This one helps me gauge when I’m getting stuck and how stuck I am, and is generally a good reminder to get unstuck.

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson

by Portia Nelson

 
    CHAPTER ONE
 
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.
 
 
    CHAPTER TWO
 
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 this same place.
    But, it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
 
 
    CHAPTER THREE
 
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 . . . but,
    my eyes are open.
    I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
 
 
    CHAPTER FOUR
 
I walk down the same street.
  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
  I walk around it.
 
 
    CHAPTER FIVE
 
I walk down another street.

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