David J.

Pollay

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February 18, 2008

Get Naked Again! Re-Start Your Life

I was born naked. I know. I’ve seen the pictures. My daughters were born naked. I know. I took the pictures. Everyone is born naked. I know. I saw all the babies in the nursery.

There is nothing more beautiful and more precious than a baby girl or boy. Babies stir something deep inside all of us. They bring out our most profound emotions. Babies also evoke our optimism; they represent possibility. Who will they become? What will they do? Who will they marry? Where will they live? There is nothing like looking into the eyes of a newborn baby. All you see is love and potential.

And then life begins. You become aware of your environment. You meet the people who will take care of you. You live with them. You get to know the people in your community. You begin to learn the rules. You find out what is expected of you at home, in school, in your social network, in your community and at work. You recognize through experience that there are rewards for doing certain things, punishments for doing other things and a lack of interest for much of the rest.

And then one day you wonder who you really are. You wonder why you do what you do, feel what you feel and say what you say. You look at your life and you think, “What do I believe? Am I loved? What is love? Am I happy? What is happiness? Am I successful? What is success?” 

Then you listen for your answers. You stop and consider them. And you either like your answers to the questions or you don’t. So you ask yourself, “Is my life turning out the way I had hoped?” This is your big question.

See, you are on a path in life. You are headed in a direction based on the choices you have made and who you have become. You have certain commitments. And today and tomorrow you will invest more time, more energy and more money in this life that you have created. 

Now, if your life is not the one you desire . . . if you feel limited . . . if you feel trapped . . . if you are unhappy . . . it’s time for a rebirth. It’s time to become the person you know you want to be. It’s time to live your best possible life now. Like a baby, your life is full of possibility. It’s time to Get Naked Again!

To Get Naked Again! is to return to your core – to find that place inside of you where all things are possible and you are not afraid. You connect to the good inside of you, and you believe deeply in your potential. You focus on enjoying every day, doing what you love and making a difference in your life. You commit to being happy; you begin living your best possible life now. 

You are ready to be brave. You are ready to pursue your dreams. So, you are ready to say:

I have returned to my core,

Where all things are possible,

And I am not afraid.

I am committed to being happy,

And to living my best possible life now. 

I am Naked Again!

Re-start the clock on your life. Get Naked Again!

© 2008 David J. Pollay. Distributed by North Star Writers Group. May not be republished without permission.

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