Live it or lose it

An aunt of mine had her birthday this past weekend. She's the next generation older than I am, so I asked her,

Now that you've hit middle age, what advice can you give me?

I love her answer:

Live it or lose it.

Live the life you have, make it a good one, or lose the opportunity to make a life worth living.

Yep. My aunt (all of them) is awesome.