Turning 40 - It’s All About the Journey

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I’m two years away from turning 40. Many people have asked me how I feel about this milestone in my life. Quite honestly, I’m thrilled. I don’t associate turning 40 with getting older or more being more mature, I associate turning 40 with the rites of passage.

I was ecstatic when I turned 30. I had an epiphany: I knew nothing! All those years wasted during my teens and twenties thinking I knew it all. HA!

Upon turning 30 it was a huge relief to realize I didn’t need to know everything or have all the answers.

It was also during my 30’s that I made peace with my Father. When I was going through the horrible teenage angst years, all I could think about was getting away from Dad. Then in my twenties I was amazed that Dad lived so many years and never had a “clue” (whatever that meant) in my 20’s drunken haze.

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