Stop telling yourself stories that keep you hidden and small.
Not for the sake of weirdness, but for the sake of individuality. So we don't all end up on the same side of the boat. Also, a respect for time itself, which keeps all things from happening at once.
Weirdness for weirdness sake is not the plan. Then that's just being totally weird! 😂
I love this poem as an illustration of this!
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE CHAPTERS I
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.
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'm in the same place. But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
III
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
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.
V
I walk down another street.
Portia Nelson
Brilliant.
Not for the sake of weirdness, but for the sake of individuality. So we don't all end up on the same side of the boat. Also, a respect for time itself, which keeps all things from happening at once.
Weirdness for weirdness sake is not the plan. Then that's just being totally weird! 😂
I love this poem as an illustration of this!
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE CHAPTERS I
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.
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'm 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.
Portia Nelson
Brilliant.