I've Made It To My 25th Birthday!

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Hi everyone, I hope you're all having an awesome weekend so far!

Today I hit 25 and have had a really awesome day so far with those close to me. i've only been a member of this Forum for around a year and a half but already have so many friends and business contacts here it's been incredible.

I would love to hear from others who may have long passed this point and thus what I should come to expect as I get older!

Love you guys!

Joel
  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Happy Birthday Joel. Twenty-five is such a kewl birthday that we all got together and planned one heck of a meteorite show for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Happy Birthday Joel. Twenty-five is such a kewl birthday that we all got together and planned one heck of a meteorite show for you.
      Thanks Sal, i'm looking forward to the show lol. It was I guess only a few short years ago that you celebrated your 25th.

      Joel
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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by Joel Ross View Post

        Thanks Sal, i'm looking forward to the show lol. It was I guess only a few short years ago that you celebrated your 25th.

        Joel
        Sure seems like it, Joel. Rock hard. Life's short.
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        • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
          Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

          Sure seems like it, Joel. Rock hard. Life's short.
          It is, even now I remember being 3/4 like it was yesterday, so i'm sure i'll be saying I remember when I was 25 in the not too distant future.

          Joel
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          • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
            Originally Posted by Joel Ross View Post

            It is, even now I remember being 3/4 like it was yesterday, so i'm sure i'll be saying I remember when I was 25 in the not too distant future.

            Joel
            The time will fly by, Joel.

            It seems that the older you get, the quicker it will pass. So make sure that you take the time to spend time with love loved ones, enjoy the seasides, the sunrises and sunsets, the awes that nature holds and presents.

            Make sure you have fun too and get out and experience as many thrills, wonders, and experiences that you can.

            Laugh loudly, work hard but play harder.

            By the way, I can still remember when I was 3/4 too, believe it or not. :p

            Oh and whatever age you achieve, you'll always look back with nostalgia and think that those were the wonder years. You're in them now, so make them truly wonderful!

            Terra
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            • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
              Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

              The time will fly by, Joel.

              It seems that the older you get, the quicker it will pass. So make sure that you take the time to spend time with love loved ones, enjoy the seasides, the sunrises and sunsets, the awes that nature holds and presents.

              Make sure you have fun too and get out and experience as many thrills, wonders, and experiences that you can.

              Laugh loudly, work hard but play harder.

              By the way, I can still remember when I was 3/4 too, believe it or not. :p

              Oh and whatever age you achieve, you'll always look back with nostalgia and think that those were the wonder years. You're in them now, so make them truly wonderful!

              Terra
              Too true even now I look back with nostalgia to primary school as the best years of my life, it's already happening LOL.

              I will try and make the most in every way of these "golden years" they won't come back.

              Joel
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              • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                Originally Posted by Joel Ross View Post

                Too true even now I look back with nostalgia to primary school as the best years of my life, it's already happening LOL.

                I will try and make the most in every way of these "golden years" they won't come back.

                Joel
                Splorf!

                Haha, sorry Joel, but at 25 tender years of age, you've no where near reached your "golden years".

                Heck, I'm your age x 2 and haven't reached mine yet. :p

                I'm not sure about in London, but the golden years here in the states means your elderly years.

                Terra
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                • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
                  Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                  Splorf!

                  Haha, sorry Joel, but at 25 tender years of age, you've no where near reached your "golden years".

                  Heck, I'm your age x 2 and haven't reached mine yet. :p

                  I'm not sure about in London, but the golden years here in the states means your elderly years.

                  Terra
                  LOL.
                  Well I think us Brits may have a different definition of our "golden years". I certainly rightly or wrongly speak of it as meaning the best and most fruitful years.

                  However, point taken i'll note that for next time.

                  Kind regards
                  Joel
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  • Profile picture of the author Halcyon
    Happy Birthday Joel! Quarter Century is a GREAT year so have a ball. It never comes around again.

    I live in a house full of August Leos. Good hearts, very affectionate and rather protective. I've been baking cakes for two weeks but we're finishing up the festivities this Thursday with my husband and youngest son.

