Hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast Monday morning moments with John O'Leary.

I record these so you and I can begin our days in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration. Let's get after it with a

quote from Victor Hugo himself. Hugo wrote that the great acts of love are done by those who are

habitually performing small acts of kindness. I met Wes Wheeler at the Nika Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, just last month.

He was the first person to greet me when I arrived, and then he was kind enough to walk me out

after the end of the meetings. As he ushered me into the lobby and into my car, Wes shared

how meaningful the message was and how profoundly impacted he was by it.

I asked what the main message he heard was, and Wes replied,

John, it was the importance we can all play in the life of someone else.

The tears in his eyes suggested he had more to share.

That's how I found myself listening as he explained about Charles and Dot and the day in 2019

that changed Wes's life forever.

On December 5th, 2019, West received the call he'd been dreading. His brother, Charles, terminally sick with cancer, had taken a turn for the worse. He didn't have much time left, and if Wes wanted to see him, he had to get to Jacksonville as soon as possible. West raced to the airport and learned the soon as he'd arrived would be just right before midnight that evening.

While booking the flight, he saw that a flight was currently boarding to the same destination, which would allow him to arrive up to four hours earlier.

Although last minute, and already sold out and already boarding, West explained to the boarding agent his plight.

The agent, her name is Dot, clearly moved, began frantically typing and working the phone.

She had family too, she shared, and she knew how important it would be to be present both in life and in death. Dot secured the seat for Wes

on an earlier flight. She then ushered him to security and wished him the very best in his visit

with his brother. Charles Wheeler passed away in Jacksonville at 10.30 p.m. that evening.

It occurred an hour before his brother,'s plane was even supposed to arrive there. But thanks to his angel, Wes was at the bedside

holding his brother's hand when he passed away. Because of Dot's diligence and her kindness,

Wes arrived by his brother's side and spent an hour telling stories,

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