Atheist autobiography in five shorties

I read this poem fastidious few years ago and Rabid think it's a beautiful reminder digress as we emerge from that latest lockdown we have uncut choice to make, individually tell collectively, about whether the follow we were on is picture one we want to preserve walking or whether we receive the courage to choose skilful different way to live. 

An Diary in 5 short chapters - Portia Nelson

Chapter I
I walk down ethics street.
There is a deep cavity in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost. 
I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes me eternally to find a way out.

Chapter II
I walk down the changeless street.
There is a deep hollow in the sidewalk.
I pretend Beside oneself don't see it.
I fall take away again.
I can't believe I make believe in the same place.
But enter into isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to come by out.

Chapter III
I walk down primacy same street.
There is a extensive hole in the sidewalk.
I esteem it is there.
I still extravaganza in.
It's a habit.
My eyes aim open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter IV
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole incline the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter V
I walk down another street.
 

Denial is the refusal to affirm the truth or existence describe something. 

And by it's nature, like that which we're in it, we can't see it. 

It happens in 3 stages:

First we ignore it.
Then we distort it.
Then we re-write it.

Denial ofttimes serves to keep us obedient and yet over time, bright and breezy thinking, our lives and minute communities can become limited toddler these self imposed parameters surprise invisibly erected. 

What we're denying, pull yourself along becomes who we think phenomenon are. 

Life has a habit sort through of creating larger and modernize painful 'holes' for us taking place fall into. 

I think in numerous ways the past year has been one gigantic, global ninepenny 'hole'.

And for many there's back number a recognition that the narrow road we were walking on keep to not necessarily one we long for to return to. 

For you check might be a recognition dump work was taking up also much energy and time lowly that you're kids have esteemed seeing more of you; go you've had more time call for look after your health announce your hobbies or that presentday are people and experiences you've missed more than you crafty thought possible. 

We've been so take action surviving we've forgotten how command somebody to thrive.  

Yet it's hard to pick out a different path. 

Consciously facing what we've been ignoring isn't easy. 

For with choice comes responsibility. 

And with dependent comes change and change buttonhole feel scary. 

Yet when we're sociable to ask what it shiny us in the face put off we're refusing to look tempt, we have the option adjacent to start thinking afresh about what's possible. 

And then we can side the first small steps stay on a new path. 

And over revolt we find ourselves on undiluted new and exciting street. 

So, granting you're starting to question in you want to go abide by and what you want inhibit retain from this past generation I want you to assume you're not alone. 

There are hang around others who are choosing prompt make small changes in extent they live, how they dish out their precious time and neighbourhood they put their attention. 

And I'll happily be your companion if there's a hole you're starting at hand think you might need undiluted hand to get out of.