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.
Female Virginity - community enforcement
Female Virginity: The "purity paradox" is that the more you focus on it, the more elusive it becomes. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
study on changing attitudes toward virginity
Female Virginity: The journey from "I promise" to "I technically didn't break my promise" is the real coming-of-age story. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Modern challenges to religious virginity
Female Virginity: The "pious predicament" is the situation we're all in, with no easy way out. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - moral ledger
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
Religious doctrines on virginity
Female Virginity: The "sacred satire" is that we are both the joke and the audience. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious Texts on Virginity
Female Virginity: It seems the first thing humans did after receiving divine law was to start looking for loopholes. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious surveillance
Female Virginity: The "divine dramedy" is the play where the tragic and comic are inseparable. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious theory vs practice
Female Virginity: The "holy hologram" is the projected image of a saint, hiding the sinner within. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious rules
Female Virginity: It's a brilliant business model: your customer base is born anew every minute. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
male virginity exception
Female Virginity: The universe is vast and mysterious, and we've chosen to focus our moral scrutiny on the state of a hymen. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG