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I just thought I would share my experience of turning 40 as it is one of those milestones that we achieve with mixed feelings.

I decided to go in denial and took a mini sabbatical to Latin America to learn Spanish instead of having the big 40th birthday party with friends and family. I spent the initial part of the trip with a travel age of 35 thereby celebrating my “36th” birthday party in wine country at an asado with fellow travellers!

I think 40 gives you the confidence to try out new experiences such as a 50km bike ride in a gorge, scaling a precipice over a waterfall barefoot, socialising with fellow travellers a decade younger, being wined and dined by men a decade younger…

No doldrums, no sadness, no longing for younger years for me. I refuse to turn 40 and wish I were 30 or 20 again. I am stronger and better and more beautiful now then ever before. Sure, I don’t have everytihng in my life I had hoped I would have by now…. But maybe all that is still to come or, more importantly, maybe I did not need those things anyway. I really do believe we are given what we need. So I’ll turn 40 with a week of celebrations, topped off by participating in my first half-marathon. I am 40. Hear me roar.

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Turning forty is not something that some people feel ecstatic about celebrating, once you get over the issues associated with age however you will soon find out that aging is not so bad after all. In fact, it is a good excuse to throw a fabulous and memorable party fit for you and your loved ones. The only challenge is that throwing and choosing among a number of 40th birthday party themes is not the same as throwing a party for your children or your relatives’ children.

An important factor to remember when choosing among the 40th birthday party themes is your personality and personal preferences (if it’s your birthday), or that of the birthday celebrant’s. There a number of popular 40th birthday party themes and some of them include:

Well I am forty now and a few days. I went out for Sushi liked I planned, but alas none of my friends showed up, kind of sad for me at least. Not to mention I had spent 3 hours mowing the yard on my birthday. I also have started to mow the yard of the abandoned house next door. Another neighbor has started to throw his beer bottles there. So after a few minutes of cleanup it was all done and looking great for the next week.

So my father called me Saturday and asked me to come by the house to help him. I headed over and spent a few hours helping him do a lot of little things. I thought it was strange, but family comes first. I headed back to my house. And noticed the inlaws were over. I also noticed a truck parked over at my Neighbors that looked like my buddies. Well My wife threw me a surprise birthday party. There was about 15 of my closet friends and family over. I do have a great wife and she really surprised me and made turning Forty a little easier.

Thanks to my sister in-law for making the cake.

This morning, we celebrated a friend’s birthday with a brunch at my house. It was a simple meal, organic vanilla yogurt, fresh fruit salad, and Rhodes cinnamon rolls hot out of the the oven, with a birthday candle stuck in them.

Since she was turning 40, a group of her friends came up with 40 charms for me to make into a bracelet for her. We’ve done this for a couple of other pals in our circle on their 40th too.

I think this is a great idea and want to help you exceed your goal Aimie!

via Random Thoughts: Pay It 40…a birthday gift to your favorite charity.

Some of you may know that next year I will turn 40. I don’t feel 40 and I don’t think I look 40, but the calendar tells me it’s true. I wanted to do something that wasn’t about me. I wanted to figure out a way to give back. I wanted to make a difference, even if it’s just a little one. I have a few friends that will be turning 40 soon as well. In order to make it less traumatic for us and a definite plus for somebody else, we came up with the “Pay It 40″ campaign. Sort of a play on the “pay it forward”.

I will create a new blog/website with links for all the charities. In the spirit of giving, I’d like to open up the Pay It 40 campaign to anybody who is turning 40 from November 1, 2009 to October 21, 2010. What you have to do is: 1 leave a comment here with your name and birthday, 2 chose your favorite charity if you know a link, post that as well and then when the new blog is up and running you can tell all your friends.Let me know if you have any questions. Please feel free to share this information with others. I would LOVE to have 40 people participate.

Hey all.

I was inspired by Forty @ 40 by Larry a few months back and decided to start my own blog about the journey. My big day is in October and you know what – I am actually excited about it. I am running my first marathon, am in the best shape of my life, have a wonderful wife and plans to explore so much more of the world. The blog experience has been great for reflection and looking forward. A great place to show the world my world.

I hope you’ll all visit me for a peek into my life at:

http://john-is-turning-40.blogspot.com/