Turning 60

Today is February 6, 2022 — my 60th birthday. I certainly look 60, but I feel 40, and I act 20.

Birthdays have no special significance to me. A birthday is just another day; and 60 is just a number — albeit, a higher number than I’m accustomed to writing on those annoying forms at the doctor’s office.

To me, age is just a state of mind. That is because we’re all polygons. Each one of us has multiple sides and dimensions to who we are. Yet many of us see each other in the shallowest, most incomplete terms. This is even true with people we think we know.  That’s unfortunate.  It’s one reason I’m sharing this with you.

Not a day goes by that I don’t learn something new.  When I’m really lucky, I learn something new about a family member or a friend.  It’s one thing to learn about history or famous people we’ve never met.  But gaining insights into someone closer is even more meaningful.  I think we need more of that.

As has become my annual ritual on this day, here are 60 facts and thoughts on who I am and where’s I’m now at on life’s journey: