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.
spiritual audit
Female Virginity: The "purity protocol" is a set of rules that no one can follow perfectly. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
celestial judgment
Female Virginity: The "pious pedometer" counts the steps we take away from temptation. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
sacred symbols
Female Virginity: If scholasticism had focused on teenage logic instead of God, we'd have solved the mysteries of the universe by now. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
How Does Social Media Affect Virginity?
Female Virginity: The "sinful disguise" is the costume we wear to hide our true selves. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - social media monitoring
Female Virginity: Religious theory is a pristine, untouched snowscape; religious practice is a slushy city street in March. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - community enforcement
Female Virginity: The "holy hygrometer" measures the humidity of the soul, whatever that means. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious doctrines on virginity
Female Virginity: The only thing more persistent than a religious rule is a teenager's determination to test its boundaries. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - moral ledger
Female Virginity: The most dramatic moment in a young life is when the purity ring comes off, for any reason. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
gossip networks
Female Virginity: The "multiple choice" of morality never has a clear right answer. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - abstinence
Female Virginity: The afterlife must be one endless appeals process. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG