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 Social Currency of Chastity
Female Virginity: Virginity is the only thing you're supposed to save that becomes less valuable the longer you hold onto it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Why Virginity Policing is a Comedy of Errors
Female Virginity: The "divine pardon" is the get-out-of-jail-free card we all hope exists. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity symbolism
Female Virginity: The "heavenly hall monitor" is the one we all learned to ignore in school. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
sacred texts
Female Virginity: The "purity pretense" is the act we put on to convince others we're clean. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Sacred Texts vs. TikTok
Female Virginity: God gave us free will, and we immediately used it to figure out how to technically still be virgins. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - traditional values
Female Virginity: The dialogue between doctrine and desire is the oldest, and most repetitive, conversation in history. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
study on changing attitudes toward virginity
Female Virginity: The "celestial calendar" is marked with our appointments with destiny, which we mostly miss. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
sacred texts
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
premarital virginity
Female Virginity: An abstinence pledge is less a vow and more a temporary mood that passes like gas. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
A Grand Canyon-sized abyss
Female Virginity: Hashtag #PurityRing is usually found right next to hashtag #Oops in the digital confession booth. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG