Take Responsibility for Your Life!

In her “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters,” Portia Nelson writes:

• Chapter 1: I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.  I fall in.  It isn’t my fault.  It takes forever to find a way out.
• Chapter 2: 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…but it isn’t my fault.  It still takes a long time to get out.
• Chapter 3: I walk down the same street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there.  I still fall in…My eyes are open.  I know where I am.  It is my fault.  I get out immediately.
• Chapter 4: I walk down the same street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.  I walk around it.
• Chapter 5: I walk down another street.

Moral: Don’t be a victim!  Take responsibility for your life.