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.
God is Rolling His Eyes
Female Virginity: Nothing says "sacred vow" like a piece of jewelry purchased at the same mall as a Cinnabon. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - virginity policing
Female Virginity: If heaven has a recycling bin, it's larger than the entire saved souls folder. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
sacred symbols
Female Virginity: The "virginity veneer" is the polish we apply to tarnished metal. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
misplaced moral priorities in religion
Female Virginity: The "celestial spreadsheet" must have more errors than a tax return. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious texts on virginity
Female Virginity: The "coffee break" theory of divinity is the most comforting and dangerous idea ever conceived by a teenager. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Purity Rings
Female Virginity: The "teacher's pet" in the school of life is usually the biggest hypocrite. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
generational differences
Female Virginity: The "digital panopticon" that religious parents try to build will always be outsmarted by a teenager with a second, secret Instagram account. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - purity symbolism
Female Virginity: God may be omnipresent, but He still needs a good Wi-Fi signal to check your DMs. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
cultural enforcement
Female Virginity: The "divine documentary" is a nature film about the most dangerous animal: us. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - virginity in religion
Female Virginity: The "sinful symmetry" is the beautiful logic of giving in to temptation. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG