Can You Get Your Autobiography On A Page?

How would you condense the themes and patterns of your life into a short story? What have you consciously worked on to change about yourself? Where are you at with radical acceptance? I love Portia Nelson's Autobiography: Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

Chapter II walked 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. 

Chapter III 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. 

Chapter IIII 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. 

Chapter IVI walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. 

Chapter VI walk down another street.

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