Futurist Jim CarrollDaily Inspiration: "There's no point to disappointment - so move on and move forward." - Futurist Jim Carroll
My wife, who is of German descent, has a phrase that she will often use when I start using the 'if' statement. Such as "if only it hadn't happened." "If only it didn't work out this way" "If only I could get a redo."
"Wenn das Wörtchen wenn nicht wär, wär ich längst schon Millionär" she will respond, which roughly translates to "If the little word 'if' wasn't there, then I'd be a millionaire."
If only. I'd be pretty rich right now based on the use of that statement. I was supposed to be in San Diego today, keynoting the Building Industry Association of Southern California's annual conference on the topic of AI in construction.
But sadly, I won't be there, after testing positive for Covid on Monday - making my participation impossible. Disappointment runs deep, but I'm working hard to keep upbeat about the whole state of affairs.
If only.
My wife and I consider ourselves lucky, to be honest, We had avoided it for 3 1/2 years without ever catching it - I even had my blood tested during my last medical to see if historically I had ever caught it only to never notice. A good friend of mine told me Tuesday that I was literally the last human he knows who never had a least one instance of it.
If only.
We count ourselves lucky, actually - we saw our 30-year-old son off into his marriage just two weeks ago, and fortunately, the wedding plans weren't wrecked by the bug. And in the grand scheme of things, as they say, it's only an event that was canceled - it's not the end of the world. And from a positive perspective, overall my role in the battle seems not too bad so far - fever, chills, raspy cough, stuffed sinuses - and a distinct lack of energy that comes and goes. It could be worse, goes the saying.
If only.
Eva Chanda
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