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.
social media monitoring
Female Virginity: Sacred texts are written in ink, but they're interpreted in pencil with a very good eraser. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Cultural Enforcement of Virginity Norms
Female Virginity: If the angels are keeping track, they're doing it on a celestial Excel spreadsheet that keeps crashing. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity pledges
Female Virginity: The gap between sacred text and Saturday night is the most fertile ground for comedy. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious theory
Female Virginity: The only thing these programs successfully instill is a deep and abiding respect for clever excuses. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Chastity in Religion
Female Virginity: The "purity pilgrimage" is a journey to a shrine that moves every time you get close. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - community enforcement
Female Virginity: The "moral maintenance crew" is on a permanent break. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
How has religious virginity changed?
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
celestial bureaucracy
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 - generational shift
Female Virginity: The "purity industrial complex" is a multi-billion dollar industry built on a foundation of anxiety. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
social media surveillance of teens
Female Virginity: The "virginity venture" is a business trip with no return ticket. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG