Now that we had some fun with names lets get to it.
“5 when anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess in what way they have sinned.” ~ Leviticus 5:5
To put it plainly… you have to name it, specifically.
“I lied. I do know that guy.”
A doctor doesn’t operate on you without a specific diagnosis naming what disease or condition is affecting you.
So… in my personal style of over communicating in order to get us into the right frame of mind for our topic of discussion here are some nomenclatures for the word name…
the name game; don’t go naming names; the name of the game is; in the name of; having your name in lights; what’s the dogs name; dropping names; the name of the street you live on; name tag; and “the name above all names;”
What does a name do for us? It spells out who, what or even where we are, or are dealing with, specifically. If I asked you to describe to me a small bird, seen in the winter, in Wisconsin, called a Cardinal, what comes to mind?
You were taught, and have learned, that that name goes with a very beautiful, bright red bird.
You can name it and describe it.
(Now here is where I usually make that sharp left turn in the discussion.)
Now, can you name your enemy?
Can you name the disease or health issue you might have? Can you name your mental struggle, specifically? Can you name your last sin?
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
In order to defeat an enemy, you need to know him, or what it is, in order to employ counter measures that will solicit a victory on your part. I’m using boxing as a workout system for overall health, in doing so I need to incorporate specifically named exercises that, i.e. working the heavy-bag, allow me to garner the overall health benefits, allow me to gain the all around strength, and help me learn to move and to look like a boxer.
If it looks like a duck… right?
My problem that I am having is with my new book ‘The Definite Dad.’ I am having trouble naming the final chapter and more importantly I am having trouble naming the issue that is keeping me from actually completing it.
Is it…
- procrastination
- being overly tired from my day job
- lack of ambition
- am I just scared, or more specifically… just a lily livered chicken-s*&t afraid of what I don’t know?
I have made a pledge to God that I would not be unfaithful to His word and I wouldn’t be purposefully disobedient when wanting to move forward. I am moving slow on purpose.
Moving slow allows me to think about the next step. I am realizing I do not know what the next step will be. If I get a glimpse of the next step… like “marketing for books” I do become apprehensive because I do not feel that I have any experience with this, and do not know which way to go.
I am trying to identify and name my next adversary in order to learn and understand him.
The thing I am learning, and continuing to learn, is that, “I have met the enemy… and he is me.”
So… what is it this time? Why am I stopping myself? I cannot seem to identify “the work” that is needed moving forward. I do know from my personal experience that once I can identify it… I can learn it… and I can then do it.
In the past I would “JUST DO IT” and learn it later, kind of a, “ready, fire, aim,” approach. But I have learned that that sequence causes problems that could be readily avoided.
I am rewiring my brain, my goals, my expectations, and my learning style… in order to achieve victory and success in my writing career.
If you have discovered something about yourself, and can put a name to it, that has allowed you to move forward on a project, or in life, please let me know with a comment.
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