Little by little I find I get my house and my life in order. I'd like it to be much faster of course, but I'll settle for a slow pace, I've decided to strive for progress not perfection! BUT when it comes to cleaning out the junk that accumulated in the past 42 years, it can be slow going. And me and Goodwill are like this! (crossed fingers) I mean, tight!
Time to get going, but wanted to check in. Things are well all around. It seems best to focus on the good, the bad will be there no matter what. No sense in giving it power over me.
I'll share this newsletter and then skedaddle.
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"I hope you realize that you are not as different from other people as you may feel. As a psychologist, I have the unique opportunity to listen in as people share their private battles. Although we often fight these battles in the lonely spaces of our own minds, we might be surprised to learn just how common our experience really is. This brief passage captures it so well."
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 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.
Which chapter are you on?
Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Preferred Family Clinic
1355 N. University Ave. Ste. 200
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 221-0223
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