40
March 29th, 2008
Today, March 29, is my 40th birthday, and I’m trying to decide whether it is the beginning of the end, or simply the end of the beginning. Should I be celebrating, or should I be in mourning? I’m not sure what to think, and so I need some wisdom from the crowd to help me make up my aging mind. To weigh in, please respond to the poll I’ve posted below so I can figure this out.
One thing I do know for sure is that I want to express the vast love and appreciation I feel today toward all of the family, friends and colleagues who have helped me become a better person and lead a meaningful life. You know who you are. Thank you all. I am especially grateful to Natalie De Cagna, my mom, and to Meeghan Donahue De Cagna, my wife, for so many things over so many years that there aren’t enough blog posts in the world to share everything I’d like them to know. Let me just say to these two very special women that I love you both very much.
Pictured above is one of my favorite quotes about getting older. With any luck, by tomorrow, I won’t mind.
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7 Comments Add your own
1. Greg Melia, CAE | March 29th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Happy Birthday Jeff!
Not sure we need to define 40 in terms of any other age, but certainly hope it’s not even close to your end. It would be a HUGE loss for the association community and world. (And honestly, it would also kind of freak me out since we’re on the same flight tomorrow.)
Enjoy the day, and may the coming years hold at least as much wonder, discoveries, opportunities, and success as the ones past.
Happy Birthday!
Greg
2. Greg Melia, CAE | March 29th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Not sure we need to define 40 in any relation to any other age. It is what it is, and regardless of what it is, I certainly hope it is nowhere close to the end for you. That would be a HUGE loss for the association community and world. (And honestly, it would kind of freak me out since we’re on the same flight tomorrow.)
Enjoy the day. May the coming years be filled with at least as much wonder, discoveries, opportunities, and success as the ones past.
Happy Birthday!
Greg
3. Fred | March 30th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Congrats!
Also born on the 29th and turning 40… Lucy Lawless. Xena, Warrior Princess.
4. TJ | March 31st, 2008 at 11:35 am
Happy Birthday Jeff
40 is the new 60 or maybe even 90 in the tech and inovation field.
http://www.geritol.com/ may help some but since you can not join AARP yet you will have to pay full price.
Your options are limitless though, you can start book your self as a statesman, and a man with experience. As well as start using lines like back in my time, or we never had these fancy gadgits when I was growing up.
You can start working on your family tree, and going to the mall to walk.
You still can’t get the really good discounts at Luby’s and the Craker Barrel yet.
Happy Birthday
TJ
5. Pegotty Cooper | April 1st, 2008 at 7:19 pm
It only gets better so don’t resist the wisdom and freedom made available by the passing of the decades! With an attitude of gratitude and the spirit of adventure by your side, there is a whole new realm out there yet to be discovered! Enjoy the journey!
Pegotty
6. Anne de Lemos | April 9th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
As a current 40-year-young’n, I welcome you! 40 is where we have learned so much about life and are now able to apply that knowledge to our careers, relationships, and for some to children.
Thanks to all sorts of technologies and innovatiions, 40 is no longer an age to dread. And it shouldn’t be. Each decade has its own precious attributes and learning curves. I, for one, would not want to go back to my teens, 20’s, or 30’s. I’ve made my choices and in my 40’s am learning to live with those choices in harmony.
I turn 41 in 10 days and I say…bring it on! The fact that you feel you are leading a meaningful life and have learned much from your family and friends means that you are paying attention, Jeff. Not everyone can say that.
Happy couple-of-weeks-late birthday wishes!
7. Art Gonzalez | April 10th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Jeff,
My first time here at you blog and have enjoyed tremendously your posts. I´m approaching 40 myself. With all the knowledge and advances on the functioning of the human body, 40 is definitely the new 30, but obviously it all depends on one´s lifestyle choices.
Happy Birthday and I look forward to reading your future posts.
Art Gonzalez
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