A worthy email:
Law of the Garbage Truck
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 garbage-free day!
“Faith is not believing God can, it is knowing that God will.”
Be Hidden in CHRIST,
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“You are not obligated to act on every suggestion made by others. Concentrate on your family’s future well-being.”
If I could recall the name of the Author I would surely state the name but I failed to make note of it. Even so, does that statement grab you? Obviously, it did me as I am sharing it with you. Now this was written to parents of young women in the throes of a crisis pregnancy; but I think I could apply it to other areas. How about you?
Further, in some quiet moments with ABBA this morning I confessed to Him that I have some daily hindrances to healthy living. He agreed. I came away with this: There are daily hindrances to healthy living – mind, body and spirit – and when I make friends with those hindrances they become my excuses. It smarts but I think it will be helpful when I call it to remembrance with my next hindrance to healthy living – mind, body and spirit.
Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
This summer cold or whatever that has attached itself to me is hanging on long. Your prayers to kick this thing would be appreciated.
Be Hidden in CHRIST,
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