Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast Monday Morning

Moments with John O'Leary.

I record these each week so you and I can begin our days and our weeks in awe

and on fire with a burst of inspiration. Let's get after it with a quote from R.M. Hensel, here we go.

There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more.

After an early morning flight from St. Louis, a layover in Phoenix, and a smooth landing in San

Diego, California, it was time to launch into the day. With a couple of coffee meetings scheduled

for the morning and a speaking event that afternoon, there was little time to waste, time to go

to work.

Free to move about the cabin once the ding sounded, I unhooked my seatbelt, slid into my suit coat,

grabbed my overhead bag, and raced off the plane.

The bustle of the airport was palpable.

The floor, those of you've been in San Diego, remember this,

was gently vibrating, actually. Up and down, you could feel the vibration in the floor. The terminal reverberated with laughter and conversations and PA announcements. With individuals

bustling about everywhere, I swam right into the middle of sea of activity, tugging my bag behind me,

currently moving toward my right. My meetings, my days, my journey forward. In the middle of my

packed day and this packed airport, a man in front of me seemed to split the sea in two.

Strutting at a casual pace, he ventured directly down the middle of the terminal,

scattering those both racing toward him from ahead and passing him from behind.

Following him for just a little bit, he seemed indifferent to the chaos around him.

He kept a steady pace, never glancing anywhere, but straight ahead.

And switching lades to speed past him, I noticed for the first time,

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