Garbage Free

I got this story from my Granny, and I really loved the message of it.

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. Forgive the ones who don't. Life

 is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!

I must admit I am more than guilty of this.  I always let my frustrations build up, then I blow up (normally Jason gets it all...poor Jason).  I don't want to dump my garbage on anyone any more, and I am going to try to be kinder and gentler to people who dump all their garbage on me.  I hope we all can.

Have a garbage-free day!

PS.  I am MEGA behind on blogging.  

I had some of my family out to visit, and I haven't been on my computer in two 2 weeks.

Two whole weeks, CRAZY.

So, for the next few days I will be playing catch up.