Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 Autobiography in Five Short Chapters By Portia Nelson II 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 get out. III 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 can’t believe I’m in the same place. But it isn’t my fault. It still takes a long time to get out. IIII walk down the same street. There is a deep hole is the sidewalk. I see it there. I still fall in…it’s a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately. IVI walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. VI walk down another street. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release 11/27/2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Brian, I love the poem too - have had it around for sometime. Vigilance is the name of the game. As long as I am alert I can avoid the pitfalls or simply walk down another path. Thanks for posting this. This is a modern proverb - it delivers the truth in a few words. Latha , Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release 11/27/2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Dear Brian, I too have had this poem for a long time. I think chapter three is such a milestone for us. When we realize our habits--when we open our eyes--even though we still fall, we know, and stop blaming others or the world, or even ourselves, since we simply SEE, oh, this is me doing this over and over. Moving through to chapter four is our heroic story. Chapter five our soul's evolution. It is very beautiful. Thanks! Nitya , Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release 11/27/2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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