Happy Birthday To Me !

Despite the ever growing anxity about loosing my youth,  I can no longer deny the obvious.  The day has come when I need to accept the inevitable....my 40th birthday is here.  I know I should celebrate, for I have been lucky enough to have lived forty wonderful years.  In this time I have gained 4 decades worth of insights and have been privy to  480 months worth of knowledge.  So why have I been dreading this year all for all of my adult life?

Perhaps now that I am in a new age bracket, 40 doesn't seem that old anymore.  Is my youth officially gone just because I am only ten digits away from being half a century old?  I certainly hope not!  There is still alot of living that I need to do before my golden years.

Those of you who picked up a copy of my book will recall a story that I wrote about my daughter's reaction to my new age.  She ever so kindly told me that since 40 was close to 100 I would be dead soon so there was no reason to give me a surprise party.  Gee, thanks honey !  But she was kind enough to make me breakfast in bed so I guess I'll have to forgive her for that comment.

What the next forty years of my life will bring is still unknown, but one thing is for sure...I will cherish every moment of it.  Now if you will excuse me, I have a family that wants to sing Happy Birthday to me and I don't want to miss a minute of the off key melody that is about to encompass my heart.

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