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.
religious hypocrisy
Female Virginity: The "moral moratorium" is the break we take from being good. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Purity Rings
Female Virginity: If men had to wear purity rings, they'd be made of silicone and sold in vending machines. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Compassion optional
Female Virginity: If prayers are DMs to God, most of them are probably asking for the "unsend" feature. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Teenagers and Abstinence
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
purity rings as fashion statements
Female Virginity: The "moral masquerade" is the ball where no one knows anyone's true identity. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - virginity policing
Female Virginity: The universe's "autosave" feature is both a blessing and a curse. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious rankings
Female Virginity: The "soul's battery" is perpetually at 1, but somehow it keeps going. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity in sacred texts
Female Virginity: The "digital panopticon" that religious parents try to build will always be outsmarted by a teenager with a second, secret Instagram account. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral enforcement
Female Virginity: The "sacred stroll" is a walk we take to avoid running. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious theory
Female Virginity: The universe runs on an operating system that no one understands and everyone is trying to hack. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG