Still Going at 40 by David
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Wow…..40…. Im turning 40 in exactly 1 hour, 45 minutes. This is sooooo surreal. I don’t feel forty. I still feel like I did when I was 21. My sex drive is as strong as it ever was…My energy level is almost as strong. I can still stay up late & mostly function the next day. So what’s the big deal about turning forty anyways???? I just looked in the mirror & saw the same guy Ive always seen. Sure my hair is a little (ok A LOT) grey around the temples & I suppose it seems a little thinner on top, but I still look like me. Maybe just a little more…seasoned I suppose. Its so funny, in my youth I never really thought about where I’d be when I hit this age. (Hell, Im not even sure I ever thought about hitting this age period). Now I look around & see where I am & what Ive done with my life…. I started out my adult life as a high school dropout w/ a D average. Now 22 years later (damn has it been that long?!) I have a house w/pool & a view, a beautiful wife & 2 beautiful little girls all of whom I love dearly; 3 dogs,1 cat 2 tanks of fish, 2 parakeets & a miniature rabbit. I have owned my own business & seen it flourish under my vision, then destroyed due to my own mistakes. I have owned 3 boats, 2 cars, 3 trucks, & a motorcycle, I have worked hard & have acted lazily. I have lost old friends & made new ones. I have forgotten things I would have sworn Id never forget & have learned things I never would have thought Id have a need to know. I have many regrets…some for things I never tried, most for things Ive done, I have many, many memories both happy & sad. I have broken hearts & have had mine broken in turn. I have become an expert in my chosen career & earned the respect of my peers & my rivals. I have at times past lied & hurt the woman I love & spend every day trying to atone for these through thought & deed.
As I sit here reflecting on my life I realize that this indeed HAS been a journey.. One that continues on each & every day. There are so many things left for me to do, so many dreams for me to try & fulfill. I have always held that life should be what you make of it. Shit happens, but that doesn’t mean it should get you down. For me then…., I will make turning 40 not so much of a milestone in my life, but simply a marker saying “stillllll going”. I think that I will continue to define my life not by where I have been, but for where I have yet to go.
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2 Responses to “Still Going at 40 by David”
By Anna on Sep 26, 2007 | Reply
Well, the time has come. The one that I haven’t been looking forward to. I’m turning 40 in 10 days!!!. I used to think that 30 was old. The 4 just scares me twice as much. Just in the last year, I noticed changes in my body. I’m feeling old and don’t want to face it. Aches and pains when I get out of bed in the morning. More grey in my hair. At least hair dye will come in handy. I feel tired all the time. I can’t stop looking at myself in the mirror every other day. They say that the body changes every 10 years. My clothes don’t fit like they used to anymore.
I’m happy for all the ones out there that think turning forty is great. May be I should look back at my life and all my accomplishments. I should look forward to having a wonderful future with my loving husband and family. At least I know that I have people who love me. My husband tells me that I look great. Friends that don’t know my age think I look great. Well I guess it’s just another number. I must be doing something right in taking care of myself.
Well, hopefully I will be a new woman when I wake up on my Birthday. May be it will be a new change in my life. A good one I hope.
By sharon on Oct 19, 2007 | Reply
I think that I will continue to define my life not by where I have been, but for where I have yet to go.
FANTASTICLY written, I turn 40 this year too.i still feel 25 not a day older its just a number and how many times we been around the sun, does not mean we suddenly have to act old because society tells us too, i still party and rage on with no kids guess its easier for me, best wishes.