Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Watch Out for The Garbage Truck!

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A good friend of mine forwarded me an article titled, "Beware of Garbage Trucks!™ - The Law of the GarbageTruck™ " by David J. Pollay. It's a reminder that there are people in life that love to throw their baggage at you in different forms. Some will be absolutely negative and critical towards you as a person. Others will use very hurtful words that can make a grown man cry. Some are just full of anger and resentment towards life and will take it out on you at no fault of your own. People want to take all their volatile bags of garbage and throw it on you.

The question is, "what do you do with the garbage that was thrown at you?"

Here is an exerpt from ""Beware of Garbage Trucks!™ - The Law of the GarbageTruck™ ": "And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck™.” He said: 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 look for a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you.

So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier."

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? "And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.'”

We can't control the people around us. We may be blind-sided by their words or actions. However, we have the right to not spread the garbage and let it consume our minds and lives. Just pick yourselves up, brush off the trash and be positive.

Just because people around you are negative, doesn't mean you need to be too. A hard lesson to live by, but your life is worth it! =)


If you would like to read the whole article by David J. Pollay, go here: http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20071002426




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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I understand we shouldnt let people pile trash on us, but it feels much better to throw the trash back at them

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting this great story! And thanks for correctly attributing it to David J. Pollay! My name is Chris, and I work with David. I just wanted to stop by and let you know that you can read the original story on David’s blog davidjpollay.typepad.com. I know he’d love to have you stop by!

Also check out the video of people in New York City taking the No Garbage Trucks!™ Pledge: bewareofgarbagetrucks.com. It’s pretty cool.

Thanks again!

Chris

chris@bewareofgarbagetrucks.com

Simple Side Dishes for Thanksgiving said...

How COOL is that!!!!

Take a look at David's blog and website.

"BEWARE OF GARBAGE TRUCKS"!!