Law of the Garbage Truck
February 11, 2009
Ok so you know those annoying chain emails that you get forwarded from your aunt, your best friend from high school or the random guy in the mail room. Ok well we actually read this one and it was very poignant . Now, we dont recommend you waste your time reading forwarded chain emails. But read this. (Forgive us. We do not have a source to credit.)
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THE 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 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it!
Have an elevated, garbage-free day!
Continue to Elevate.
K.
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Dear Anonymous,
Thank you! Fixed.
Dear Anonymous,
Thank you! Fixed.
Thanks so much for posting. I usually don’t like chain letters too. However this is so true and does have alot of meaning behind it. Julie @ Coupon Saving Family
Thanks so much for posting. I usually don’t like chain letters too. However this is so true and does have alot of meaning behind it. Julie @ Coupon Saving Family
Julie,
I am glad you found the meaning that we were intending. And yes, chain letters are the devil, but hey I guess 1 out of 100 might be worth a glance! PS Thanks for reading our blog!
Dream Big.
M.
Julie,
I am glad you found the meaning that we were intending. And yes, chain letters are the devil, but hey I guess 1 out of 100 might be worth a glance! PS Thanks for reading our blog!
Dream Big.
M.
Thanks for posting this great story! My name is Dawn, and I work with David J. Pollay, the author of The Law of the Garbage Truck‚Ñ¢ – Beware of Garbage Trucks‚Ñ¢! I just wanted to stop by and let you know that you can read the original story on David’s blog davidjpollay.typepad.com. I know he’d love to have you stop by!
Also check out the video of people in New York City taking the No Garbage Trucks!‚Ñ¢ Pledge: bewareofgarbagetrucks.com. It’s pretty cool.
Thanks again!
Dawn
dawn@themomentumproject.com
Thanks for posting this great story! My name is Dawn, and I work with David J. Pollay, the author of The Law of the Garbage Truck‚Ñ¢ – Beware of Garbage Trucks‚Ñ¢! I just wanted to stop by and let you know that you can read the original story on David’s blog davidjpollay.typepad.com. I know he’d love to have you stop by!
Also check out the video of people in New York City taking the No Garbage Trucks!‚Ñ¢ Pledge: bewareofgarbagetrucks.com. It’s pretty cool.
Thanks again!
Dawn
dawn@themomentumproject.com
Dawn,
This is awesome! You never know where these things start and now we have an origin. We will definitly stop by the blog. And thanks for stopping by ours. Can you tell us more about the momentum project? Very intriguing domain name!
Dream Big.
M.
Dawn,
This is awesome! You never know where these things start and now we have an origin. We will definitly stop by the blog. And thanks for stopping by ours. Can you tell us more about the momentum project? Very intriguing domain name!
Dream Big.
M.