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The ABC's Of A Great Life: "X" Is For Xtreme

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 No, that's not a typo or a "fudge" to fit something into the "X" slot that doesn't start with the letter itself. Instead, there is a marked difference in our cultural lexicon between "extreme" and "Xtreme." "Extreme" is a correct word, accurate enough, meaning over the top, to the limit, or as far as you can go. But many people, especially sports fanatics, have coined the term "Xtreme" as a way of describing something that goes beyond the extreme and into the realm of sheer potential and possibility, that goes beyond the illegal limits, that pushes them further than they have gone before. And there's something more, too, in the meaning of the word - a spirit of raw life lived on the edge of perfection and brilliance; the creation of a space where time slows, the mind reels, and the spirit sing. Bringing the concept of "Xtreme" into your life opens you up to a whole new realm of experience. Refusing to ac...