Len's Skillet: Lessons learned on a six-month sabbatical

摘要

There is a little greasy spoon in a small port town on the Georgian Bay, a block from the town dock. It's a great place for breakfast, especially after a night spent on the boat. Over the years, I've noticed that the waitresses are all 30- to 40-years-old, thin, tattooed and looking like they have had some difficult years. Many of them are naturally beautiful, though, and despite the evidence of "living hard," there seems to be an emerging joy; a new sparkle in their eyes; a steely resolve to live the next 10 years better than the previous 10 years. Maybe it's all in my imagination, but that's how I interpret what I see.