I have a birthday coming up and Ill admit, its one of the first ones where I feel, well, old. As my son would say, Its because you are old, dad. I guess it is because time is flying so quickly now. I dont know. I had cancer at 33. Ive always joked that was my mid-life crisis. It rocked my freaking world and somedays, still does. My career was shaken up in my early 40s after being at near the top of my profession. I guess that was another mid-life crisis. Lord knows it caused a crisis. But as traditional mid-life crises go, I really havent had one. Ive never had a desire for a red sports car and I am smart enough to realize that I out-kicked my coverage when I married Amy -- and I know shed kill me if I did anything too stupid. Honestly, Im pretty happy with my life. So this birthday, Ill eat cake, open presents and soak in the love of my family. Ill put up with old jokes. Ill see my face aging in the mirror and pluck freaky gray hairs. My knees and shoulder will ache. But then Ill go out and kick 30-year-olds butts in the gym. Ill wear jeans I could have worn when I was 16 and go run 10 miles. Ill celebrate getting to do what I love and get paid for it. Ill look at my life for what it is -- a miracle. And Ill smile. Numbers on a calendar dont mean squat to me. Im as my football coach used to say, Just glad to be here, -- even if I do feel little old.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:19:05 +0000
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