That's Garbage!

I love the internet. I love being able to keep up with friends and their families' lives.

Being able to look up a definition, sports score, or movie start time in seconds. But there is a really crappy part of the internet.

The hate.

There is so much of it out there! It used to take months or even years to encounter 50 jerks when you were out in the world.

Now you can post a picture of a puppy in the sunshine, thinking there is no?way?you can get negative feedback. and Then some obscure group of people will attack you and say you're an idiot because you didn't put sunscreen on that poor puppy. The Humans Against Puppy Sunburns (HAPS).

Think about the last time someone was rude to you for no reason at all. What were you feeling? Anger, frustration, and most of all confusion. And asking yourself the age-old question:

“What’s up with this person?”

That person is rude to you and then you walk away angry at the world. And usually, someone else catches the brunt of your anger and the cycle keeps going.

Stress and anger are not the best mindsets to have if you are looking to improve your health. When you are all tensed up and angry at the world, you are not thinking about eating right and exercising.

You are only thinking about that jerk that made you mad.

I used to get really upset when people were unnecessarily rude to me. And I admit it still happens from time to time, but I am much better nowadays.

I want to share with you what helped changed my outlook. My perspective was altered by The Law of the Garbage Truck by David J. Pollay.

Pollay talks about an experience he had in the back of a New York City cab. He was riding in the back of the cab when all of a sudden a car comes out of nowhere and nearly causes a terrible wreck between Pollay’s cab and the crazy driver.

If that is not bad enough, the guy who nearly caused the accident blames the cabbie and starts screaming and flipping off them off. The cab driver’s reaction was amazing.

He just smiled and waved.

Pollay was astounded and asked the cab driver how he could be so friendly after that man nearly killed both of them. The cab driver answered:

“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.”

Wow!?

My challenge to you is to look for the garbage trucks in your life. My guess is you won’t have to look far, especially on the internet.

When they try to dump their trash on you just smile, wave their garbage away from you, and go ahead and have an awesome day.

Your stress levels and the stress levels of those around you will be much better off. You have enough stress in your life already.

Have a garbage free day,

-Joe

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