He picked me up from the Miry Clay
Embracing Imperfection
Law of the Garbage Truck JESUS versus SATAN
He picked me up from the Miry Clay ( contd)
An Unemployed Graduate A Mother's Love
Please Send This On
A.S.A.P.
LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK
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  are 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 is important.

Sixteen years ago I  learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab.  Here's  what happened. 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, and  I  mean  without any warning,  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's back end by just inches.

Here's  what  happened  next.  The  driver  of  the  other  car,  the guy who almost  caused  the  accident, whipped  his  head  around  and  he started yelling  bad  words  at us. How  do  I  know?  Ask  any New Yorker, some words  in  New  York  come  with  a  special face. Now here's what blew me away. 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 guarantee it.

So this was the "Law of the Garbage Truck." 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."

Well now I see Garbage Trucks. I see the load they are 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 move on.

The bottom line is that successful people do  not  let Garbage Trucks take over  their  day. What  about  you?  What  would  happen  in  your  life, starting  today if you let more garbage trucks pass you by?  Here's my bet.
                     You will be happier, I guarantee it.

David Pollay
                                                                                            
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