I turn 50 this month and I say it with a tiny bit of surprise. I am surprised how quickly it came. I remember when I was a kid, my mother would talk of how quickly time flies and I did not really get it. I did not think about time so much. I am not fixated on it now, but I totally get how it flies! It actually makes a sound...whoosh.

A year goes by in a nanosecond. The awareness of the nanosecond does not send me spinning in fear of time or age. It encourages me to make conscious decisions to treat each and every moment as precious; to consider it a challenge to live more courageously with the intention of fabulous. Who are we to live otherwise? When we have the wonderful gift of choice, why choose to live below our 'fabulous' line? We all have one. Are you living below yours?

Why not live with the intention of making a difference with the kind of excitement that makes you wake up with a start because you have ideas, made a great decision or releasing a bond that has been holding you back. My good friend, Liz Plaster says "to live with your hair on fire." Why not live with the intent of EXTRA, using up each moment fully and packing it with wisdom, joy and discovery.

I am turning 50 this month and I welcome it with open arms. I will push myself to do things I have never done and enjoy the edgy feel of the unknown. I will adopt the spirit of a child and believe what I should not. Fall, but wipe the dirt out of by scraped knee and get back up. I will dare to be EXTRAordinary. Are you with me?