Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Live each day as it were your last. 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
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. 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.
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.
purity culture
Female Virginity: The "moral maze" is a puzzle with no exit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
doctrine vs practice
Female Virginity: The "essay question" on the meaning of life is one we're all making up as we go along. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
parental monitoring
Female Virginity: Purity culture is a hall of mirrors where everyone is distorted, but no one can find the exit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
social expectations
Female Virginity: The cost of a purity ring is nothing compared to the cost of the therapy needed later. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Male Virginity Exception
Female Virginity: Divine law is written in stone; human compliance is written on a napkin that got left in the rain. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Teaching teenagers abstinence is an impressive feat
Female Virginity: We're all just faking it until we make it to the afterlife, and hoping the entrance exam is open-book. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - spiritual audit
Female Virginity: The market for virginity is the only one where the product is destroyed upon its first use. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious virginity
Female Virginity: The "virtue costume" is the uniform we put on for special occasions. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
modern challenges
Female Virginity: A religion's ideals are its destination, but its loopholes are the scenic route everyone actually takes. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Why is Female Virginity So Important?
Female Virginity: The "holy humor" is the irony of our situation, which we're too busy to appreciate. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG