Someone's Autobiography

Came across this piece years ago, don't remember exactly how or where, only that it struck a chord in me. I've had it hanging on the wall in my office for a long time, something I wrote out on a sheet of paper. It was hanging there so long that the words faded to nothing, and I had to work hard to make them out so I could re-write it. It has almost nothing to do with landscaping, a lot to do with the landscaper. Written by someone named: Portia Nelson. Hope you enjoy it, if you don't already know it.

                                            Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters

Chapter 1:  I walk down the street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
                  I fall in.
                  I am lost.  I am hopeless.
                  It isn't my fault.
                  It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2:  I walk down the same street.
                  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
                  I pretend I don't see it.
                  I fall in.
                  I can't believe I'm in the 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 is a habit.
                  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.