"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein

Congratulations! You're 50. Make all the days in your life count. This is the real thing, not a trial run, so grab life by the horns! You're halfway to a century, you have the experience and wisdom to accomplish anything you set your mind to. Whether it's learning to salsa, indulging your skin in a bath of donkey's milk, or sand surfing in Brazil, throw caution to the wind and go for it. You might just enjoy it!

This book will help you think positively, with things like this to look forward to:

- Take part in a conservation project abroad and save one of the world's wild places

- Become a blood donor

- Take lessons in map reading

- Get a part as a movie extra - we're all entitled to our 15 minutes of fame