I am 55 today. I was born on 5/5/55.
Must be something significant here astrologically. If anyone has any deep insights I am all ears!
While I did not do any astrological research, I did look for clues from my birth year on why I am wired the way I am. I found a few:
Brands and Businesses That Serve a Higher Ideal: Disneyland opened in 1955. Disney at its best is very ideals driven. This was their first big move into entertainment services. Steve Jobs was born in 1955, as was Bill Gates. Their impact through business and other ventures/passions has been, and continues to be, an inspiration for me. The first McDonald’s opened … while you can debate its impact on American diets, the brand has always tried very hard to be a positive force. Witness the Ronald McDonald initiative. Witness the healthier menu choices they offer.
Inspirational Leaders: I have always tried to learn about people and leaders, who make a positive impact in their field, or simply through how they live their life. 1955 was the year Norman Vincent Peale wrote “The Power of Positive Thinking.” It was the year Rosa Parks was arrested. Albert Einstein died that year, as did James Dean. Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the worldwide web, was born about a month after me.
Love for Family: It was the year Ed Sullivan debuted. My brothers and sisters and I spent many Sunday nights together huddled around the TV watching the Beatles and other iconic people parade into our lives. It was also the year that the stage version of Peter Pan (love that story) starring Mary Martin, first aired on NBC.
Love for Sports: Tennis is my favorite, and Tony Trabert from Cincinnati, where I have spent a large part of my life, won three of four Grand Slam events in tennis in 1955.
This was also the year the first company ever broke a billion dollars in profit … and it was General Motors. Maybe this was an early lesson that profits are evanescent if not driven by a life-improving brand ideal, which GM has struggled with for decades.
I wish all of you a wonderful day from Mr. 5/5/55!
I too was born on 5/5/55! I’ve lived my entire life in Seattle and have always felt a special affection for the number 5. I can’t say that it has brought me luck in any particular way, but for this one day, as we turn 55, we can revel that the stars are aligned for us to enjoy a very wonderful “Golden” birthday today. Happy Birthday, Jim!
Hey Jim – Happy Birthday!!!!! I was born on 2/10/55 – and thought I had a magical number this year too – Ain’t it grand to be 55 !
Wow, Hi 5 on your birthday
Dear Jim, Happy belated birthday. Must have been wild being 55 with a birthdate of 5/5/55. I have a cool book called the Secret Language of Birthdays. About May 5 it says: The Day of Practical Awakening…those born on May 5 often regard it as their particular mission to educate and enlighten others. No matter how humble their station, they can offer valuable advice as to how life can be bettered…. The theme of awakening figures prominently in the lives of May 5 people. They strive to arouse and motivate, to alert others to important truths by stripping away the veils of illusion.
These things could not be more true about you. It goes on:
Numbers and planets: Those born on the 5th of the month are ruled by the number 5 ane the planet Mercury. Mercury represents quickness of thought and change.
Tarot: The 5th card of the Marjor Arcana is the Hierophant, an interpreter of sacred mysteries who is symbolic of human understanding and faith. His knowledge is esoteric and he has authority over things unseen.
Born on this day: Karl Marx, Soren Kierkegaard, Michael Palin (from Monty Python) and Ian McCullough (Echo and the Bunnymen)