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thenewgreen  ·  1322 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Guest House by Rumi

It does. Then it doesn’t. Then it does again. Then it doesn’t. Ebbs and flows. I think I need to get better at navigating the river.

Here’s another poem that might help.

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

By Portia Nelson

    I

    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 me forever to find a way out.

    II

    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.

    I can't believe I am in the same place

    but, it isn't my fault.

    It still takes a long time to get out.

    III

    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.

    my eyes are open

    I know where I am.

    It is my fault.

    I get out immediately.

    IV

    I walk down the same street.

    There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

    I walk around it.

    V

    I walk down another street.