"You keep trying to name the thing you're ready for. Notice that maybe the naming is what you do instead of moving."
If this resonates with you, what follows may help you see something about yourself.
Seeker
There’s this feeling I keep having. Like I’m ready. Coiled, almost. Ready for something big. But I have no idea what it is. I can’t identify it and it’s driving me a little crazy.
Companion
Coiled. Say more about that word.
Seeker
Like a sprinter in the blocks. Everything’s loaded, the energy’s there, I’m leaning forward. But there’s no gun and no track. I don’t know what race I’m in. So I just stay loaded.
Companion
How long have you been in the blocks?
Seeker
Honestly? Years, on and off. I figure if I can just identify what it’s for, I’ll know where to point it. I’ve journaled it, mapped my values, done the whole calling inventory thing. Still can’t name the target.
Companion
So you’ve run the diagnostics. And the energy’s still there, still loaded, still no name on it.
Seeker
Right. Which means I haven’t found it yet. There’s a piece missing. Some clarity I don’t have.
Companion
Maybe. Can I slow down on something? You said the energy’s already there. Fully loaded. That part isn’t waiting on anything.
Seeker
No, but it’s pointed at nothing. That’s the problem.
Companion
Is it pointed at nothing, or is it just not labeled?
Seeker
…what’s the difference?
Companion
I don’t know. I’m genuinely asking. When you’re in the blocks, leaning, loaded, does it actually feel directionless? Or does it feel like something you won’t let yourself do until you can explain it?
Seeker
That’s not fair. I can’t do a thing I can’t identify.
Companion
Why not?
Seeker
Because then I’m just… flailing. Acting without knowing why. That’s the whole thing I’ve spent years learning not to do.
Companion
Okay. So the rule is: the energy has to wait for the name.
Seeker
Yes. Obviously. You don’t fire the gun before you know the race.
Companion
Here’s my guess, and you can knock it down. I don’t think you’re missing the name. I think the readiness arrived without one and you’ve decided that’s a malfunction.
Seeker
It’s not a malfunction, it’s incomplete. I need to know what I’m..
Companion
You stopped there. What happened?
Seeker
I was going to say “what I’m running toward.” And I heard how it sounded.
Companion
How did it sound?
Seeker
Like I’ve made finding the answer the thing I do instead of running. God. The inventories, the journaling. That’s not preparation. That’s me staying in the blocks.
Companion
Stay there a second. Don’t fix it.
Seeker
But if I just run without knowing then I don’t even know what I’d be doing. I’d just be moving.
Companion
Yeah. You would.
Seeker
I don’t like that at all.
Companion
I know.
Seeker
It’s like the not-knowing is the only thing I’m actually allowed to keep doing.
Companion
Just notice you’re still leaning forward. Loaded. Right now, in this.
Seeker
Yeah. I am.
If the energy doesn't need a name to be obeyed, what are you actually waiting for permission to do?
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