{"id":3100,"date":"2013-04-29T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collectiveinquiry.com\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2013-04-23T13:18:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T18:18:39","slug":"i-walk-down-the-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collectiveinquiry.com\/?p=3100","title":{"rendered":"I Walk Down the Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">BY PORTIA NELSON<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chapter 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I walk down the street,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I fall in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I am lost&#8230;I am helpless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It isn&#8217;t my fault.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It takes forever to find a way out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chapter 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I walk down the street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I pretend that I don&#8217;t see it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I fall in again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I can&#8217;t believe I am in this same place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">But, it isn&#8217;t my fault.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It still takes a long time to get out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chapter 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I walk down the same street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I\u00a0<em>see\u00a0<\/em>it is there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I still fall in&#8230;it&#8217;s a habit&#8230;but, my eyes are open.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I know where I am.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It is\u00a0<em>my\u00a0<\/em>fault.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I get out immediately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chapter 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I walk down the same street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I walk around it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chap<\/strong><strong>ter 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I walk down another street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS BY PORTIA NELSON Chapter 1 I walk down the street, There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost&#8230;I am helpless. It isn&#8217;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. 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