Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired Podcast Monday Moments with John O'Leary.

We create these quick bursts of inspiration to help start your week on fire and in awe with possibility.

Last week on Monday's Live Inspired podcast, I challenge each and every one of you to live into random acts of kindness day. To take it a step farther,

I asked for you to share an act of kindness that you did for someone or that someone else did

for you. And here's the cool thing. I was completely overwhelmed and

overjoyed with your responses. So thank you all for sending those in. That was awesome. It lit me up.

I wanted to share with you today one of the stories. This one came in from Jen out of Chicago,

Illinois. Jen, what's up? I'm sure you are a huge

Cardinals fan up there in Chicago. Welcome to the bandwagon. Let me read to you, though,

Jen's email, word for word. Here it is. John. I've recently gone through an unexpected and painful

breakup with my boyfriend of 13 years. Much to my surprise when I was taken out the

garbage, I discovered he threw away several pairs of his shoes. I immediately thought to myself,

man, someone could surely use them. And one by one, I took them out of the trash. Rather than toss them into a bag and dropped them off

at Goodwill, I have started to take pairs of shoes with me on my commute each day downtown to

Chicago. On a particularly frigid day with the temperature going negative, I found a recipient for a pair of

shoes. I chatted with the gentleman for a

moment, and he shared that he was so cold and almost froze it at the night before as his cardboard

boxes were not shelter enough. I asked if there was a place he could go for the night, and he said it

costs more than the $17 he had. I gave him that money

and his shoes, and had him promised me that where he would go that night to sleep would be that

place that would keep him safe and keep him warm. I told him to know that someone cares about him.

He thanked me, and he promised me, and he happily went to put on his new shoes. John, I am healing my heart by helping others. I am truly grateful

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