This poem helps us see how awareness and personal responsibility are an important part of the change process. <\/p>\n
Autobiography in five chapters<\/p>\n
1) I walk down the street.
\nThere is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
\nI fall in.
\nI am lost… I am hopeless.
\nIt isn’t my fault.
\nIt takes forever to find a way out. <\/p>\n
2) I walk down the same street.
\nThere is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
\nI pretend I don’t see it.
\nI fall in again.
\nI can’t believe I’m in the same place.
\nBut it isn’t my fault.
\nIt still takes a long time to get out. <\/p>\n
3) I walk down the same street.
\nThere is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
\nI see it is there.
\nI still fall in… it’s a habit.
\nMy eyes are open.
\nI know where I am.
\nIt is my fault.
\nI get out immediately. <\/p>\n
4) I walk down the same street.
\nThere is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
\nI walk around it. <\/p>\n
5) I walk down another street. <\/p>\n
Portia Nelson
\nFrom: Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This poem helps us see how awareness and personal responsibility are an important part of the change process. Autobiography in five chapters 1) I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I … Continue reading