Sacred Cow Tipping - Developing Compassion
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Nobody said that changing directions would be easy. As a result of tipping all these Sacred Cows, you are probably more aware of the distrust and negativity around you than you were when you started.
Believe it or not, your new awareness is a good thing because it means that you have become more conscious of things that have the potential to pull you back into the muck and the mire. You notice when someone is acting as if they have no power. You understand more about what’s going on when they choose to blame you for something or try to take advantage of you. They are reacting unconsciously in the way that they have been taught to do. Just as you have done, and will probably do again at some point. The idea here isn’t to be perfect. The idea is to develop compassion.
Compassion is not about feeling sorry for someone and it certainly isn’t about placing oneself above others out of some kind of spiritual superiority.
Compassion is the acknowlegement of what is true and understanding the difficulty there is in following what is true, because you’ve been there.
Having compassion for someone who is acting out of integrity does not mean that what they are doing is okay. It means that you recognize and understand how that could be you under different circumstances.
One of the most damaging expectations we have as human beings is the belief that we will be punished if we aren’t perfect. It has taught us to be so hard on ourselves - can’t make a mistake, can’t let down our guards for even one minute. This lack of compassion for ourselves leads us to this Sacred Cow:
“Condition the people to be critical of themselves and others.”
Tip this Cow and see if you can begin to feel more balanced in your situation.
Rheanni Lightwater © 2006
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