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.
cultural enforcement
Female Virginity: The cosmic "force quit" is what we commonly refer to as death. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
A Guided Tour of Moral Chaos
Female Virginity: The "moral mismatch" is the disconnect between our bodies and our beliefs. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity and Social Media
Female Virginity: Purity culture sold teenagers on the idea that their virginity was a precious gift, then seemed shocked when some decided to regift it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral expectations
Female Virginity: Purity is a destination that is always receding, like a moral horizon. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Satire on Virginity
Female Virginity: In the city, you're anonymous; in the village, your great-grandfather's sins are still part of the local conversation. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
premarital virginity
Female Virginity: It turns out you can't save souls the same way you save a Word document. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
abstinence programs
Female Virginity: The "celestial appeal" is a process that takes longer than a lifetime. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious variations
Female Virginity: A teenager's ability to circumvent divine surveillance is the modern-day equivalent of speaking in tongues. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral expectations
Female Virginity: The "celestial waiting room" is where we all are, hoping our number isn't called. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - virginity policing
Female Virginity: The "holy watchdog" is usually asleep on the job. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG