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An
Autobiography
in
Five
Short
Paragraphs
1.
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.
2.
I
walk
down
the
street.
There
is
a
deep
hole
in
the
sidewalk.
I
pretend
I
don't
see
it.
I
fall
in.
I
can't
believe
I'm
in
the
same
place,
but
it
isn't
may
fault.
It
still
takes
a
long
time
to
get
out.
3.
I
walk
down
the
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.
4.
I
walk
down
the
street.
There
is
a
deep
hole
in
the
sidewalk.
I
walk
around
it.
5.
I
walk
down
a
different
street.
-by
Portia
Nelson
[Taken
from
Stories
for
the
Heart
--
compiled
by
Alice
Gray;
Multnomah
Books;
Sisters,
Oregon;
Questar
Publishers,
Inc.,
1996.]
"27
Things
Not
to
Say
to
Your
Spouse"
1.
"I
told
you
so."
2.
"You're
just
like
your
mother."
3.
"You're
always
in
a
bad
mood."
4.
"You
just
don't
think."
5.
"It's
your
fault."
6.
"What's
wrong
with
you?"
7.
"All
you
ever
do
is
complain."
8.
"I
can't
do
anything
to
please
you."
9.
"You
get
what
you
deserve."
10.
"Why
don't
you
ever
listen
to
me?"
11.
"Can't
you
be
more
responsible?"
12.
"What
were
you
thinking?"
13.
"You're
impossible!"
14.
"I
don't
know
why
I
put
up
with
you."
15.
"I
can
talk
to
you
until
I'm
blue
in
the
face
and
it
doesn't
do
any
good."
16.
"I
can
do
whatever
I
like."
17.
"If
you
don't
like,
you
can
just
leave."
18.
"Can't
you
do
anything
right?"
19.
"That
was
stupid."
20.
"All
you
ever
do
is
think
of
yourself."
21.
"If
you
really
loved
me,
you'd
do
this."
22.
"You're
such
a
baby."
23.
"Turnabout's
fair
play."
24.
"You
deserve
a
dose
of
your
own
medicine."
25.
"What's
your
problem?"
26.
"I
can
never
understand
you."
27.
"Do
you
always
have
to
be
right?"
-Steve
Stephens
[Taken
from
Stories
for
the
Heart
--
compiled
by
Alice
Gray;
Multnomah
Books;
Sisters,
Oregon;
Questar
Publishers,
Inc.,
1996.]
"37
Things
to
Say
to
Your
Spouse"
1.
"Good
job!"
2.
"You
are
wonderful."
3.
"That
was
really
great."
4.
"You
look
gorgeous
today."
5.
"I
don't
feel
complete
without
you."
6.
"I
appreciate
all
the
things
you've
done
for
me
all
these
years."
7.
"You
come
first
in
my
life,
before
kids,
career,
friends,
anything."
8.
"I'm
glad
I
married
you."
9.
"You're
the
best
friend
I
have."
10.
"If
I
had
to
do
it
over
again,
I'd
still
marry
you."
11.
"I
wanted
you
today."
12.
"I
missed
you
today."
13.
"I
couldn't
get
you
out
of
my
mind
today."
14.
"It's
nice
to
wake
up
next
to
you."
15.
"I
will
always
love
you."
16.
"I
love
to
see
your
eyes
sparkle
when
you
smile."
17.
"As
always,
you
look
good
today."
18.
"I
trust
you."
19.
"I
can
always
count
on
you."
20.
"You
make
me
feel
good."
21.
"I'm
so
proud
to
be
married
to
you."
22.
"I'm
sorry."
23.
"I
was
wrong."
24.
"What
would
you
like?"
25.
"What
is
in
your
mind?"
26.
"Let
me
just
listen."
27.
"You
are
so
special."
28.
"I
can't
imagine
life
without
you."
29.
"I
wish
I
were
a
better
partner."
30.
"What
can
I
do
to
help?"
31.
"Pray
for
me."
32.
"I'm
praying
for
you
today."
33.
"I
prize
every
moment
we
spend
together."
34.
"Thank
you
for
loving
me."
35.
"Thank
you
for
accepting
me."
36.
"Thank
you
for
being
my
partner."
37.
"You
make
every
day
brighter."
-Steve
Stephens-
[Taken
from
Stories
for
the
Heart
--
compiled
by
Alice
Gray;
Multnomah
Books;
Sisters,
Oregon;
Questar
Publishers,
Inc.,
1996.]
"If
you
truly
love
someone,
tell
that
special
someone.
Even
if
that
someone
may
not
love
you
back,
You'll
still
walk
away
contented
knowing
that
you've
been
truthful.
But
when
you
say
that
you
love
someone
while
your
heart
doesn't,
You're
not
just
being
dishonest
to
that
innocent
someone
but
also
to
your
own
heart."
-Xuan
Thu
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