Sacred Cow Tipping – Keeping Your Eye on the Ball
What do wardrobe colors, obsessing about oversized backpacks and lunch menu items for two high profile gradeschoolers have in common? All three are symptomatic of this Sacred Cow -
“Come up with distractions and pretend that something is important, when clearly it isn’t.”
Notice that each story has been suspiciously contrived, meant to irritate some of us and placate others.
Ever since I was a child in front of the black and white TV, I’ve been easily seduced by these kinds of irrelevancies. Either I thought it was cool and got sucked into the fantasy and glamour of it all, or I rebelled and got snotty and judgemental about chasing after the supposed “American Dream.”
What I’ve discovered is that it doesn’t really matter which reaction I choose. My thoughts, moods and state of mind are being controlled either way.
Recently, both my husband and I decided that it was better to avoid television and the mass media whenever possible for the sake of our sanity. It’s gotten so bad that even the pundits are reporting on how innane their own coverage is.
Don’t be fooled. This kind of confusion has a purpose. As long as you or I keep watching the circus, we have less energy and interest in what’s really going on.
If you are as tired of being taken for a ride as I am, use this symbol to release the social contract that states:
“The media establishment is in charge of how I see things.”
And then play our Sacred Cow Tipping Game to handle distractions, confusing and irrelevant information.
Rheanni Lightwater © 2009
