{Disarmed} RE: {Disarmed} Re: This is just what we are talking about with families

[Guest guest]

This piece is called " The Law of the Garbage Trucks " and was written by

J. Pollay.

http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20071002426

{Disarmed} Re: This is just what we are talking about

with families

Holly, I love what you wrote. How inspiring.Do you do this

professionally? Cyndi

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> Good message, don't take any Garbage this week.

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> How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood?

> Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an

insensitive employee ruin your day?

> Unless you're the Terminator, for an instant you're probably set

back on your heels.

> However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly she can

get back her focus on what's important.

>

> Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson.

> I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station.

> We were driving in the right lane when,

> all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right

in front of us.

> My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded,

> and missed the other car's back end by just inches!

>

> The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big

accident,

> whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us.

>

> My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.

> And I mean, he was friendly.

> So, I said, " Why did you just do that?

> This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! "

> And this is when my taxi driver told me what I

> now call, " The Law of the Garbage Truck. "

>

> 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 if you let them, they'll dump it on you.

> When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally.

> You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

> You'll be happy you did.

>

> I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right

over me?

> And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other

people:

> at work, at home, on the streets?

> It was that day I said, " I'm not going to do it anymore. "

>

> I began to see garbage trucks.

> Like in the movie " The Sixth Sense, " the little boy said, " I see

Dead People. "

>

> Well, now " I see Garbage Trucks. " I see the load they're

carrying.

> I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I

don't make it a personal thing;

> I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

>

> One of my favorite football players of all time, Walter Payton,

did this every day on the football field.

> He would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground after being

tackled.

> He never dwelled on a hit.

> Payton was ready to make the next play his best.

> Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting.

>

> Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home

from school with hugs and kisses.

> Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and

at their best for the people they care about.

>

> 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.

> Forget about the ones who don't.

> Believe that everything happens for a reason.

> If you get a chance , TAKE IT!

> If it changes your life , LET IT!

> Nobody said it would be easy...

> They just promised it would be worth it!

>

> A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your

heart

>

> Never make anyone a priority in your life when you are just an

option in theirs

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