The Law of the Garbage Truck

My good friend and positive psychology colleague, Louisa Jewell, shares in her vlog how she used The Law of the Garbage Truck in a pretty heated situation and introduces us to her daughter, Christina, who has some great insights to share. Thanks, Louisa and Christina!

Weekly Juice Episode 48 Have you ever let one bad interaction ruin your whole day? I have to admit, in the past I absolutely have. I’ve reacted to the poor emotional states of other...

Let today be a day where we focus on the love for our moms, not the unimportant things that get in the way of our fully expressing our love. (And a note to all our Moms in The Law of the Garbage Truck community - celebrate yourself for all the good you have done in your life, and forgive yourself for not being perfect.) I SEND MY LOVE TO ALL YOU MOMS! Here's a picture of me with my mom - I'm so blessed to have her in my life.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms in The Law of the Garbage Truck community. My family is celebrating Mother's Day in the U.S. today. I am so grateful to my wife, Dawn, for everything she does for our girls. She's a terrific mother.

Beware of unnecessary complaints. They don't by definition help anyone, and they always dampen the mood. And if you're not careful, they can multiply quickly.

Showing patience is a kind way of being, and it keeps you from being a Garbage Truck.

Who are you going to be patient with today?

Amazon says that they're shipping again - nice news on this fine, Monday morning!

The Law of the Garbage Truck: How to Stop People from Dumping on You Twenty years ago, while riding in a New York City taxi, international keynote speaker and positive psychology leader David J. Pollay narrowly escaped a life-threatening car crash. The driver who almost caused the accident started yelling at the cab driver, who remarkably just smiled, waved, and w...

One of the most meaningful aspects of my mission to increase kindness and civility in the world is when I get to do The No Garbage Trucks! Pledge with young students. Kids totally get the power of not being a Garbage Truck. It's awesome.

I love this picture! One of my greatest joys is to help students learn The Law of the Garbage Truck early. School and life is so much better once they learn how to navigate negativity.

Thank you to my good friend, positive psychology leader, speaker and consultant, Sulynn Choong for first alerting me to the opportunity to partner with the good folks at Cure Joy. The Law of the Garbage Truck has been seen by millions more because of our partnership. Thanks, Sulynn!

"The biggest thing in life is that we do not want to take personally the negative things we cannot control."
- David
Have a great Friday!

It's hard enough managing your own happiness; don't let negative people and events dominate your thinking. You're stronger than that.

One of the best ways to keep your day Garbage Free is to carry with you positive triggers that remind you of your loved ones. I love this photo of my daughters running down the beach years ago. Thanks, Amanda Haught, for the great photo.

...nothing like a good handshake (other than a good hug). My favorite part of a book tour is meeting good people.

Aside from a good hug, there is nothing like a heartfelt handshake. It puts us in the Gratitude Cycle I write about and keeps us out of the Garbage Cycle.

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Thanks so much for all your messages about the new energy being pumped into The Law of the Garbage Truck. We are excited, and we will be posting here more often.

"HAVING FUN with people lifts them up and lightens their mood.
Making fun of people brings them down and burdens their spirit."
-- David J. Pollay

"When you stand up for someone who is being unfairly criticized, you stem the tide of emotional garbage."
- David J. Pollay

"Give witness to the good always. Give voice to the good TODAY."
- David J. Pollay

"Making fun of people is always a form of dumping garbage. It's not kind and people don't like it."
– David J. Pollay

Consider sharing with someone who might need this today.

Don’t Let Others Dump on You, and Stop Dumping on Others - The Retreat by Watkins Magazine When we let others dump on us, when we dump on ourselves, and when we dump on others, there are always penalties to pay with our success, happiness & health

Thanks to my friends for continuing to look for The Law of the Garbage Truck in their bookstores. Amanda sent this in from her Barnes & Noble in Columbus, Ohio. Always grateful!

I'm always grateful when I see a copy of The Law of the Garbage Truck on a bookstore shelf. (@ Barnes & Noble in Boca Raton, Florida)