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Writer's pictureIan Catterall

Portia Nelson, There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery


This is a lovely poem and I don't know that I need to say too much about it. I think we can all learn a little from it and see ourselves in it...have a lovely weeekend:

“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. 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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