I am going to ask you to do something that some of you will think is strange.

I want you to go naked.

Life moves so fast and it changes on a dime. In order for you to be able to successfully navigate this life and lead others who are along with you for the ride, you must be naked.

I would like for you to strip down–mentally and emotionally.

I want you to be naked in your judgments–your judgments toward yourself and toward others. I want you to approach everyone and every situation without bias, preconceived notions, or ulterior motives.

I want you to be naked in your expectations–your expectations for yourself and those you have of others. I want you to accept everyone, including yourself, and every situation, for who or what it is on the surface, to find in it appreciation, and when possible, admiration.

I want you to be naked in your opinions–you can and should have them, of course, but let them not be coated in pessimism, disdain, prejudice, or disrespect.

I want you to be naked in your appearance–not from head to toe, but I want you to be you, in the raw; your true self, not hidden under mounds of makeup or inappropriate clothes.

I want you to be naked with your spouse–not in your dress, but in your emotions. I want you to take your emotions off for your spouse, share them with your spouse, and then just be you; being you, with all of those emotions having been expressed and released.

I am going to ask you to do something that some of you will think is strange.

I want you to go naked.

Life moves so fast and it changes on a dime. In order for you to be able to successfully navigate this life and lead others who are along with you for the ride, you must be naked.

I would like for you to strip down–mentally and emotionally.

I want you to be naked in your judgments–your judgments toward yourself and toward others. I want you to approach everyone and every situation without bias, preconceived notions, or ulterior motives.

I want you to be naked in your expectations–your expectations for yourself and those you have of others. I want you to accept everyone, including yourself, and every situation, for who or what it is on the surface, to find in it appreciation, and when possible, admiration.

I want you to be naked in your opinions–you can and should have them, of course, but let them not be coated in pessimism, disdain, prejudice, or disrespect.

I want you to be naked in your appearance–not from head to toe, but I want you to be you, in the raw; your true self, not hidden under mounds of makeup or inappropriate clothes.

I want you to be naked with your spouse–not in your dress, but in your emotions. I want you to take your emotions off for your spouse, share them with your spouse, and then just be you; being you, with all of those emotions having been expressed and released.

This article originally appeared on jthreeNMe and was republished by The Good Men Project.