Sunday 9th January 2011

Welcome everyone                   

At this time of the year we are encouraged to reflect on the journey of our life.  To  re-evaluate the road we are travelling on.  Is it a road of truth or falsehood?  A road of life or death?  A road of liberation or bondage?  With this in mind I share with you Portia Nelson’s poem, AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS…

[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.

[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.

[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.

4]

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

[5]
 I walk down another street.

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