Missing What Matters (Monday Moment ep. 551)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

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🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

“You missed it, Daddy.”

Over 19 years of marriage, Beth and I have moved three times. With each home, we’ve
been blessed to have a grand magnolia tree tower over our front yard.

As a guy who travels a lot, I’ve been to Washington, DC, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. I’ve stared straight up in awe at the redwoods north of San Francisco. I’ve hiked through the Costa Rican rainforest, basked under Hawaiian palm trees, and heard the whispering magic of aspens in the mountains of Colorado. Yet my favorite tree remains the magnolia. And my favorite experience is playing with my family below one as it blossoms.

Today, I share when I missed the entire show.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast Monday Morning Moments with John O'Leary.
0:18.0	I record these each week so you and I can begin our days and our weeks in awe
0:22.7	and on fire with a burst of inspiration. We're going to begin this one with a quote. This time,
0:28.0	though, not from some celebrity or author or famous leader, but from a child. Here we go.
0:36.0	You missed it, Daddy. You missed it.
0:39.2	It was early on a Saturday morning when my five-year-old son at the time, Jack, whispered those sad words into my ear.
0:47.5	I had returned late the night before from a week-long whirlwind speaking tour and I was still exhausted from the travel.
0:55.0	Over the previous seven days, I had been in eight states and delivered more than a dozen
1:00.1	presentations.
1:01.5	This morning, I was jet lagged and wiped out and in desperate need of a little more sleep, Jack.
1:09.4	Next to me, my wife was beginning to stir as little Jack's whisper grew in volume.
1:13.4	Here it came again.
1:14.7	Daddy, I'm talking to you.
1:17.9	Wake up.
1:19.7	You missed it.
1:21.3	You missed it.
1:22.6	I had no idea what he was talking about.
1:25.4	Was it a baseball game?
1:26.7	Had I inadvertently missed his birthday?
1:30.1	Nope. It was something much simpler, but no less important. Over 19 years of marriage, Beth and I have
1:38.2	moved three different times. With each home, we've been blessed to have a grand magnolia tree
1:43.8	towering in our front yard. As a guy who travels a lot, we've been blessed to have a grand magnolia tree towering in our front yard.
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