"THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK"

Below was forwarded to me, it's worth a read....
Often times I am unsettled, impatient, and angry at the wheel... This puts a whole new spin on things.

By: David J. Pollay (thank you chris for the info)



How often do you let other people's nonsense change
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> your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss,
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> or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you're the
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> Terminator, for an instant you're probably set back on your
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> heels. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly
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> she can get back her focus on what's important.
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> Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson.
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> I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab.
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> Here's what happened.
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> I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were
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> driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out
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> My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded,
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> and missed the other car's back end by just inches!
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> The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident,
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> whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us.
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> My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.
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> And I mean, he was friendly.
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> So, I said, "Why did you just do that?
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> This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"
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> And this is when my taxi driver told me what I
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> now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
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> Many people are like garbage trucks.
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> They run around full of garbage, full of frustration,
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> full of anger, and full of disappointment.
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> As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it.
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> And if you let them, they'll dump it on you.
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> When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally.
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> You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.
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> You'll be happy you did.
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> So this was it: The "Law of the Garbage Truck."
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> I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me?
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> And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people:
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> at work, at home, on the streets?
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> It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do it anymore."
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> I began to see garbage trucks.
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> Like in the movie "The Sixth Sense," the little boy said, "I see dead people."
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> Well, now "I see Garbage Trucks."
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> I see the load they're carrying.
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> I see them coming to drop it off.
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> And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing;
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> I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.
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> One of my favorite football players of all time, Walter Payton,
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> did this every day on the football field.
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> He would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground after being tackled.
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> He never dwelled on a hit.
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> Payton was ready to make the next play his best.
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> Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting.
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> Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home
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> from school with hugs and kisses.
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> Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present,
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> and at their best for the people they care about.
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> The bottom line is that successful people
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> do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.
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> What about you?
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> What would happen in your life, starting today,
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> if you let more garbage trucks pass you by?
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> Here's my bet.
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> You'll be happier.
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