Growth Is Key

I was introduced to this poem about once and it spoke to me then but I was reintroduced to it again and it was perfect timing. I can’t think of any better way to put it but this is the path to the better/the best.

Autobiography In Five Short Chapters

by Portia Nelson

from There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk

Chapter I ( This situation is out of control: natural disasters, accidents, job loss, death….)

I walk down the street. There is a 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 II ( Same bad situation again: argument, conflict, response. Analyze situation.)

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 (Theres is a cycle, YOU ARE THE CAUSE! Analyze self, change, become responsible, use logic, not emotions.)

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 IV (This brain has been re-programmed, person is now in control and avoids negative.)

I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.

Chapter V (NEW ATTITUDE= SUCCESS)

I walk down another street.

Which Chapter of life are you in???

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With every decision I make I hope to eventually/always arrive at Chapter V at some point, hopefully sooner than later.

I now see more than anything that every decision I made in my life has got me to where I am today.

I am NOT a victim, I am an OVERCOMER!