When do you know you need to try a different approach?

Autobiography in Five Chapters

By Portia Nelson

Chapter 1

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.

Chapter 2

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 3

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 is my fault.

I get out immediately.

Chapter 4

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the side walk.

I walk around it.

Chapter 5

I walk down another street.