Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

 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.

 

Things happen and sometimes you don't even see it coming.

 

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.

Denial will keep us from taking ownership and moving forward.

 

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.

 

You begin to see there is something different but what IS has become your "normal", good, bad, or otherwise.  You see you've just made some bad choices - you can move forward.

 

Chapter 4

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

 

It may not be easy but steer clear of the situation in your life that is signified by the hole!

Chapter 5

I walk down another street.

 

Make an absolute change to a different attitude, a different, healthier way of living.

 

Thank you Portia! for this analagy - I have lived it!!

~ Portia Nelson ~

(There's a Hole in My Sidewalk)

Dog Days of Summer

Wow, it's so hard to believe how fast summer is passing by.  It is a busy time for all of us yet it is supposed to be vacation, isn't it? 

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer so far and are remembering to be good to yourselves as well.

It is important to make time, take time for yourself to rejeuvenate and fill your spirit so you can be the best you!

What do you do to relax? How do you find your inner peace and sanity?  Do you take care of you when you are sick?

I'd like for you to answer the questions above in the comments section so we can share with each other.  I'll look forward to hearing from you.

Until next time,

Val