There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk by Portia Nelson
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting, Transformation
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 street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend that I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in this 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 … but, 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 another street.
We are habitual creatures, often following the same patterns. Several great philosophers have said, “Insanity is doing the same thing expecting different results.” We all face challenges in life, often feeling stuck, or feeling uncomfortable with options. But, approaching these challenges from the state of mind that created them only causes frustration. Growth and transition occurs when we “think outside the box,” brainstorming new ideas and consciously open to many possibilities. Fear of “walking down another street” is often the culprit to stuffing us back into the old pattern’s box. And only you can choose to walk down another path or continue with the familiar one.
There are simple solutions to the challenges we face, we humans tend to complicate them thinking, “The simple solution must not be the right one.” What would happen if you picked the simplist solution to every situation you face?
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