Building Blocks
Do you remember when you used to play with building blocks when you were a little kid? They were among my favorite toys, and I have vivid memories of turning my big yellow bucket of blocks upside down, watching as the clunky blocks tumbled to the floor, my imagination already racing with images of what I wanted to build. But the blocks by themselves were just pieces. Separate parts. I couldn't just pick up a block or two and then suddenly have the image I wanted to create. It required a coordinated, structured assembly of lots of blocks before I saw the finished product. Each block was just a piece by itself, but when joined together with others, it turned into a vital cog in the machine.
I guess that's the approach I'm taking with my studies. I've got quite a bit of work on my plate for the weeks to come. There's an exam on Paul, critical word analysis for English, a paper on Beowulf, diagramming exercises, and ongoing items like a research paper and a project on the history of language.
All of those may seem disconnected right now. Like separate parts of an unassembled product. But the key is to have an image in mind, a road map to work out how all these assignments have to come together to make a final product. That means giving certain items priority over the others (let them be the castle peak) while building up the rest with the ongoing work (the tower that holds the castle up). Keeping that in mind will enable me to work steadily on my blocks, building them up piece by piece until I've accomplished my goal, and I have my picture.
If that reads strange to you, I'm sorry. When it's late and I'm waiting for towels to dry, I tend to become overly analytical. Maybe it's a sign I've been staring at Power Points for too long...
Song of the Day: Nicole Nordemann - "Brave"
Verse of the Day: "Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers." - 1 Timothy 4:15-16
I guess that's the approach I'm taking with my studies. I've got quite a bit of work on my plate for the weeks to come. There's an exam on Paul, critical word analysis for English, a paper on Beowulf, diagramming exercises, and ongoing items like a research paper and a project on the history of language.
All of those may seem disconnected right now. Like separate parts of an unassembled product. But the key is to have an image in mind, a road map to work out how all these assignments have to come together to make a final product. That means giving certain items priority over the others (let them be the castle peak) while building up the rest with the ongoing work (the tower that holds the castle up). Keeping that in mind will enable me to work steadily on my blocks, building them up piece by piece until I've accomplished my goal, and I have my picture.
If that reads strange to you, I'm sorry. When it's late and I'm waiting for towels to dry, I tend to become overly analytical. Maybe it's a sign I've been staring at Power Points for too long...
Song of the Day: Nicole Nordemann - "Brave"
Verse of the Day: "Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers." - 1 Timothy 4:15-16
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