Looking Forward to Chapter 4...

I was talking to a friend today, we were sharing how, even at our age, life is still teaching us some very tough lessons.  Too often there are others who have their own agenda and they are more then willing to be deceptive and take advantage of those who trust and believe in them.  It doesn't seem to matter how many are saddened or disappointed by events that take place, they are satisfied as long as they accomplish what they set out to do.

She told me about a poem so I googled it, read it and was able to easily relate to it....

There Is a Hole in My Sidewalk
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
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 street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend that 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 whole 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

This last experience closed at Chapter 3.  Almost a week later I was able to connect all the dots and come to a conclusion that others were able to come to before me.    With that, I see the mistakes I made and recognized how I was mislead.  Now knowing where my faults are in all this, I "get out", I let go so I don't cause any more pain, I accept my loss, and place all of this in God's hands with intentions to move on with peace of mind.