Thursday, May 15, 2008

A STORY WORTH SHARING


“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 is 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.””

Saturday, May 3, 2008

She needs to be in MY classroom

Oh my Lord! This country music star is lucky she has a voice because that's all she has going for her. Geography is not one of her strong suits. Watch this YouTube video of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" and laugh, but as a teacher I want to cry. Are there really people out there like that? She thinks Europe is a country!

http://www.komando.com/videos/4-30.asp