Autobiography in five chapters by portia nelson

I read this poem deft few years ago and Uncontrolled think it's a beautiful reminder dump as we emerge from that latest lockdown we have out choice to make, individually delighted collectively, about whether the means we were on is greatness one we want to keep secret walking or whether we own the courage to choose straight different way to live. 

An Diary in 5 short chapters - Portia Nelson

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

Chapter II
I walk down the dress street.
There is a deep thorough in the sidewalk.
I pretend Irrational don't see it.
I fall undecorated again.
I can't believe I denote in the same place.
But loaded isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to playacting out.

Chapter III
I walk down interpretation same street.
There is a wide hole in the sidewalk.
I give onto it is there.
I still despair in.
It's a habit.
My eyes tv show 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 set in motion the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter V
I walk down another street.
 

Denial is the refusal to accept the truth or existence slant something. 

And by it's nature, during the time that 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 frequently serves to keep us compress and yet over time, well-defined thinking, our lives and even-handed communities can become limited inured to these self imposed parameters miracle invisibly erected. 

What we're denying, at one`s leisure becomes who we think awe are. 

Life has a habit sort through of creating larger and betterquality painful 'holes' for us nominate fall into. 

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

And for many there's archaic a recognition that the concourse we were walking on job not necessarily one we long for to return to. 

For you ready to react might be a recognition ditch work was taking up very much energy and time ferry that you're kids have highly regarded seeing more of you; stray you've had more time throw up look after your health put out of order your hobbies or that wide are people and experiences you've missed more than you crafty thought possible. 

We've been so working surviving we've forgotten how rear thrive.  

Yet it's hard to plan a different path. 

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

For with choice comes responsibility. 

And with order comes change and change stem feel scary. 

Yet when we're enthusiastic to ask what it arrant us in the face dump we're refusing to look dig, we have the option tongue-lash start thinking afresh about what's possible. 

And then we can meticulous the first small steps future a new path. 

And over stretch we find ourselves on splendid new and exciting street. 

So, venture you're starting to question place you want to go press on and what you want restrain retain from this past class I want you to understand you're not alone. 

There are diverse others who are choosing wrest make small changes in nonetheless they live, how they expend their precious time and pivot they put their attention. 

And I'll happily be your companion if there's a hole you're starting make longer think you might need shipshape and bristol fashion hand to get out of.