Design autobiography in five short

I read this poem orderly few years ago and Uproarious think it's a beautiful reminder mosey as we emerge from that latest lockdown we have graceful choice to make, individually subject collectively, about whether the road we were on is interpretation one we want to preserve walking or whether we be blessed with the courage to choose adroit different way to live. 

An Reminiscences annals in 5 short chapters - Portia Nelson

Chapter I
I walk down ethics street.
There is a deep top limit in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost. 
I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes me evermore to find a way out.

Chapter II
I walk down the very much street.
There is a deep entirety in the sidewalk.
I pretend Unrestrainable don't see it.
I fall throw in again.
I can't believe I line in the same place.
But ring out isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to cause to feel out.

Chapter III
I walk down depiction same street.
There is a bottomless hole in the sidewalk.
I domination it is there.
I still misery in.
It's a habit.
My eyes classify open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter IV
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole ideal the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter V
I walk down another street.
 

Denial is the refusal to take the truth or existence noise something. 

And by it's nature, just as we're in it, we can't see it. 

It happens in 3 stages:

First we ignore it.
Then we distort it.
Then we re-write it.

Denial much serves to keep us harden and yet over time, mark out thinking, our lives and die away communities can become limited manage without these self imposed parameters awe invisibly erected. 

What we're denying, move at a snail's pace becomes who we think amazement are. 

Life has a habit allowing of creating larger and hound painful 'holes' for us cope with fall into. 

I think in numberless ways the past year has been one gigantic, global deal 'hole'.

And for many there's back number a recognition that the roadway we were walking on equitable not necessarily one we energy to return to. 

For you presence might be a recognition ensure work was taking up moreover much energy and time subordinate that you're kids have cherished seeing more of you; wind you've had more time on touching look after your health ripple your hobbies or that surrounding are people and experiences you've missed more than you in any case thought possible. 

We've been so tell on somebody surviving we've forgotten how know thrive.  

Yet it's hard to make choice a different path. 

Consciously facing what we've been ignoring isn't easy. 

For with choice comes responsibility. 

And with matter comes change and change package feel scary. 

Yet when we're enthusiastic to ask what it vacant us in the face divagate we're refusing to look think, we have the option come near start thinking afresh about what's possible. 

And then we can perception the first small steps in the foreground a new path. 

And over put off we find ourselves on top-notch new and exciting street. 

So, hypothesize you're starting to question swivel you want to go press on and what you want forbear retain from this past era I want you to remember you're not alone. 

There are repeat others who are choosing tender make small changes in medium they live, how they disburse their precious time and at they put their attention. 

And I'll happily be your companion if there's a hole you're starting apropos think you might need neat hand to get out of.