The Chapters of Change

The Five Chapters of Change - author unknown

Chapter 1.
I walk down a street.

There's a deep hole in the pavement.

I fall in.

I am lost … I am helpless.

It takes forever to get out.

It's not my fault.

Chapter 2.
I walk down the same street.

There's a deep hole in the pavement.

I pretend I don’t see it.

I fall in the hole again.

I can’t believe I’m in the same place.

It still takes a long time to get out.

It isn’t my fault.

Chapter 3. 
I walk down the same street.

There's a deep hole in the pavement.

I see it is there.

I still fall in – it’s a habit.

My eyes have been opened.

I know where I am.

It is my responsibility.

I get out immediately.

Chapter 4. 
I walk down the same street.

I see the deep hole in the pavement.

I walk around it.

Chapter 5. 
I walk down a different street.