por voluntad de las circunstancias. Hasta que no lo vives no lo entiendes. Yo ahora, puedo decir que he vivido ambas circunstancias. Hace siete años (por voluntad propia) partí de Caracas -Venezuela para llegar a Salamanca - España, lo imagine, lo soñé, y lo conseguí, dejar en Venezuela a mi familia, a mis amigos y una vida; para encontrar en salamanca más familia, más amigos y más vida…ahora mi mundo y mi corazón es más grande, sigo teniendo lo de Caracas y además tengo lo de Salamanca…maravillosos recuerdos, personas inolvidables, experiencias de todo tipo, paseos, lugares, amor y mucho cariño….Gracias Salamanca y gracias a todas las personas que me acompañaron en ese tiempo y que seguirán acompañándome a donde quiera que vaya!!

Ahora después de estos siete años, por voluntad de las circunstancias, me ha tocado partir de Salamanca, para llegar a Madrid, estoy en tránsito, y aun no estoy segura de cuál será mi próximo destino…pero esta vez se siente diferente..no lo había soñado, no lo había imaginado, no lo había planeado…y se me hace muy difícil, por momentos me duele, aun no lo asimilo…y me costará acostumbrarme, pero entiendo que esta vida está llena de idas y vueltas, de sonrisas y llantos, de despedidas, encuentros y re-encuentros, de ilusiones y desilusiones…pero sobre todo de retos, y eso es justamente lo que ahora tengo por delante, la vida me ha traído hasta aquí…y no se a donde me lleva, pero confío en mi Dios y creo que aunque yo haga planes..al final es él quien me guía a donde se supone que debo estar. Ahora quiero sonreír, recibir lo que viene con ilusión agrandando el corazón, y recordar con alegría lo que he vivido con el compromiso de volver a esos lugares y a esas personas siempre que pueda…y mantener el contacto para seguir cultivando lo que hemos sembrado.

Este post va dedicado a Salamanca, a toda esa gente bella que me queda allí, que me quieren y les quiero, a mis bisabuelos, abuelos y mamá (de quienes heredé los genes de emigrante), a mi hermano Javier en Madrid , y a mis dos amigas de otro planeta Ivis & Mache que aunque no están en Salamanca me han apoyando y ayudando a sentir mejor con todo este cambio. GRACIAS!!!

Bienvenidos a donde quiera que yo este!!

Welcome to wherever I am!!

Jarylen

Who ever said life was going to be easy.

(This post is dedicated to my dear friend and sister Jary who is willing to reach the ocean with me and for all those who at some point have felt hopeless. If you look up you will always find the love.)

Who ever said life was going to be easy...

I have been broken-hearted, betrayed by the very people that should love me the most, abandoned, cheated, insulted and perhaps even hated. Life has not always been nice to me. I have had my fair share of challenges, some which I brought upon myself and others just a part of this journey I am living.
Sometimes I have broken down, fallen into pieces, drowned in dissapointment and felt consumed by the pain.
I have doubted myself at times. Doubted my perspective on life. Allowed the opinion of others to fog my dreams.
I have been through the soul crushing dessert. With no water to satify my thirst. No shade, just a feeling of fire consuming every bit of me. No mercy in site.
But I have risen.
That very dessert, the betrayals and broken-hearts are the fuel that have made me the person that I am. Ecouraged me to dream bigger dreams, and love with more passion and intensity then before.
I gain nothing by re-living and focusing on the misfortunes of my life.
No matter how long the walk is through the dessert, If you dont give up and continue to walk you will eventually reach the immense, limitless ocean of dreams and hope. There you will be stronger. You will be ready to face greater challenges. You will reach a place with abundance of love and people that are willing to join you selflessly on this amazing journey.

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I will not give up no matter how many towers fall.
I will believe in friendship.
I will believe in family.
I will walk the journey with my head up high.
I will dream big dreams.
I will believe in love
and in happy endings
no matter how many towers fall.
I will be strong!

Your friend,
Ivis