Portia nelson autobiography 5 chapters

  • Portia nelson autobiography 5 chapters

    • Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson!

    Have you been so busy surviving that you've forgotten how to thrive?

    I read this poem a few years ago and I think it's a beautiful reminder that as we emerge from this latest lockdown we have a choice to make, individually and collectively, about whether the path we were on is the one we want to keep walking or whether we have the courage to choose a different way to live. 

    An Autobiography in 5 short chapters - Portia Nelson

    Chapter     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 me forever to find a way out.

    Chapter 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 can't believe I am in the same place.
    But it isn't my fault.
    It still takes a long time to get out.

    Chapter 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 op