Shindagrl 0 #1 October 31, 2003 Hello, all. I've had one big awesome jump, and am not about to stop now!!! Everyone at the DZ and on this forum is wonderful. I've noticed that I see things in a different way, and I can't quite put my finger on it. Most people I'm around think I'm nuts for doing it once, much less wanting to do it again and again. I think THEY'RE crazy for what they're missing out on. I really didn't have much of a problem getting out on that wing and letting go; it just seemed right (plus I was plenty happy to get out of the plane--the banks were making my stomach whoop!). I had Permagrin the whole way up, down, and pretty much since. My co-workers have commented that I seem much happier with life in general. Besides the obvious things listed below, what are the other ways skydiving has changed your life? -You meet new and fabulous, open people -The adrenaline rush -The view -The sense of accomplishment you get after landing -The fact that it's FREAKIN' FUN, in the words of the great Floyd, "Learning to fly............" Loving to learn this stuff- Shinda An audience of 35 head of cattle was not exactly what I had in mind for that last landing......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl03 0 #2 October 31, 2003 so, when's the next jump??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinchicken 0 #3 October 31, 2003 Well.......... I am broke all the time. My family and friends think I should be committed. I can't go out with any of my non - skydiving friends anymore(thier eyes glaze over the second I mention the sky). Most important. I was a workaholic. Worked 7 days a week started early and worked late. Partied hard and my nerves were frazzled all the time. This was me before skydiving. Now, I take weekends OFF. I am relaxed, don't have time or money to spend on drugs or parties(hey that's jump money). I walk around staring at the sky with a stupid look on my face and my world is as it should be. Skydiving saved my life. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shindagrl 0 #4 October 31, 2003 Quote Partied hard and my nerves were frazzled all the time. This was me before skydiving. Now, I take weekends OFF. I am relaxed, don't have time or money to spend on drugs or parties(hey that's jump money). I walk around staring at the sky with a stupid look on my face and my world is as it should be. Skydiving saved my life. Hmmmmmmmm........interesting. I'm planning on taking my second jump this Saturday, weather and Post-Halloween-Debauchery permitting. If I'm hung over, no freaking way; I'll just go the the DZ and watch everyone else. However, I think wanting to jump Sat. will have an affect on my actions the night before. On the way home from that first jump, I thought to myself, "Self, throughout the years you've partied to get away from the Big Blah of Normalacy; even though you're jumping out of a plane this a much healthier way to do that". That's when I knew skydiving would change my life. That's part of my story, and I'm sticking to it- Shinda An audience of 35 head of cattle was not exactly what I had in mind for that last landing......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinchicken 0 #5 October 31, 2003 Quote"Self, throughout the years you've partied to get away from the Big Blah of Normalacy; even though you're jumping out of a plane this a much healthier way to do that". Exactly! "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee03 0 #6 October 31, 2003 Sounds like your hooked Just like the rest of us CONGRATULATIONS on your jump -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewis321 0 #7 October 31, 2003 QuoteBesides the obvious things listed below, what are the other ways skydiving has changed your life? It made me realize that life is to short and you need to take some chances and go for things you never thought you could or would do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiventom 0 #8 October 31, 2003 Nice isn't it? I've made a bunch'a jumps. I love the sport. I know people who's lives have changed. Some for the better and a few for the worse. Welcome. Blue Skies! "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" -Groucho Marx- "Tom flies like a rock" -Tom Carson- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #9 October 31, 2003 It definitely changes your life, without a doubt. It changes the way you 'look' at life and makes you want to "live" life! J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #10 October 31, 2003 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #11 October 31, 2003 Wow, Andrea, 60 lbs! What an accomplishment! Good for you. Jan -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScubaSteve 0 #12 October 31, 2003 I have become much closer to my family since I started skydiving. I appreciate each day I get with my brother and sisters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #13 October 31, 2003 --- I knew skydiving would change my life. >Welcome to the club!!! congrats on joiningRoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #14 October 31, 2003 Skydiving made me appreciate God's work more. It has also made me enjoy work more because now I have a great reason for going . . . JUMP MONEY!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiventom 0 #15 November 1, 2003 "It was my first ex-wife that drove me to skydiving" -unknown skydiver- "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" -Groucho Marx- "Tom flies like a rock" -Tom Carson- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiventom 0 #16 November 1, 2003 I met a guy that lost over 200lbs of ugly fat.... He divorced her.... yuk, yuk, yuk... I have a friend that made a tandem, went home and told her hubby it was over... she has only made one more tandem. Has been sailing for a couple years and just fell in love and got married... Life is good.. "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" -Groucho Marx- "Tom flies like a rock" -Tom Carson- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajmclean 0 #17 November 1, 2003 Welcome to the skies. And just remember this: The sky is not the limit. The ground is- so shut up and jump!Mack The Knife "IT IS SAID THAT THE WARRIOR'S IS THE TWOFOLD WAY OF PEN AND SWORD, AND HE SHOULD HAVE A TASTE FOR BOTH WAYS." MIYAMOTO MUSASHI, A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
