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Autoboigraphy in five short chapters

16/3/2014

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This poem was written by Portia Nelson and published in the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (Sogyal Rinpoche). For me the poem is about taking care of myself by recognising I'm on a journey that involves taking responsibility for how I experience life. I could add a prelude to the first chapter about digging holes ...

Chapter 1
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost... I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes 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 this same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes 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 there.
I still fall in... it's a habit... but,
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.
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