Jason Landry | A 40th Birthday Reflection

As I wake up this morning now in a new age bracket, I reflect on all that I have accomplished in my 30's.  I would say that my biggest dreams came true during my thirties.

Jason Landry, 2012

--I moved to Boston.
--I became an uncle
--I earned a B.F.A.
--I earned an M.F.A.
--I earned an Honorary Degree
--I realized one of my biggest dreams of owning my own gallery
--I have met someone of my closest confidants in my 30's.  I couldn't imagine not having them in my life.
--I began writing my first book
--I've reviewed hundreds of photography portfolios
--I've mentored a lot of really great emerging artists
--I've interviewed and met a lot of great photographers
--I've become a serious photography collector
--I've become a runner (never thought this was possible).  I've run more than 1,000 miles in the past 2 1/2 years.
--I've traveled through Europe, China, Japan, Brazil
--I've driven cross-country twice
--I've had my first shot of tequila
--I got a tattoo
--I broke a toe
--I lost a tooth
--I ate my first oyster and that has become a weekly addiction
--I've gained weight, lost weight, gained weight, lost weight
--I was an Commencement Address speaker
--I was a Master of Ceremonies
--I have participated on panel discussions
--I have given lectures
--I have worked for a non-profit organization
--I have been on various boards of directors
--I have shown my photography in galleries and museums
--I have had my work acquired by museums
--I have had my photographs appear in magazines and newspapers
--I have celebrated anniversaries of marriage
--I have celebrated anniversaries of birth
--I continue to stay married to the same person which is somewhat of an anomaly now-a-days.
--I continue to have a potty-mouth and that is something that I refuse to change!

Onwards.