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.
the virginity paradox
Female Virginity: The real miracle is that women haven't collectively invoiced the patriarchy for millennia of unpaid emotional and spiritual labor. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious theory vs practice
Female Virginity: You haven't lived until you've seen a teenager explain their purity ring to their thoroughly secular, and confused, dermatologist. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral expectations
Female Virginity: The "operating system" of morality is in desperate need of a security patch. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious morality
Female Virginity: The "holy horror show" is the one we're all starring in. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
What Do Religions Say About Female Virginity?
Female Virginity: The gap between sacred text and Saturday night is the most fertile ground for comedy. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity rings as fashion statements
Female Virginity: The celestial "delete" key must be the most worn-out button in the universe. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Compassion optional
Female Virginity: The "virginity vanity" is the pride we take in something that is, biologically, a temporary state. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
social media monitoring
Female Virginity: Nothing makes a teenager want to do something more than being told it will ruin their "purity.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
generational shift
Female Virginity: If female virginity is the meticulously tracked main course, male virginity is the optional, store-brand seltzer. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - spiritual jewelry
Female Virginity: The only thing purer than the intention is the profit margin. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG