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Across the Fence:  The Law Of The Garbage Truck  |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
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 Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 3:04:03 PM
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This was sent to me and I thought it was too good not to pass on!
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 very 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!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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bushelnpeck
True Blue Farmgirl
262 Posts
Debbie
Sparks
Nv
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 4:49:47 PM
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Thanks for sharing this, such a truth and we don't often enough follow this great advice...Debbie
Farmgirl Sister #324
duty makes us do things, but love, makes us do things beautifully... |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 5:13:52 PM
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Great way to look at life I love it.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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lilyblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
416 Posts
Donna
Evansville
IN
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 5:26:15 PM
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How true...now to remember to practice this on a daily basis.
Donna...true blue KY farmgirl, farmgirl #86 |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 6:46:13 PM
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That is such a good analogy - I try to practice something like that in my life. I work in customer service and some days are more challenging than others, on the other hand how I treat people can really make a difference in their day too, so I try to make sure that I act the way I would like to be remembered:)
Thanks for sharing that story!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 12:38:04 PM
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Thanks, Diana. I'll be sharing this with my Holistic Health class. We've been talking about the power of positive attitude.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 1:20:49 PM
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I love that! One of my biggest things is to make at least apparently grumpy person smile everyday. It's my own personal challenge and I have a lot of fun doing it. Recently, I had to get some records from the hospital and the man handeling my paperwork actualy told me that my order was processed more quickly than usual because I am so cheerful.
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
-Brenda Ueland
http://quilandneedle.blogspot.com/
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 2:19:51 PM
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| That is so true. I had never heard the garbage truck story but reminds me of the Postmistress we had a while back at our little P.O. where we have our box. Everyone said she was a real b--ch. I had never noticed. Everytime I was in there, seemed we always had something to talk about. But then I got to watching. She would be a little rough around the edges when I went in but I made a point to make conversation and always ask her something. Like I would get mail from PA and I would ask her if she had ever been to PA. Or I would get a catalog and I'd ask her if she had used one product or another. Then she started telling me stuff and suggesting that I visit places, like up the road was a real good cheese place that I had not heard about. Just stuff like that. She has passed away now but I think of her often. She was ill and none of us knew it. She was a very nice lady that probably not been given much of a chance to be nice. |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 3:15:54 PM
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Nice stories ladies.
Best Growing |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2008 : 09:23:58 AM
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OK, I have to confess that when I read the title of this post I really thought it would be something like: The garbage truck always comes early on the morning you've forgotten to take it out. Sorry.
Actually great stories. Marcia
"Nature always has the last laugh." Mrs. Greenthumbs
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