RkyMtnHigh 0 #1 October 30, 2003 My family, friends and spouse think I'm going through a midlife "crisis" just b/c I've decided to skydive, enjoyed it, and would like to pursue atleast an "A" license! They've said I've lost my mind! Have I? _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taz 0 #3 October 30, 2003 People always tend to get upset when someone they care about breaks out of the Matrix and decides to fly, or do something a little closer to the edge than they are used to. A mind is a terrible thing to waste, so I throw mine out of the airplane every weekend!It's the Year of the Dragon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #4 October 30, 2003 Look around here. Read. Then come back and tell us. Have U? come on in, the waters fine... leave the sane ones to their business. jjf it's alright now, in fact, its a gas...It's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl03 0 #5 October 30, 2003 QuoteThey've said I've lost my mind! Have I? no more than i have i made my first jump last month at age 45. only intended to make one jump...but, like you, decided to go for my "A" license, too ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkvapor 0 #6 October 30, 2003 That's okay.. I started jumping when I went through my 1/4-life crisis.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #7 October 30, 2003 The mid-life crisis is simple. It is a crisis brought about by understanding the importance of answering one question... "Is this all there is to life?" Men go through it at 35, women at 28. (personal observation) "OMG, all I do is get up and go to work and wait for the one week out of the year for my vacation and happiness?" "For the next 30 years?" "This sucks... I'd better start living..." Seems like you got your wakeup call. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KerMor 0 #8 October 30, 2003 QuoteThey've said I've lost my mind! Have I? As I usually answer to my wuffo friends: Do you live to work or do you work to live !!! This explains why I am broke now ... You can't determine the length of your life - but you can control its height and depth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,545 #9 October 30, 2003 Nope, your mind is intact. On the other hand, if those are also important parts of your life, you'll need to figure out how to make them work. Or else it'll be a midlife change. Of course, that might be what you want. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivejersey 0 #10 October 30, 2003 I started my mid life crisis (OK I hope its early as I am only 29) 2 weeks ago. Result I quit my $80,000+ a year job and will open and run a small dz in March 2004. I am going to be working 7 days a week, 11 hours a day for 10 months a year, will get paid $20,000 a year if I'm lucky and can't wait! Its not a crisis - its a correction! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,545 #11 October 30, 2003 You're right -- it's not a crisis, but a correction. And good luck with it. Even if you end up correcting again, man, think of all the experiences you'll have Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivejersey 0 #12 October 30, 2003 I know... just another 2 months in the office.. yeee haaa!!!! Thanks for the encoragement Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #13 October 30, 2003 I started my mid-life correction at age 50. That's when I went back to jumping. I only wish I had done it sooner. No regrets.....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #14 October 30, 2003 HELL YES That is what I'm talking about.It's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #15 October 30, 2003 QuoteThey've said I've lost my mind! Have I? I would say "NO", you have NOT lost your mind. You've just found what many of us have found. A new exhilarting way to experience life to it's fullest. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #16 October 30, 2003 Well said! Midlife correction. The crisis only comes when you don't have the guts to make the necessary correction. The internal struggles and resistance make the crisis. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #17 October 30, 2003 Cool I feel better now that I'm feeling more normal, if there is such a thing _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #18 October 30, 2003 Good for YOU! That's awesome! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #19 October 30, 2003 No hope for you now! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #20 October 30, 2003 Thanks for the encouragement _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sara85 0 #21 October 31, 2003 Hey ! I started jumping when I was 40 yrs old . And was told I was to old . I'm 45 now and been jumping for 5 years. Wow !!!!!!! What fun there lost ......... Blueskies.............. Sara Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #22 October 31, 2003 I'm 36..had a 23 y.o. tell me this week(while dancing at a bar in San Diego) that I' was "cool for an old chick" ...it sunk in ..that I am an old chick to a 23 y.o! Yikes! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #23 October 31, 2003 Mid-life?? then that means im almost there also. Nahh its not a mid life crisis. I think some of us just have to find out what makes us happy. Some ppl go through life and never find the one true thing that makes them happy. I'm so lucky that i found it when I did. I never dawned on me that while searching for it that i should have looked 13.5k above the ground. Do whatever makes you happy and the hell with everyone else! There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #24 October 31, 2003 cool beans! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivejersey 0 #25 October 31, 2003 Quote Some ppl go through life and never find the one true thing that makes them happy Its not hard.... just look up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
