These days Howard and I are writing and editing our three chapters that will be submitted in Round 3 of the Next Top Spiritual Author contest on Monday, August 16.

A panel of judges will then review all submissions and about four weeks later four finalists will be selected from the top 25. From the final four, one winner will be selected who will receive a publishing contract with Hampton Roads and $50,000 for marketing.

As I review my highlights and low-lights of the past 2o years for our memoir called Feel Great Naked – One Couple’s Quest for Heaven on Earth, this wonderful poem about the journey of self-discovery comes to mind.

Autobiography in Five Chapters

by Portia Nelson

Chapter One:

I walk down the street.
There’s a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I’m lost.
I’m helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter Two:

I walk down the same street.
There’s a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I’m 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’s a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I fall in.
It’s a habit.
But my eyes are open.
It is my fault and I get out immediately.

Chapter Four:

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

Chapter Five:

I try walking down a different street.

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