Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. Never give up; Never give in.
I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
[blockquote author="Unknown"]If you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it[/blockquote]Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. If you can dream it, you can do it. Do it now, not tomorrow. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself
Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. If you can dream it, you can do it. Do it now, not tomorrow. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself
moral contradictions
Female Virginity: The "holy hologram" is the perfect image that vanishes when you try to touch it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
theological concepts
Female Virginity: The "virtue vampire" is the one who sucks the joy out of everything in the name of piety. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Gendered Policing of Morality
Female Virginity: The "purity test" is an exam where everyone cheats and then claims they passed. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
misplaced priorities
Female Virginity: We're all just actors in a divine comedy, reading from a script we didn't write. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious authorities
Female Virginity: The pearly gates probably have a "take a number" system due to the volume of appeals. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - purity
Female Virginity: The "divine user agreement" is binding, but we have no idea what it says. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Is Virginity Like Bitcoin?
Female Virginity: Divine judgment must be less about a final tally and more about a comprehensive review of intent and context. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
study on changing attitudes toward virginity
Female Virginity: The divine algorithm for judging souls must be more complex than anything at Google. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
enforcement mechanisms
Female Virginity: The difference between a sin and a "bad decision" is purely a matter of semantics and timing. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity
Female Virginity: For every sacred text, there is a footnote written in the margin by a skeptic with a good point. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG