The law of the garbage truck.

This is an excerpt from an email that I got today which rings so true in my life and everyone around me.

"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 will dump it on you. Don't take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on, you'll be happy you did."

How many times do you let other people dump their garbage on you and in turn you spread it around? I sometimes catch myself doing that and I hate it. 

The other day, I received some harsh words from my boss and I felt so lonely and sad. Instead of feeling angry against others, I tried really hard to contain my anger and frustration and did my best to shrug off the incident. It was so hard. I just want to lash out at everyone who didn't do their job, I was angry. But I managed to contain my anger. It was one of the hardest things to do! I still feel hurt up to now. I wish I wasn't too sensitive about this things. In spite of all the harsh words and criticisms that I got, I did my best not to spread their garbage around.

It's a difficult thing to do to just sit there, smile and take it, but I'm learning.

I love

I love my husband very much.

I love my mom.

I love my nephew J and my niece A.

I love my brother.

I love my best friend who stood by me, no matter what.

I love my friends.

I love my cousin B. He makes me happy.

I love living here in this country.

I love the beach.

I love my life!

Our Trip

I am so thankful that my husband and I arrived safely back home from our recent trip abroad.

Our trip was nice, we got to see a lot of places and we got to spend a lot of time together.

We ate really delicious food.

I've met some new people.

Somebody gave me a rose when I was away. 

We finally slept in our own beds. Yey! I love sleeping in our bed. It's big and spacious and relly really comfortable. I'm happy we were able to afford it.

I saw my nieces and nephew last night. I'm glad that they are are growing up healthy.