Waiters & Character

I think it was Bill Cosby telling one of his television daughters once that said "Somebody who's nice to you but mean to the waiter, isn't a nice person." Apparently USA Today has cottoned on to this and it's made front page news. A couple of others from today's The Coyote Within that are new to me:

* When you've reached enlightenment, your boss will still be a jerk. The good news is it won't bother you any more. The secret of maintaining a calm mind is letting go of emotions and refusing to waste energy on fretting about whatever you can't change. The world is an unsatisfactory place; your boss is an unsatisfactory person. Life is good.

* No one can insult you without your permission. Whatever he or she says about you, it's your emotions that make you feel bad. Ignore them and insults will have no power over you.

* You can always be yourself. You don't need to prove it. It's impossible for you to be anyone else, however hard you try. Doing something just to prove your ability, courage or anything else is showing off. Doing it because it needs doing is the real thing.