The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

pining for what could have been only holds people back
from living their lives now. Life is full of surprises, and it
doesn’t help us to fixate on regrets or try to recover what
has been lost.
“Maybe . . . that’s a lot of people’s problems,” he added,
“is they keep thinking, what would’ve happened if . . .?
Who gives a crap? It just happened.”
But what would not have happened if Garrett had never
gotten sick?
“Now that’s a whole different question,” he admitted, his
tone softening. “We think about that all the time. None of
this would have happened. My life would be totally
different.”
None of this. Not the triathlons, not the foundation they
started, not the countless lives affected—none of it would
have happened had it not been for a tragedy that struck the
Miller family fifteen years ago. Because of Garrett’s illness,
Eric is now able to encourage others in a way that would
have been impossible before. Working in an intensive care
unit at a hospital, he gets to speak with suffering people all
the time.
“I have authority now, because of Garrett’s suffering,”
he said.
What hope does he offer these patients? What
encouragement does his pain provide? He tells them to hold
their heads high, even when they don’t think they can.
“More people are watching your life and . . . are gaining
strength in their own lives and in their own challenges