Breaking Down the Walls (Monday Moment ep. 825)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

A few critics said SOUL ON FIRE couldn't possibly be true: that no one survives burns that severe, that Jack Buck wouldn't visit a stranger's hospital room, that the "O'Reily" home could never be rebuilt.

But every bit of it happened.

And if you think that's unbelievable… wait until you hear what happened inside the prison. Let me explain.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, my friends and welcome to the Live Inspired Monday morning message with John O'Leary.
0:18.4	We record these each week so that you and I can begin our days,
0:22.2	and indeed our weeks in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration. We're calling this one
0:27.7	breaking down the walls. So here we go. I work in health care, and no one survives burns
0:34.8	to their entire body. It just isn't possible.
0:39.4	I'm not buying that Jack Buck visited that kid all those times.
0:44.6	And this one's my favorite.
0:46.3	There's no way the O'Reilly home could be rebuilt after that fire.
0:52.4	Well, family, although so on fire, enjoys an amazing 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
0:58.7	The comments that I just shared were some of a few of the critics that felt a little bit
1:03.8	differently about the film.
1:05.9	Well, my friends, Jack Buck, did come to the hospital.
1:09.3	The kid did survive those burns and the
1:12.4	O'Reilly home was rebuilt. Just asked the hundreds of friends gathered at the homecoming for
1:18.3	John O'Leary and his family. Another scene that some question occurs in a prison. And yeah,
1:26.0	that one happened too. Early in my career on one of my very first appearances in a prison. And yeah, that one happened too. Early in my career on one of my very first
1:30.2	appearances in a prison, I was terrified. For three hours, I did my very best to share lessons
1:36.9	about overcoming, charting new past, and finding meaning, hope, and forgiveness even within
1:41.9	concrete walls. Near the end, I asked if there was anything that these individuals in prison might be grateful for
1:49.3	as a result of the difficult stuff of life. Yes, even the time locked in prison.
1:55.6	There was some laughter. There were murmurs. Hats went down. No one said a word. Crickets.
2:24.4	Finally, someone cleared their throat, put his hand up, and he stood. The gentleman looked around the room, looked at all the guys gathered, stared at me for a few moments, and then he said, I'll share. Not one darn thing. He sat down. The room erupted in laughter. But then,
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