RE: Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

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Dearest Kalika,

 

 

 

Thank you SO much for sharing this! How true it is! Many times we think

that if we pretend that something isn’t wrong, that something isn’t there…

it will go away. We think that others won’t notice. But we always fall

back in the hole, as long as we are pretending and not taking positive

actions to correct our follies.

 

 

 

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((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::..

-:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::..

 

 

 

"Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The heart

that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is the

choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma

 

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Ammachi [Ammachi] On Behalf Of

jmcs_06

Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:58 PM

Ammachi

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

 

 

 

A Poem by Portia Nelson:

 

Autobiography in Five Chapters

 

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.

 

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.

 

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 a DIFFERENT street.

 

 

 

love, Kalika