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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Recovery street


AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS

by Portia Nelson

I

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.

II

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.

III

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.

IV

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

V

I walk down another street.

my friend Sandi shared this.
a great description of relapse and recovery.
i have been down that street many times.

the time frame for changing the walk
is different for us all.


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2 comments:

Shadow said...

that is perfectly said! thanks for posting it.

Kathy Lynne said...

That's great! Hey, thanks for the kind words. Believe my capacity for forgiveness is different every day and I do sometimes fall into that bitter morass of self pity. That's why putting it in print helps me to remember where I want to be.

A Forgivenss prayer exercise that I have learned on retreat has helped me alot with this.

 
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