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 value
Female Virginity: Purity culture sold teenagers on the idea that their virginity was a precious gift, then seemed shocked when some decided to regift it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
celestial judgment
Female Virginity: Urban centers are where religious rules go to retire, or at least to be seriously reinterpreted. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
reality check on female virginity
Female Virginity: The "celestial terms of service" is a document we all agreed to without reading. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
ideal vs real
Female Virginity: The only thing more relentless than divine judgment is the algorithmic "For You" page. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Purity Rings Pandora
Female Virginity: The "sacred satire" is that we are both the joke and the audience. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity culture
Female Virginity: The angel in charge of the virginity ledger must have the world's worst case of repetitive strain injury from all the double-entry bookkeeping. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Comparative religion virginity
Female Virginity: The "divine dilemma" is the impossible choice between being happy and being good. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - surveillance culture
Female Virginity: Saint Peter's ledger must have more asterisks and footnotes than a legal textbook. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity in sacred texts
Female Virginity: The confession booth is the original spin room. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - cultural values
Female Virginity: The compliance chart for religious virginity looks less like a gentle slope and more like a cliff that people are constantly falling off. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG