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Portia Nelson

There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery

 

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 forever to find a way out.

 

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.

 

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.

 

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

 

I walk down another street.

 

 

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“The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.” – Carol Dweck

 

“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” – Buddha

 

“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, lies your calling” – Aristotle

 

“If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.” – Thomas J. Watson