Before our performance Wednesday night, G grabbed her bag and said she had to go put her face on. I must have said she was okay without it, because she replied that she felt naked without it.
Nakedness is vulnerability. Maybe it’s good to be vulnerable. It’s a kind of openness to others. It has its risks, but it also has its rewards.
Sometimes I have been publicly naked, such as on a beach. I found myself much more open to other people, more forthcoming, more sociable, more open to others, and a better listener. It was as if a barrier had been removed. And indeed one had.