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.
From Sacred Scrolls to Sephora Sales
Female Virginity: The "grammar" of virtue is something we all mangle from time to time. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - cultural differences
Female Virginity: You can buy the ring, but the willpower is sold separately, and it's perpetually out of stock. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
marriage market
Female Virginity: The "pious processor" is overheating from the sheer volume of moral calculations. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
cultural differences
Female Virginity: The assumption that God is on a coffee break is the foundational principle of most adolescent decision-making. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - purity pledges
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
surveillance culture
Female Virginity: The "holy horoscope" is vague enough to apply to anyone. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity
Female Virginity: The "divine delay" is the time between sin and consequence, which is often a lifetime. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
cultural enforcement
Female Virginity: The cosmic "control-Z" is the most frequently invoked divine intervention. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Is Virginity Like Bitcoin?
Female Virginity: The "sin sniper" is always aiming, but never seems to fire. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
sacred texts
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