Inspirational Stories: The 5 Chapters of Life Told in 147 Words

“Learn from every mistake because every experience, particularly your mistakes, are there to teach you and force you into being more of who you are.” – Oprah Winfrey

How many times have you made a choice you knew would be the wrong one, but you did it anyway?

How many times have you allowed yourself to be tied to a routine you knew was no longer serving you?

How many times have you taken action, knowing the results wouldn’t be in your favor, yet you did it anyway? 

Most of us live our lives doing the same thing day after day. Even when things aren’t working for us, and we aren’t happy with them, we still continue to make the same choices, see the same people, take the same actions…

And then eventually we wake up and realize our routines and habits are no longer serving us, and our lives begin to shift.

And this is what happens next: 

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.

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.

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it 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.

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

I walk down another street.

This is your story. This is my story. This is our story.

And today we can all decide to make different choices, and take another street…the only question is are you ready?

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Xx,

Antasha

*Five Chapters of My Life was written by Portia Nelson. To learn more about her, click here. 

About Antasha Durbin: Antasha is a spiritual writer, life-long student of the universe, and psychic tarot card reader. Her website, cajspirituality.com, is dedicated to casualizing the spiritual experience and making it attainable for anyone, anywhere, anytime. Follow her for free, easy-to-digest and highly actionable advice on spirituality, mindfulness and empowered living.