{"id":11775,"date":"2017-04-13T15:05:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T22:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/?p=11775"},"modified":"2017-11-18T19:25:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T03:25:32","slug":"poem_hole-sidewalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/education\/education-co-lab\/education-co-lab-blogs\/pwi-co-lab-staff\/poem_hole-sidewalk\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s A Hole In My Sidewalk: Autobiography In Five Short Chapters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Opening Insights<\/h2>\n<p>Are you doing the <strong>same things<\/strong> over and over again and <em>expecting different results?<\/em> Didn't somebody important say that was the definition of insanity? Let's see what happens when we choose another path.<\/p>\n<h2>Informational Insights<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s A Hole In My Sidewalk: Autobiography In Five Short Chapters\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>By Portia Nelson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter I<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I walk down the street.<br \/>\nThere is a deep hole in the sidewalk<br \/>\nI fall in.<br \/>\nI am lost \u2026 I am helpless.<br \/>\nIt isn\u2019t my fault.<br \/>\nIt takes forever to find a way out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I walk down the same street.<br \/>\nThere is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<br \/>\nI pretend I don\u2019t see it.<br \/>\nI fall in again.<br \/>\nI can\u2019t believe I am in the same place.<br \/>\nBut, it isn\u2019t my fault.<br \/>\nIt still takes a long time to get out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I walk down the same street.<br \/>\nThere is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<br \/>\nI see it is there.<br \/>\nI still fall in \u2026 it\u2019s a habit \u2026 but,<br \/>\nmy eyes are open.<br \/>\nI know where I am.<br \/>\nIt is my fault.<br \/>\nI get out immediately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter IV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I walk down the same street.<br \/>\nThere is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<br \/>\nI walk around it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter V<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I walk down another street.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"tab-stops: 2.5in;\">Possibilities for Consideration<\/h2>\n<p>The <em>\u2018hole in the sidewalk\u2019<\/em> is a metaphor of life. To see our habits as our own may be the realization we need to make a change\u2026 and to find another way. <em>We need not keep repeating what holds us back<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Take a moment and examine\u2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As you reviewed the material above, what stood out to you?<\/li>\n<li>What is the potential impact, economically and\/or socially?<\/li>\n<li>What action is needed to stop or support this idea?<\/li>\n<li>You may want to consider whether you:\n<ul>\n<li>want to be <em>aware<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>should become <em>supportive<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>would want to be <em>active<\/em> in this topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Add Your Insight<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><em>Being willing is not enough; we must do.<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em>LEONARDO DA VINCI<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Opening Insights Are you doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results? Didn't somebody important say that was the definition of insanity? 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