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.
Female Virginity - generational differences
Female Virginity: The "moral masquerade" is the ball where everyone is wearing a mask. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity policing
Female Virginity: The "sin-o-meter" is a device that is always beeping at the worst possible moments. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity rings
Female Virginity: The "holy humor" is that the universe has a sense of irony we can't comprehend. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Divine Paradox of Virginity
Female Virginity: The "chastity charade" is the game we play, and everyone knows the rules but no one follows them. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious doctrines on virginity
Female Virginity: The "grammar" of virtue is something we all mangle from time to time. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
spiritual audit
Female Virginity: The curriculum for any abstinence program should just be one word: "Inevitable," repeated for a semester. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
the Grand Canyon-sized theory-practice gap
Female Virginity: The phrase "we didn't go all the way" is the theological equivalent of a corporate tax loophole. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity culture
Female Virginity: The "holy hypocrisy" is the gap between our preached values and our practiced life. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Geography of Chastity
Female Virginity: The value of virginity is purely speculative, backed by the full faith and credit of social anxiety. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
family honor
Female Virginity: The "holy hologram" is the perfect image that vanishes when you try to touch it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG