life begins anew at 40

well im almost the dreaded big 40!(an age i thought id never reach,an age i thought made you a senior citizen)but as im learning i feel better at 39 than i did during my younger years,im wiser,greyer,and the older i get the more i speak my mind without caring what people think.as when i was younger i was scared to be different,i went with the crowd which led to jails,institituions,and almost death.my parents took action thank god when i was younger and i got treatment for alcohol and drug abuse and many other addictions..as many most of my friends were not that lucky they all died or are in prisons.''as the more education i get the more i learn i was lacking.'i guess i am still growing,i dont feel my age.i look in the mirror and say'who is this man?'i feel like the older i get the younger i feel!!i dont know but with age comes resposibility,so i will be adult and take care of resposibilities,but i will always stay young at heart.ive been using twitter to blog,but now im just getting back to real blogging.so with this adulthood our freedoms must come with responsibility..