The "Law of the Garbage Truck"

How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Here's what happened. I hopped in a taxi,and we were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car's back end by just inches! The driver, who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us.

  

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" 

Taxi drivers are the most experienced people who manage the people around.   

He taught me a new lesson."The Law of the Garbage Truck." "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 if you let them,they'll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. You just smile,wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy you did." 

So this was it: The "Law of the Garbage Truck." 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, on the streets? It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do it anymore." I began to see garbage trucks. Like in the movie "The Sixth Sense," the little boy said, "I see Dead People." 

Well, now "I see Garbage Trucks." I see the load they're carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on. 

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about. 

 

The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.   

What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here's my bet. You'll be happier. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so. Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, TAKE IT! If it changes your life, LET IT! Nobody said it would be easy...

Cherokee Legend

Story:

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?

His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone.  He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it.  He cannot cry out for help to anyone. 

Once he survives the night, he is a MAN. He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own.

The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some human might do him harm. 

The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could  become a man! 

Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold. 

It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him. He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm. 

We, too, are never alone. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, Sitting on the stump beside us. When trouble comes, all we have to do  is reach out to Him.

~ Author Unknown ~

Moral of the story: 

Just because you can't see God,
Doesn't mean He is not there.
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."

Finding Your Joy

(click here to watch)

Happiness is simple
You can bring a little joy into your day right now
by watching the 3-minute Finding Joy movie.
It will put a smile on your face and in your heart!
As always, please pass this on to friends and family
so that they, too, can be inspired!

The Seed

Story:

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different.

He called all the young executives in his company together. "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO," he said. "I have decided to choose one of you."

The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a seed today - a very special seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO."

One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Every day, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown.

After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk, about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.

Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure.

Six months went by - still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however. He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - he so wanted the seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened.

Jim felt sick at his stomach. It was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful--in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed. A few felt sorry for him!

When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives. Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!"

All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the financial director to bring him to the front.  Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!"

When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed. Jim told him the story. The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Here is your next Chief Executive! His name is Jim!"

Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new CEO the others said?

Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow. All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive!"

 

~Author Unknown~

Reflection:

 

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.
If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment.
If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective.
If you plant hard work, you will reap success.
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.
So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later.

Rebirth of The Eagle

Eagle is one of the amazing creature that truly inspires us....

Rebirthofthe Eagle

We Cannot Direct the Wind, but We Can Adjust Our Sails

I first saw this quote at a friend's house several years ago. I don't know who said it but it's one of those things that you don't think much about, at the time, but it keeps coming back to you.

For me it was reoccurring as I've had to adjust to events that were beyond my control. Some were serious challenges, such as losing a loved one. Others were less so. I know that I'm not alone. Life is like that. We lose jobs. We lose some we love. We end a marriage or a friendship.

Beautiful Picture...

Good Morning…

Beautiful pictures are developed by negatives in a dark room. So if u see darkness in your life assume that God is making a beautiful picture for you

Have a blessed day !

The Strangest Secret

(click on the image above to watch the movie)

Enjoy a brief 3 minute movie, with an excerpt from Earl Nightingale’s classic...
The Strangest Secret!

Life is too short

The Simple Truth of Service

Dear friends,
I just watched a beautiful and powerful presentation that really touched me and I wanted to share it with you. I'm sure you'll enjoy the breathtaking images and the inspiring message.

You can check it out here:

(to watch the show click on the image above)

Enjoy your day,
Linda

Let them go

There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk.

I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you... let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The Bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us.
For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.
 
And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person, it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over.  Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me.

And if it takes too much sweat... I don't need it.

 

Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains .....

LET IT GO!!!

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth.....

LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you ........

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge.

LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents ...

LET IT GO!!!

If you have a bad attitude.......

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......

LET IT GO!!!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him......

LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship.......

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves......

LET IT GO!!!

If you're feeling depressed and stressed ......

LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!

Let the past be the past.   Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing !!! 
 
LET IT GO!!!
 
Get Right or Get Left .. think about it, and then ...

LET IT GO!!!

"The Battle is the Lord's!"

During the next 60 seconds, stop whatever you are doing, and take this opportunity.
(Literally it is only ONE minute!)

All you have to do is the following:

You simply say "The Lords Prayer" for the person that sent you this message:

The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who are in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name,

Thy Kingdom Come,

Thy Will be done,

on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day, our  daily bread

and forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power,
and the Glory, forever.
Amen.

This was found on-line.  This is not confirmed but I believe it was written by Bishop T. D. Jakes

Jewel Diamond Taylor © 2007. All rights reserved. (Please include this line to forward the message).

It's Your Pearl!

When something irritates you, how do you handle it?
Do you take it personal?
Do you stay in peace?
Do you take action?
Do you speak up?
Do you sit down?
Do you feel overwhelmed?
Or do you feel like you can overcome it?

When an irritation like a foreign substance gets inside an oyster, it produces a secretion. After months the secretion hardens and evolves into a pearl. Man dives dangerously in the deep seas seeking pearls. They are valuable sought after treasures. People actually pay for this "irritation" that evolved into a pearl.

When an irritation gets inside your spirit and life, you can either allow it to eat you up and develop ulcers, hypertension, back ache, head ache, stomach ache, heart ache or you can gain a pearl of wisdom from the experience. You can develop a new insight, faith and a life lesson from your setbacks and pain.

This pearl of great price that you've gained was once an irritation, an unwelcome intrusion into your life but now you see it differently. You come out of the depths of the sea of despair, depression and discouragement. You can come out of the dark pool of water and rise to the surface and see the light. It's your pearl. Turn your pain into pearls.

