Awareness

This is the gist of what she said:
These are what she calls the stages of her life.
1st Stage:
I am walking down the street, I fall into a hole, it takes me days to get out, I about starve in the process. I barely survive.
2nd Stage:
I am walking down the street, I fall into a hole, it takes me days to get out, I about starve in the process. I was dimly aware of a hole, but I fell in anyway. I survive with resolve.
3rd Stage:
I am walking down the street, I fall into a hole, I get out quickly, cursing my stupidity. I knew the hole was there, but never looked where I was going at that point in time.
4th Stage:
I am walking down the street, I see the hole, I walk around it, congratulating myself, I trip and fall anyway. I get up not knowing why I fell.
5th Stage:
I walk down a different street. I am aware that congratulating myself is not the answer either. I just do it.

This was taken from one of Wayne dyer's speeches. I don't remember who he was quoting at the time.