I just got this email and thought I would share it.

The Law of The Garbage Truck
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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 ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it.


~Author Unknown~

Amen and hell yes!!!!

Lets just say my vehicle was shit, I would have floored it and put him back in that parking space. then his insurance company would have bought me a new vehicle! .....Its all a mind set.  ;)

I love it Lips. I try to live my life that way. Don't always work though.

Good lesson for all of us.... Thanks for sharing that one...

Hugs BD

Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it.

Very profound and oh so true.

Thanks, Flip.....good read.

Love ya,
Jackie

from a guy who spends hours behind the wheel thats some good advice. if i got mad everytime somebody pulled a dumbass move in front of my truck the stress would eat me alive. if i smile and wave at some idiot giving me the finger it has a much more satisfying effect than if i got mad and cussed back at him.