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Five
Short Chapters on Change
by
Portia Nelson.
Chapter
1.
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.
Chapter
2.
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.
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. . .it’s a habit. . .but, 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.
--Portia
Nelson
So
why did I like this enough to put into a Self-Publishing article?
There are a lot of reasons and lessons that can be gleaned from this.
This five-chapter “Book” has impact and is less than a page.
Maybe
quality is as important as quantity--more isn’t always better,
it’s just more.
Are
some of your chapters or is your writing style like Chapter 3 (a
habit)? Maybe you’ve had writer’s block and need to
consider Chapter 5 (another street)?
I
believe we all could look at these 5 chapters and find application.
This
can be found in many places, I retrieved it at:
http://lessons4living.com/sidewalk_of_life.htm
Nelson,
Portia. There’s a Hole in My sidewalk: The Romance of
Self-Discovery. Beyond Words Publishing Company, 1994. ISBN: 0941831876
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