“How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood?  Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive colleague ruin your day?

Of course, for an instant you will probably be set back on your heels.

However, the mark of a happy & successful person is how quickly one can get one's focus back to what is important.

I learned it in the back of a London black cab.  Here's what happened.

I hopped in a taxi at the Bank and we took off for Moorgate tube Station.  We had been driving about 200 yards when suddenly 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!*

What happened next:  The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and instead of apologizing, started yelling bad words at us. 

Now, what took me by surprise was:  Instead of getting angry or annoyed, my taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.  He was actually friendly towards the other man.

I said, “Why did you just do that?  This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!”   And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, 'The Law of the Rubbish Bins.'*

Many people are like rubbish bins.  They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.  As their bin piles up, they need a place to dump it.  And if you let them, they will dump it straight on you.

When someone wants to dump on you, do not take it personally.  Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

So this was it: The 'Law of the Rubbish Bins’.”

How often do we let 'Rubbish Bins' Run right over us?  How often do we Take their rubbish and Spread it to other people: at home, at work, on the streets?

Become aware of Rubbish Bins.  See the load they are carrying.  See them coming to drop it off.  

With the grace of God, I have learned just to smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.  Sometimes we don’t have that much time.  All we have time for is to react.  Try not to add to the Rubbish Bin.

We are LIGHT (Jyoti).  Not garbage.