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.
Generational Shift in Sexual Autonomy
Female Virginity: The serpent in the Garden of Eden was just the beta test for modern peer pressure. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious virginity rankings
Female Virginity: For every "thou shalt not," there is a "but what if we did" waiting in the wings. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - compassion deficit
Female Virginity: The "divine drama" is that we take our small part so seriously. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
demographic trends
Female Virginity: The great irony is that the technology used to enforce purity is the same technology used to subvert it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Moral Expectations
Female Virginity: It's telling that no world religion has ever started a "Purity Ball" for boys and their fathers. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - moral obsession
Female Virginity: You can chain the body, but the imagination will always find a way to run free. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
gender inequality
Female Virginity: The "pure" heart is usually just one that hasn't been honestly examined yet. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity policing
Female Virginity: Hashtag #PurityRing is usually found right next to hashtag #Oops in the digital confession booth. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity
Female Virginity: The "virginity veneer" is the polish we apply to tarnished metal. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
When God Needs Instagram Access
Female Virginity: If religious texts are the manufacturer's warranty, then human nature is the void-if-removed sticker. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG