Something to think about this holiday weekend: The Law of the Garbage Truck (via email)
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. He was really friendly.
So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it! Have a blessed, garbage-free day.
So true. Now this is the kind of food for thought that is thought provoking that we all should pay attention to. Thank you Debbie!
Posted by: Layla | July 05, 2008 at 04:04 PM
A fine example of mind of matter...
Hope all is well.
Posted by: Butch | July 05, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Oops...
A fine example of mind OVER matter...
Posted by: Butch | July 05, 2008 at 11:10 PM
"Have a garbage free day"
Great thought for every day. Good story.
Maggie
Maggie's Notebook
Posted by: Maggie Thornton | July 05, 2008 at 11:26 PM
perfect analogy Deb! :)
Posted by: Angel | July 06, 2008 at 12:50 AM
Thanks for the Debbie, can't say i'll be able to put that into effect, but today was actually a frustrating day on the road, i started out in the slow lane, taking my time, staying out of everyones way, but somehow all the idiots on the road crossed my path one after the other and i was getting ready to abandon the car and just walk before i burst a vessel. I'll try to keep it it mind.
Posted by: MK | July 06, 2008 at 05:27 AM
Every now and then there is a real GEM in the email forward pile, this is one of those rare gems.
Posted by: Debbie | July 06, 2008 at 04:53 PM