    Have a great day and I hope you receive everything you ask for.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      Originally Posted by Halcyon View Post

      Happy Birthday Joel! Quarter Century is a GREAT year so have a ball. It never comes around again.

      I live in a house full of August Leos. Good hearts, very affectionate and rather protective. I've been baking cakes for two weeks but we're finishing up the festivities this Thursday with my husband and youngest son.

      Have a great day and I hope you receive everything you ask for.
      Thanks so much for your lovely words. I would like to think I possess some of what you describe being a Leo but I appreciate you saying it anyway.

      I spent much of today by the seaside and it was beautiful as was the weather, I couldn't have asked for any more really.

      Joel
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanTH
    25 is awesome! Enjoy it!
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  • Profile picture of the author Eric Pacheco
    Happy birthday man! have a good one
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    • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
      You've made it all the way to 25!?

      Clearly you are too healthy! Take some inspiration from this thread and get to work!

      http://www.warriorforum.com/off-topi...ml#post6783514

      Cheers! and Happy Birthday!
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      • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
        Happy Birthday Joel!

        I'm glad I didn't miss it!

        The craziness continues here. I forgot my brother was coming in from Missouri with his two kids and they got here 3 a.m. this morning, plus we celebrated my other grandson's 3rd birthday today since we were in Minnesota on his actual birthday, the 9th.

        I just got home and I'm exhausted.

        But I do wish you the best for your birthday and am glad you enjoyed it.

        Terra
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Patterson
    I liked it so much I tried it twice (and then some...)

    Happy Birthday!
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  • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
    Thank you all for your kind wishes yesterday I really apprecaite it.

    Joel
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  • Profile picture of the author mikefrommaine
    Happy birthday...25 is a great age.
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  • Profile picture of the author d1234
    coongrats , i cant wait to be 25 coz then car insurance will finally drop
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    Congrats Joel. Twenty-five is a great age. However, nobody in this thread wants to to the dirty work, so I guess I'll have to:

    1. Hangovers start to suck. Seriously suck. Remeber how you used to drink all night, close the bar, sleep in your clothes for three hours and go to work? Continue to do so at your own peril. Very few things in life are more miserable than work day hangovers when you get older and I hope you never experience any of them.

    2. That awesome catch you just made playing football with your buddies? I hope it was worth it because you're not getting off the couch for two days. You will actually start getting injured now and injuries will take longer to heal. Coincidentally, this is also the first time in your life when the average professional athlete is younger than you. This will take some time to wrap your brain around, but, in the end, you'll handle it.

    3. Instead of having thoughts such as, "You know what would be cool? A new guitar," you have thoughts such as, "You know what would be cool? A new powerwasher." Life can't be 100% fun anymore UNLESS you convince yourself it is. And, yes, powerwashers ARE cool. Dammit.

    4. You'll start to realize that you are nowhere near as smart as you thought you were when you were 21. (And we won't even talk about the drooling idiot you were when you were 18) You'll also start to realize that your parents aren't as dumb as you thought they were when you were 21. In fact, they somehow turned out to be pretty good parents. Whodathunkit. Now go have a beer with your old man and tell him thanks. Just thanks. He'll get it.

    5. The two concrete blocks and wood slats you're using as an entertainment stand/dresser/liquor cabinet have to go. It's time to invest in some grown-up furniture or the ladies you bring home will start to wonder when *you* will grow up.

    6. Now is when you really start separating your friends into piles: keepers and losers. Life is busy and time is money. That friend you've been holding onto because you guys really hit it off in 7th grade art but have nothing in common with now? Cut him loose. That one friend who's kinda always been on the outside of your circle, but always shows up when you need him? Invite him over for some BBq and a beer.

    7. You do a lot of growing from 15 to 25. The next ten years will build on that and take you to places you never expected. Be prepared and keep progressing. If you ever find that your younger self from five years ago wasn't an idiot, you're doing something wrong.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

      Congrats Joel. Twenty-five is a great age. However, nobody in this thread wants to to the dirty work, so I guess I'll have to:

      1. Hangovers start to suck. Seriously suck. Remeber how you used to drink all night, close the bar, sleep in your clothes for three hours and go to work? Continue to do so at your own peril. Very few things in life are more miserable than work day hangovers when you get older and I hope you never experience any of them.

