One day I was swimming in the ocean off St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. I spotted a small boat anchored in the water and noticed a name on the back of the boat, Someday Came! There were also yachts and other bigger boats nearby but the name on this boat caught my attention. I chuckled as I reflected on how this person had achieved one of their life-long dreams. We all say to ourselves, someday I’m going to do X. They did it! What about us? What are our dreams and goals and when are we going to be able to say, Someday Came! Let’s inspire each other to live the dreams God has for us! Let the journey begin!
My goal is to share some of the inspiration and wisdom that comes into my life, and to be inspired by the sharing you do in return.
We all have stories to tell, and we all have different experiences, encounter different people, read different things, listen to different music, walk different paths, interpret different God moments, and face different challenges.
I believe God put people in our life as stepping stones to help us grow closer to Him, and as pearls of wisdom and inspiration to help us know ourselves better and navigate our personal journey. We all make choices each day. Are they the best choices? What are our goals? How do we know we are on the right path? Are we happy? Are we at peace? Are we in love with the world we live? Are we in love with the God who created us? Do we feel loved? Do we feel blessed? Are we a blessing to others? Are we freely giving of ourselves to others? Are we grateful for what we have? Do we hear God’s calling in our life? Are we doing God’s will? Are we listening? Did the Holy Spirit speak to us today? Did we share it with others? Did we act on it? Do we get up in the morning excited to start a new day? Do we go to bed at night peacefully knowing we did our best today? Did we make a difference today? Do we matter? How would life be different if we weren’t here? Who am I? Why am I here?
My plan is to share personal stories and insights that may resonate with you, or at least get you to think deeper about your own life and relationships. Through my writing, I hope to dig deeper myself, and be more thoughtful and reflective about what’s important to me, where I see beauty and opportunity in the world, where my heart is most easily touched and changed, and what it all means for how we should think about living our life each day.
This may inspire you to think more deeply, act more intentionally, pray more fervently, and to celebrate life, your relationships and experiences more fully.
Together may we inspire each other to be the best version of ourselves, to use wisely the gifts we have been given, to start and end the day with gratitude, and to help make the world around us a happier, more peaceful and meaningful place.
Let the journey begin!
Michael T. O’Brien
Child of God, husband, father, brother, son, grandfather, friend
Someday Came 