here we go again!

i wanted to return to this piece of writing! i love it! I am exhausted at the moment! im trying not to fall asleep lol!

 

 

 

AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS

By Portia Nelson (thank you - whoever you are portia)

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 hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend I don't see it.

I fall in again

I don't believe I am in the same place but, it isnt 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 there.

I still fall in... its a habit, my eyes are open

I know where I am

It is 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.

I suppose we could all learn from this poem about how to move forward and learn from our experiences - where are you on this path? think about it! I don't know where I am but I suspect I am at II or III.