Law Of The Garbage Truck? 
When I got this Email about the garbage truck, I said “What Now?”. But after reading it and thinking about it, I saw it contained a good message. Here’s the 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. 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. Be kind to everyone.
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
Make Life Better by Helping Others
Here’s a good video about North Platte, Nebraska. It tells about what a small town did to help encourage the troops during World War II.
Is there something you desire to have more than anything else? If you received what you desire, tell me, what would be its’ value in 100 years?
Help us to desire things that have eternal value.
what one has learned in school.
~Albert Einstein
The whole purpose of education is
to turn mirrors into windows.
~Sydney J. Harris
Joke of the Day
Little Jimmy was in the garden filling in a hole when his neighbor peered over the fence.
Interested in what the cheeky-faced youngster was up to, he politely asked, "What'cha doing, Jimmy?"
"My goldfish died," replied the boy tearfully, without looking up. "I've just buried him."
The neighbor was concerned. "That's an awfully big hole for a goldfish, isn't it?"
Tim patted down the last heap of earth, then replied, "That's because he's inside your mean ol’ cat."
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Hey Jim, I liked the Law of the Garbage Truck! It reminds me of an attitude saying I have on my wall at work! I used to "preach" attitude to Shawn when he was young...I had to share this one with him!
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