Autobiography for everyone

AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS
Chapter I
I walk down the street.  There is a 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 II
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 the same place.  But it isn't my fault.  It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter III
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.  My eyes are open.  I know where I am.  It is my fault.  I get out immediately.
Chapter IV
I walk down the same street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.  I walk around it.
Chapter V
I walk down another street.

This is by Portia Nelson however I think it can be applied to everyone!

Being Hard on yourself

I realized that I am hard on myself yesterday (AGAIN)
It is a continual process for me to relax and not expect
myself to do it better or perfectly. 
This causes me stress and tension to do this to myself
but I also do this with other people.  I expect them
to do things exactly the way I would or as fast as I
would or with the same precision as I do them.

This is completely unrealistic and can cause much
strife if I let it.  I'm working on not letting it and
practicing being a human BEING rather than a human
DOING.  This takes practice and concerted effort,
I also want to let other people be human BEINGS
rather than human DOINGS.

The pay off for this would be less stress and
valuing myself and others for being themselves
not for what they do or how much they
ACCOMPLISH!