      2. That awesome catch you just made playing football with your buddies? I hope it was worth it because you're not getting off the couch for two days. You will actually start getting injured now and injuries will take longer to heal. Coincidentally, this is also the first time in your life when the average professional athlete is younger than you. This will take some time to wrap your brain around, but, in the end, you'll handle it.

      3. Instead of having thoughts such as, "You know what would be cool? A new guitar," you have thoughts such as, "You know what would be cool? A new powerwasher." Life can't be 100% fun anymore UNLESS you convince yourself it is. And, yes, powerwashers ARE cool. Dammit.

      4. You'll start to realize that you are nowhere near as smart as you thought you were when you were 21. (And we won't even talk about the drooling idiot you were when you were 18) You'll also start to realize that your parents aren't as dumb as you thought they were when you were 21. In fact, they somehow turned out to be pretty good parents. Whodathunkit. Now go have a beer with your old man and tell him thanks. Just thanks. He'll get it.

      5. The two concrete blocks and wood slats you're using as an entertainment stand/dresser/liquor cabinet have to go. It's time to invest in some grown-up furniture or the ladies you bring home will start to wonder when *you* will grow up.

      6. Now is when you really start separating your friends into piles: keepers and losers. Life is busy and time is money. That friend you've been holding onto because you guys really hit it off in 7th grade art but have nothing in common with now? Cut him loose. That one friend who's kinda always been on the outside of your circle, but always shows up when you need him? Invite him over for some BBq and a beer.

      7. You do a lot of growing from 15 to 25. The next ten years will build on that and take you to places you never expected. Be prepared and keep progressing. If you ever find that your younger self from five years ago wasn't an idiot, you're doing something wrong.
      Thanks Dan, tlak about brining me back down to earth with a thud lol.

      Some really great points there, although I love point 7, boy did I do some growing between those years, although has the growing stopped now, I doubt it.

      Joel
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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by Joel Ross View Post

        Thanks Dan, tlak about brining me back down to earth with a thud lol.

        Some really great points there, although I love point 7, boy did I do some growing between those years, although has the growing stopped now, I doubt it.

        Joel
        You will always keep changing. Look back at yourself 5 years ago and then look at you now - every 5 years will show that much change. Especially if you are allowing yourself new experiences and continue to learn.

        When I was your age - I was a disco queen - 4 inch stilettos and satin dresses, champagne and city lights. Now at almost 58 (gasp, choke), it's tennis shoes, mountains, streams, canyons, a rock pick and shovel. I still fit my high school clothes but have only one or two pieces left - the rest have shredded from age. Those that I still have are back in style though. Yikes.

        I have taken the route of natural health and get a lot of sun and exercise - so for me the physical part of age is just not there other than I tire a little quicker, can't climb that slope as fast - can't carry as much rock as far, those types of things. As you age the most important thing in the world is to avoid anything unnatural that you can - eat organic, wear natural fiber, stay away from plastic as much as possible. Ditch the cell phone or use it with extreme sparity. Keep yourself well stretched and toned, always get enough sun and adventure. These were my father's lessons to me. When I called on his birthday -- his 88th - he had just played a bit of racketball. I'm sure he didn't play the game he did 30 years ago - but he's almost 90 and was on the court - so listen to his advice as I did. Exercise, fresh air, and plenty of sun is more important to some extents than what you eat.

        Mentally -- I wouldn't wish ever to go back mentally to where I was at that age. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't a flaky 25 year old. It's just that I was young. As you get older experience starts to add up and you can tie ends of your world view together better. You gain social comfort when you are older and are able to handle uncomfortable situations better. Your knowledge - if you have made it a point to continue to learn - becomes somewhat encyclopedic. Your interests grow and so do your abilities.

        So aging isn't bad if you do it right. Enjoy the youth you have and experience what you might not be able to later. Try to stay physically fit at all costs because once that is gone, you are limited - in a lot of ways. Do not be so careful as to not have any fun - just don't do stuff that will have a permanent consequence. Think - often and deep. Learn something every day. Stay social even if you are fairly much a loner - volunteer if you don't want to socialize in other ways. Links to the community will become more important as you get older.

