Poem about Change

[Free2Bme]

Hi friends, some of you may be familiar with this, I thought it was worth sharing. 

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

by Portia Nelson

I

I walk, down the street. 
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. 
I fall in.  I am lost... I am helpless. 
It isn't my fault. 
It takes forever to find a way out.

II
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep dark hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place but it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

III
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in...  it's a habit.
My eyes are open, I know where I am.
It's my fault.
I get out immediately.

IV
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
V
I walk down another street.

[blacksheep7]

 
thank you for sharing

The chapters for me are decades, after the fifth, I took the different street.

[Free2Bme]

...yeah, me too      If only.... no, I'm not going to go there.

I was cleaning out closet and found an old photocopy of this,  my first T gave to me when newly married to updxh (in 1997!).

So many good applications of this, great tool for life.  Better late than never.