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.
Your Purity Ring is Calling from the Mall
Female Virginity: Purity is a cage that you decorate and call a virtue. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
patriarchal religion
Female Virginity: The "sacred speedometer" is stuck at "indecent velocity.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious surveillance
Female Virginity: The "sacred snag" is the flaw in the moral fabric of the universe. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious virginity rankings
Female Virginity: The "sinful snicker" is the quiet laugh we have at our own hypocrisy. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Do Purity Rings Actually Work?
Female Virginity: In the rural village, your reputation is the blockchain that everyone can see but no one can edit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Are Abstinence Programs Effective?
Female Virginity: The "sinful disguise" is the costume we wear to hide our true selves. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Which religions value virginity most?
Female Virginity: If chastity belts were the medieval solution, purity rings are the modern, market-tested, brand-friendly version. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Gendered Policing of Morality
Female Virginity: The "page layout" of a life is often a mess of revisions and corrections. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
premarital virginity
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
religion vs modernity
Female Virginity: The human spirit cannot be contained, especially not by a rule it finds inconvenient. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG