Sacred Cow Tipping – the Pressure to be Perfect
Day 26 of 30 Days to Creating a Change in Direction
Many Sacred Cows work together in teams to create confusion, betrayal and what is commonly referred to as “no-win situations”. Take for example yesterday’s Sacred Cow: “Demonize the form and function of Nature whenever you can”, which basically condemns all of our natural urges. A person has a difficult enough time handling the ramifications of that without making themselves sick.
However, add that to today’s Sacred Cow:
“Demand perfection – all the time.”
Now you’ve got a no-win situation. By the Status Quo’s own commandments we are creatures of imperfection and sin. Yet, on the other hand, we’re supposed to spend all of our time trying to avoid punishment by being perfect. For most of us the result is generally just being way too hard on ourselves with an unconscious expectation of punishment.
In the circles that strongly believe in both Sacred Cows, the result is a lot of confused people struggling against themselves. Logic and common sense get twisted and perverted. The specter of punishment takes its position front and center as the enforcer of power. Those who want to get to the top put so much pressure on themselves that eventually they implode, or the situation around them explodes.
We’ve seen a lot of that kind of thing lately. I say it’s time to mercifully detach from the trap and Tip this Cow today.
Rheanni Lightwater © 2006