It might seem strange to find a concept as beautiful as speaking in “I” statements in a list of sacred cows. But this once-beautiful and empowering concept has become one of the biggest and ugliest sacred deceptions of the New Age and Pop Psychology movements, and it’s time that we break it all down and set that brilliant little calf free again. Continue reading »
Feb 252010
Feb 232010
The very first sacred cows we need to address are those of Truth and Fact. These cows have become so big and so universal that they’re worshiped without question by almost everyone, but they’re just cows and it’s high time that we cut them back down to their proper size. Continue reading »
Feb 232010
When people of the Hindu religion first came to America they brought along their belief that cows have a special relationship with the Divine, and are therefore to be treated with the utmost reverence and respect. To the Western mind, which sees cows as little more than a source of food, milk, and (lately) greenhouse gases, that idea seemed ludicrous, and so the term “sacred cow” was coined to refer to anything that is so highly regarded as to be immune from criticism or question.
Life, which is all about change and evolution, does not deal well with sacred cows. If we are to evolve Continue reading »
Feb 162010
For most of my life I was obsessed with two desperate needs: to be in a romantic and sexual relationship with a woman, and to be seen as a “good boy” by everyone around me. These needs created intense conflict in my life, especially in my teens, for as a good Christian boy they were quite at odds with each other.
For me the need to be “good” won out until my late twenties, but at huge expense to myself. I was unable to relate in any kind of normal way with attractive women, for I was terrified Continue reading »