Having just turned 40 I have been reflecting on my life.
When I turned 20, it was about asserting my independance while trying to heed my parent's teachng> I was learning to really take care of myself, becoming who I am, starting to mature but yet still being young. I was fit and strong and getting stronger.
Turning 30, I had been married for almost 3 years, my daugther was crawling around my feet. I was starting my family and developing my career path. I was learning a lot of hard lesson concerning life, taxes, money and so on.
Now that I am 40, I can say that a lot is behind me. Many lessons have been learned, many lessons hard to be learned over and over. The career is on a stable comfortable path. The thing that sticks out the most throughout my life is where I have placed and continue to place my values. Everything I do is for my family. I work to afford things for my family. My work hours have always revolved around spending time with my family. My leasure time is spent doing things with my family. I teach my kids and I learn from my kids. I love my wife and kids and I am loved by my wife and kids.
At 40 I do not feel like I am over the hill. There is a steady climb. There is still things that I can learn and I certainly feel like I am going to contribute to this world for years to come. I am going to continue to put my family first and spend as much time as I can with them.
I realize that the challenges that I am going to face are going to be different than those I have so far. But as life progresses, we have to have to follow and adapt.
On a different note.. the Turning 40 bday cards are really good.
