Do any of you read poetry?
Like all art a poem can offer new insights and provide new ways to look at life and the human condition so this week I am sharing a poem which I heard during my studies in adult development and which resonated very strongly with me on the importance of raising our self-awareness. I would love to hear what you think.
Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters
By Portia Nelson
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 me forever to find a way out.
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 me a long time to get out.
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.
Chapter 4
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter 5
I walk down another street.
Which chapter are you living in right now?
We all have beliefs, assumptions and patterns of behaviour which trip us up and have us falling in the same old holes time and again. It is only once we can see them and hold them separate to ourselves that we can make conscious new choices rather than being directed and driven by the unseen / subconscious.
What will you do differently in 2025 so that you don’t keep falling into the same hole in the same sidewalk?
And remember you don’t have to do it alone, walking alongside a coach either individually or in a peer group will make the journey much easier to navigate!
With love,
Sue
Like all art a poem can offer new insights and provide new ways to look at life and the human condition so this week I am sharing a poem which I heard during my studies in adult development and which resonated very strongly with me on the importance of raising our self-awareness. I would love to hear what you think.
Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters
By Portia Nelson
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 me forever to find a way out.
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 me a long time to get out.
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.
Chapter 4
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter 5
I walk down another street.
Which chapter are you living in right now?
We all have beliefs, assumptions and patterns of behaviour which trip us up and have us falling in the same old holes time and again. It is only once we can see them and hold them separate to ourselves that we can make conscious new choices rather than being directed and driven by the unseen / subconscious.
What will you do differently in 2025 so that you don’t keep falling into the same hole in the same sidewalk?
And remember you don’t have to do it alone, walking alongside a coach either individually or in a peer group will make the journey much easier to navigate!
With love,
Sue
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