The Real Gift is Found in the Ordinary (Monday Moment ep. 395)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
4.8 • 695 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2021
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Thebest and most meaningful aspects of our lives are discovered in the seemingly ordinary experiences, tender moments of grace, and ordinary human interactions with others throughout the day.
Today, I share the story of a young girl I met at a burn camp, and the reminder I shared that the beauty of scars, the resiliency they possess, and ultimately, that she is being prepared for something bigger and better than she can currently fathom.
As you prepare to sprint into your day, land the mighty projects, race the kids out the door, or successfully check off that long to-do list, don't miss the fact that the real gift of this day isn't found in getting through it.
The best of this day will be realized in slowing down long enough to savor the experiences, conversations, and moments that actually matter throughout it.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast, Monday morning moments with John |
| 0:16.9 | O'Leary. |
| 0:18.1 | I record these so that you and I can begin our days and our week in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration. |
| 0:26.7 | And on this week, you are absolutely in force of inspiration. You may want to pull a box of tissues just a little bit closer to you because you may need it as you hear the remarkable |
| 0:39.3 | story I'm about to share with you today. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity in the honor |
| 0:44.5 | of speaking at a sold out event. It was a magnificent room. It was contagiously passionate energy |
| 0:53.0 | being felt and exited from those that were gathered. |
| 0:56.6 | In fact, the energy from the audience was so enthusiastic. They actually gave me a standing ovation |
| 1:01.4 | before I took the stage. And so when I took the stage, I told them they may regret doing that |
| 1:07.4 | after hearing me speak. They were kind enough to give me another one after I finished speaking. |
| 1:12.5 | And then afterwards, there was this long line for book signings with plenty of elbow bumping |
| 1:17.8 | and plenty of vulnerable sharing. It was, looking back on it, an awesome event, just a remarkable, |
| 1:24.4 | wonderful event. And yet, I love that phraseology. And yet, in processing my day |
| 1:31.3 | during the four and a half hour drive back to my family that evening, it wasn't the big event that I |
| 1:36.7 | kept thinking about. It was instead the seemingly far less significant meeting on the way to the big |
| 1:43.8 | event. |
| 1:45.1 | Let me explain. |
| 1:46.6 | A couple hours earlier and a couple hundred miles away, I met with one very special girl. |
| 1:52.7 | I had originally met her a few weeks earlier at a burn camp for children. |
| 1:57.0 | This courageous young girl was burned years earlier, sustained injuries similar to mine, and had lost the fingers on her right hand. |
| 2:05.6 | Because of that, she wore an oversized sweatshirt at camp to cover the scars on her arm in order to hide the extent of her injuries. |
| 2:15.6 | You don't need to be a child to know that sometimes it feels safer |
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