Saying Hello To 40
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Today I am 40.
FORTY.
Dude. Can I still say dude? Actually, don't answer that because I'll probably still do it anyway.
Well, I'm writing this when I'm still 39. I imagine that tomorrow I will feel much like feel today which, like I wrote about last week, is pretty good.
I'm celebrating with many of the people I love most and missing some that are far away. My Mom's here. Paolo's here for a few days. Aaron's around. The kids are here. People are taking care of me and helping me celebrate and I'm letting them. That's a big step in the right direction for me.
Today I just want you to know how thankful I am for you. Thank you for being here and reading and supporting and signing up and cheering on and commiserating and asking good questions and encouraging and sharing and celebrating your own lives. Doing what I do has been a crazy, wonderful ride - one that I never expected to be part of my life experience.
Here's to many more opportunities to celebrate where we are right this very minute with open hearts.
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Happy Birthday Ali!
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Happy Birthday, Ali! Wishing you a wonderful year and know that 40 is awesome! I've been following you for many years and want to thank you for all the inspiration you've given me to make this hobby of ours the best it can be!
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Happy 40th Birthday Ali! I'm 45 years young and life is better after 40. Thanks for sharing your story with us. The good & the bad. It makes my hard times a bit easier knowing we all have those moments and we too will get through it. Thanks for inspiring me both personally & creatively. Ali, you rock and don't look a day over 25. :)
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Gratulerer med dagen, Æli! I've talked to so many people who say their forties and fifties were their best, happiest, most comfortable and stable years, so enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! (Also, mad props to your dad for that hair and your mom for that cardigan that would totally be in style right now.)
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Happy birthday ! I'm a new 40' years too and i don't realize it yet.
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Happy Birthday to you, Ali! Have a great day! 40 looks great on you! XO! :-D
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Wishing you the happiest of birthdays and hope you get extra hugs and kisses.
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Happy birthday! Age really is just a number, although you could always tell people you're 21 with 19 years experience!
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Happy birthday! Thanks for being such an inspiration.
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Wishing you the most beautiful day EVER!! Happy Birthday Ali :)
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Happy, Happy, Birthday to You! Thanks so much for sharing yourself and your adventure with me (us). My life is truly richer for it. So today, your special day, I hope you feel the gratitude that I am sending your way!
Happy Day, Happy Season, Happy Year(s) Ahead,
Leora
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Happy Birthday to Wonderful You! You, my dear, continue to inspire us, bring out the truth in a lot of us and always push us to our creative limits. You are awesome and I hope you have a wonderful 40th Birthday! Enjoy the ride.
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Happy birthday! Enjoy your family and friends. I hope it is memorable and fun!
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Cheers to a Happy 40th and many many more fabulous years to come! You are such an awesome inpiration to me. I will be 40 in January. Thanks for GIVING so much to me and my life.
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Happy birthday to you Ali!
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Happy Birthday Ali. You have inspired me in so many ways - but most especially in telling my story. You are blessed to be surrounded by love and supported by family and friends. Enjoy all of it!!
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Happy Birthday Ali! Thank you for the gift of inspiration everyday and I mean EVERYDAY!
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweet Ali! I am SO grateful for you. Reading your blog many many years ago and finding you and your amazing talents/vision/passion for life and documenting has literally changed the course of my life....because of you I live my life in such a different, positive and more intentional way of living. YOU are amazing. Keep shining your amazing light. Hope you enjoy a beautiful day and this next year is even better than you ever imagined it could be. P.S. you are such a mix of your parents! i love it! great photo. biggest hugs xoxo
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Happy 40th! May your day (week) ringing in the forties be filled with family and friends. And I am on the cusp of 50, and I still feel like I'm 40 :) And dude, Simon resembles your dad!
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I thought so too, Simon looks so much like his Grandpa! :-)
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Happy Birthday, Ali! Hope you are having a good one, with family and friends around. Thank you for sharing a big part of yourself through the years.
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