Jewel Diamond Taylor © 2007. All rights reserved. (Please include this line to forward the message).

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I Will Move The Rock

Story :

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The LORD told the man he had work for HIM to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The LORD explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might.

This the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.

Seeing that the man was showing signs of discouragement, Satan decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the man's mind such as: "You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't budged. Why kill yourself over this? You are never going to move it."

Thus giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure, these thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man even more. "Why kill myself over this?" he thought. "I'll just put in my time, giving just the minimum effort and that will be good enough."

And that he planned to do until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the GOD. "LORD," he said, "I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?"

To this the LORD responded compassionately, "My friend, when I asked you to serve me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to me, with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewed and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, and your legs have become massive and hard.

Through opposition you have grown much and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. Yet you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you have done."

"I, my friend, will move the rock," says the LORD.

 

~Author Unknown~

Reflection:

At times when we hear a word from GOD, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what GOD wants is just simple obedience and faith in HIM... "By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains; but it is still GOD who moves the mountain."

Snap of the Year

Friendship and love

defined in a single photo.......

The Train Of Life

Some folks ride the train of life
Looking out the rear,
Watching miles of life go by
And marking every year.

They sit in sad remembrance,
Of wasted days gone by,
And curse their life for what it was,
And hangs their head and cry.

I don't concern myself with that,
I took a different vent,
I look forward to what life holds,
And not what has been spent.

So strap me to the engine,
As securely as can be,
I want to be out on the front,
To see what I can see.

I want to feel the winds of change,
Blowing in my face,
I want to see what life unfolds,
As I move from place to place.

I want to see what's coming up,
Not looking at the past,
Life's too short for yesterdays,
It moves along too fast.

So if the ride gets bumpy,
While you are looking back,
Go up front, and you may find,
Your life has jumped the track.

It's all right to remember,
That's part of history,
But up front's where it's happening,
There's so much mystery.

The enjoyment of living,
Is not where we have been,
It's looking ever forward,
To another year and ten.

It's searching all the byways,
Never should you refrain,
For if you want to live your life,
You've gotta drive the train.

~ Unknown ~

Our weaknesses can become our strengths

Story :

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.

"Sensei,"(Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches.

The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match.

Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out.

He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened. "No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him.

The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"

"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered.

"First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."

Reflection :

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength. Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame God, the circumstances or ourselves for it but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day.

Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!

Shared by : BN

Keep Flapping Your Wings

Story :

I remember seeing a documentary film on the life of birds, and one of the scenes I saw really caught my attention.

I saw a "cruel" mother eagle "pushed" her offsprings from her nest (high up in the mountains), down to the deep "emptiness" of the valley below. At this point, I was thinking that this "mother" must be "mad", feeding her kid for weeks, then just "dumping" it away !

I saw the poor "kid" falling down the depths of the mountain, almost on a vertical basis, while flapping her wings almost like crazy. It looked as though she is going to fall to her death.

Then as the camera zoomed in closer to the falling kid, I noticed that her descending speed seemed a lot slower now ! As she was falling, she still continued to flap her wings.

Then as I gasped for some fresh air ! she "stopped" in mid air! then.....The next thing I saw was that she's soaring up, with a new found "confidence", and circling the mountains, fulfilling her inborn destiny, Soaring high up in the skies as proud as an Eagle should be.

Reflection :

I could suddenly see many similarities between the eaglet and us as human beings. I do believe that we are all born with a "magnificent" destiny, that is to soar the open "skies" of our life. I also believe that God created us for a purpose, and that is to live our lives to the fullest.

The problem is, when God "pushes" us out of the "nest", or make us "jump" out of the nest, (He hands out multitude of problems, or Massive Failures come upon you) we fall down the "depths", flapping our "wings" like crazy, ( we come up with many solutions, but none seems to work. We try again & again & again....... , but we get nothing but failures & more failures...... . )

At this point, many of our potential "eagles" give up, they stop flapping their "wings" and just let themselves fall down to the depths! It is true that these free falling beings will not die, as their aerodynamic body would ensure a smooth landing even if they do nothing at all !

But living a life of quiet desperation with a "sinking" feeling is no great deal any way !that your life could have been otherwise, or could have been a lot better. Isn't this worst than death itself?

For those "brave" ones, who still continues to flap their "wings", they will still continue to "fall" deeper and deeper into the depths of the "valley", (the depth that we will fall is different for everyone), only to find out that........Suddenly, they stopped "falling", and begin their upward flight, "soaring" up way above, far above where their nest lies ( their present, their comfort zone ), to soar the skies as an eagle should, fulfilling their destiny.

Only then, they will realize that "falling" down is a step to "soaring" up - as long as you keep on "flapping" your "wings". Keep flapping your wings, my friend!

As seen as shared in : Servants of Grace Christian Fellowship

The Nature of Success - 3 minutes inspirational movie

Are you willing to make the sacrifices required to make your dreams come true? You can click here to watch it or you can click on the image above. Prepare to be inspired!

This movie format combines breathtaking nature photography, inspirational quotes, and real-life stories to reinforce 28 success principles. The stories and quotes are presented in an unforgettable way. This can help you set clearly defined goals, manage your attitude, embrace change, live with gratitude, and make a difference whenever and wherever you can.

Hope you enjoy, and of course, feel free to forward it to friends or co-workers.

The Race

(Click on the above pic to watch the video)

If you feel like you can't get up after so many failure in your life ...
perhaps thru this video you will learn an important secret ...