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The Art of the Detour: See Possibility Around Every BendWhen Susan Richardson's dream career hit a roadblock, she didn't agonize over what could have been. Instead, the now-58-year-old from Andover, Massachusetts, forged ahead over new terrain....
By Emma Haak
Illustration: Peter Arkle
"My sister saw an ad in her local paper that Eastern Air Lines was hiring flight attendants. I'd flown only twice in my whole life, but she encouraged me to apply because I'm such a people person. It sounded like an exciting opportunity—so I went for it. And for the next 13 years, I felt like I was living a dream." From the June 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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