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Got this in an email today and thought I would share it with everyone.
Law of the Garbage Truck
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. And I mean, 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.
This is so awesome, David. I love it! Thank you for posting it today.
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~Jen~
"When you come to the edge of all you know you must believe in one of two things... there will be earth on which to stand or you will be given wings." ~Unknown
Howdy-david62, Oh! the Garbage Truck People, bless their hearts. I see and deal with my share. They are like the A's they are all over the place, in the grocery lines, at the post office, lot of them are on telephones, thousands of them are always in cars, and I personally think they live in airports. But I have noticed you hardly ever see one at an Al-Anon Meeting, or on this board. How amazing!! David you know I would just love one time to be able to walk up to one of those Garbage Truck People and tell them I was not the the one that tee'd in their Cornflakes this morning. No, I'll re-think that idea and use my favorite Al-Anon slogan, "HOW IMPORTANT IS IT". RLC
I love it, brother! I don't see a copyright, so I am definately going to repost this and share this with my home AFG... Info sharing is just awesome, I'm sure glad I chose to stop being isolated!!!
manhugs, cj
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time to stop going to the hardware store to buy bread.
That was great ((((David)))), thanks for sharing. I had to go to the DMV today (license bureau for those out of the U.S.) and I think the garbage truck unloads there...sheesh!! What a bunch of crabs..lol I think they get even more upset when they can't suck you in..lol They tried really hard though. Gotta give em credit!!
Christy
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If we think that miracles are normal, we will expect them. And expecting a miracle is the surest way to get one.
Thank you David, I just loved this, by the time I had read it for the third time I really got to understand the Garbage Truck...just hoping that I never become the Garbage Truck...I just hate confrontation and anger and would much rather be in the role of peacemaker.
Have a great day today, my friend.
Suzannah
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Out of the ruin of my past I have found the fortress of myself and I know how to defend it.
Strive for WISDOM; Seek SERENITY; NEVER compromise your INTEGRITY.
