I also really enjoyed this, and am keeping it in my special things folder.
Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: delma bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: this is good, Beware of Garbage Trucks > > glad you liked it, and glad you can use it. > will your book be on disc and what format? > Delma > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nicole Cooke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:37 PM > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: this is good, Beware of Garbage Trucks > > > > > > Delma > > You must of been here with me today in some way...because some was dumping > > their GARBAGE on me no matter what I tried to say to him. > > So I really need to read this and will remember it and put it in my ebook. > > Thanks > > Nicole > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: delma bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:52:18 PM > > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] this is good, Beware of Garbage Trucks > > > > > > Beware of Garbage Trucks > > by David J. Pollay > > 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 > > one can get back their focus on what's important. > > > > Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. > > I learned it 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, a b lack 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." > > > > So this was it: 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." > > > > 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. > > > > 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'll be happier. > > > > 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! > > > > Delma > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.25/1018 - Release Date: > > 9/19/2007 3:59 PM > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
