Reflections on Turning 50

Yesterday was my 50th birthday and it was a great day!

THANK YOU so much to all those who took a moment and wished me a happy birthday here on Facebook, and in addition to all of you, I received many wonderful texts, emails, phone calls, and a delightful amount of physical cards in the mail. It's a milestone for many parts of this world to reach the half-century mark, let alone live much longer beyond it.

> One of my younger friends said that I've reached level 50 and I'm zooming on my way to level 100!

> One of my older friends pointed out that I'm now closer to 100 than I am to birth.

> Another of the older ones than me (my brother), shared this little nugget which I find quite profound... "at 50 I have now passed over from the old age of my youth and entered the youth of my old age".

 

I've always felt that age really is just a number and you are as young as you feel, and I've always enjoyed being active and doing things to make me feel young, and to know that I'm in the youth of my old age... It's great to be a kid again! But in reality, it is just a number as I begin my fabulous 50s and I look forward to many wonderful new adventures yet to come in numerous sectors of my life.

I'm very grateful for my circle of friends and family and all that you mean to me. I cherish each and every one of you, and as I scrolled through my Facebook messages from so many of you, I tried very hard to respond to each and every one of them, as each one brought a smile to my face and a happy memory or two of past interactions together. If I missed any, it wasn't intentional, but probably Facebook making it hard to keep up as they just kept coming! While we may not be able to see each other often physically due to many factors including distance, available time, and more, know that you're in my heart, and I look forward to the day that we might be able to be together again in person.

Cheers!