Law of the Garbage Truck

A dear friend sent me this a little while ago I just read it again. I laughed so hard that I interrupted my husband's rant on his computer. He had to see what I was laughing about. Instead of laughing, he said, "I see that kind of driving every day on the freeway and the streets of Vancouver. I am not that cool about it all."
Maybe it would be a good time to switch our reactions to this kind of driver and spread some good vibes. Tell me what you think.

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 blessed, garbage-free day!

Maybe another good reason to work from home!

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Monday blues can be beaten.

I suspect few would suggest their Monday Mornings to flow
like a good melody. Most would confess that they usually find
a form of madness invades their Mondays as they transition
from the weekend. We have scores of "to dos" lined up for us
at work (the list always grows over the weekend) and Monday
morning is when we find out there is grass to cut, soccer players
to deliver (and pick up), permission forms to sign, band practice
to help with, Aunt Alice needs to be taken to the doctor, and on
and on and on. No wonder we get up tight. We see to many
demands and not enough time.

This "Monday morning crunch" can put us in a low energy
state. We can find ourselves feeling anxious, fearful, defensive,
resentful, and even angry. If we allowed the weekend to be just
as demanding, we can find ourselves feeling exhausted,
hopeless, defeated and burned out before the work week even
starts. If this describes you, how engaged at work will you be?
Will you be productive, energized, and creative? It's doubtful.

So what can you do to optimize your weekend to help ensure
you arrive on Monday in a high-energy state? Is it possible to
feel relaxed, peaceful, even tranquil when Monday morning
rolls around? Can you arrive at work invigorated, confident
even joyful?

It's not only possible but also can even become
"likely" if you learn to use your weekend to renew your energy.
The weekend should be a time to recharge your batteries so that
you can come alive on Monday. And it doesn't mean you have
to get 24 hours of sleep. In fact you may go to bed on Sunday
physically exhausted and still wake up ready to go. The secret
is learning how to disengage from work and the demands of a
busy life style and spend the weekend engaged in activities of
renewal.

The weekend will be a time for renewal if you participate in activities that take your mind completely away from the business worries. Have fun. Play with the kids (or the grandkids). Come back to work on Monday refreshed and ready to tackle the tasks that await. Also, be careful not to allow the needs of others to become problems, fit them in without stressing about the other items on your to do list. Mondays can be good days too!

Coach Elouise
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