        No matter what age you are - it's always important to realize life is NOW. You have to live in the present. Building a future is good - but the present is the only true reality.

        The ultimate tragedy on this earth from this point on for you will be lying on your deathbed thinking of all the things you wished you had done that you didn't do instead of how much you were able to cram into one lifespan.

        I never had children to pass this message on to as my parents and grandparents did to me. Use it. Own it.
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        • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
          Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

          You will always keep changing. Look back at yourself 5 years ago and then look at you now - every 5 years will show that much change. Especially if you are allowing yourself new experiences and continue to learn.

          When I was your age - I was a disco queen - 4 inch stilettos and satin dresses, champagne and city lights. Now at almost 58 (gasp, choke), it's tennis shoes, mountains, streams, canyons, a rock pick and shovel. I still fit my high school clothes but have only one or two pieces left - the rest have shredded from age. Those that I still have are back in style though. Yikes.

          I have taken the route of natural health and get a lot of sun and exercise - so for me the physical part of age is just not there other than I tire a little quicker, can't climb that slope as fast - can't carry as much rock as far, those types of things. As you age the most important thing in the world is to avoid anything unnatural that you can - eat organic, wear natural fiber, stay away from plastic as much as possible. Ditch the cell phone or use it with extreme sparity. Keep yourself well stretched and toned, always get enough sun and adventure. These were my father's lessons to me. When I called on his birthday -- his 88th - he had just played a bit of racketball. I'm sure he didn't play the game he did 30 years ago - but he's almost 90 and was on the court - so listen to his advice as I did. Exercise, fresh air, and plenty of sun is more important to some extents than what you eat.

          Mentally -- I wouldn't wish ever to go back mentally to where I was at that age. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't a flaky 25 year old. It's just that I was young. As you get older experience starts to add up and you can tie ends of your world view together better. You gain social comfort when you are older and are able to handle uncomfortable situations better. Your knowledge - if you have made it a point to continue to learn - becomes somewhat encyclopedic. Your interests grow and so do your abilities.

          So aging isn't bad if you do it right. Enjoy the youth you have and experience what you might not be able to later. Try to stay physically fit at all costs because once that is gone, you are limited - in a lot of ways. Do not be so careful as to not have any fun - just don't do stuff that will have a permanent consequence. Think - often and deep. Learn something every day. Stay social even if you are fairly much a loner - volunteer if you don't want to socialize in other ways. Links to the community will become more important as you get older.

          No matter what age you are - it's always important to realize life is NOW. You have to live in the present. Building a future is good - but the present is the only true reality.

          The ultimate tragedy on this earth from this point on for you will be lying on your deathbed thinking of all the things you wished you had done that you didn't do instead of how much you were able to cram into one lifespan.

          I never had children to pass this message on to as my parents and grandparents did to me. Use it. Own it.
          What an incredible post and funnily enough a number of the points you make are very applicable to me. This is especially true for me:
          "No matter what age you are - it's always important to realize life is NOW. You have to live in the present. Building a future is good - but the present is the only true reality."

          I think I need to print that point off and hand it up on my wall and never lose sight of it!

          Thanks Sal you rock

          Joel
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            Originally Posted by Joel Ross View Post

            What an incredible post and funnily enough a number of the points you make are very applicable to me. This is especially true for me "
            No matter what age you are - it's always important to realize life is NOW. You have to live in the present. Building a future is good - but the present is the only true reality."

            I think I need to print that point off and hand it up on my wall and never los sight of it!

            Thanks Sal you rock

            Joel
            It was like reading an awesome book, like dam. Almost eye-opening to read that whole thing at 17.
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  • Profile picture of the author waterotter
    Happy Birthday Joel! I can only echo the sentiments already expressed. However, you are entering a stage in life where "Wisdom" comes into play - this is something that only comes with experience. You will recognize this when it hits you, trust me!
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    Happy Birthday Joel... Enjoy your lovely life...
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