My friend and colleague Phil Chipouras of the Lee Hecht Harrison office in Denver sent this to me this morning. Since today is, coincidentally, garbage day here in Parker, I figured that all the signs pointed to me sharing this with you. A bit longer read than usual, but well worth the time!

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!

Have a blessed, garbage-free day!

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