Life is Sailing

(written Wednesday, August 20, 2025)

When I was in college, I spent a summer working in a factory. I walked through the manual labor part of the line to an inner office area with no windows where the number crunchers and paper filers and problem solvers worked. When I accepted the job through the temp agency, I thought I would work in the front office with some light of day and a professional attire environment. I admit I felt a bit disappointed and definitely overdressed in my nice pants and blouse. The motley crew of “the back” intimidated me somewhat because of how different they were from my expectations. One employee even verbally expressed his prediction that I would never return as I was clearly out of my element with “the scaries”. Once I heard that, I knew I must rise to the challenge. After all, they were people and I was a person too. I had no idea how those next couple of months would change my life and understanding of people. My heart was full when I left at the end of summer.

I hope to share more about those experiences and people another time.