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Vertifly 0
Thanks for the compliment. Wise or seasoned would be my arguement. LOL - Is there a difference? ![[:/]](/uploads/emoticons/dry.png "[:/]")
Katzeye 0
QuoteI caught myself thinking: "it is going be a piece of cake, just dirt dive it well and visualize on the way to the conference room" ....
I've done the same thing!!! It works! I've also caught myself getting pissed off at someone around the conference table and actually looking down at the edge of the table and visualizing jump run (like spotting out the door). Then I smile, and take on the fight because I know they whuffo across the table being a dick/dickette has never seen/done what I've seen and done in my little piece of the sky. In short, it helps me regain my self-confidence when it slips...
Is a chicken omelette redundant?
andy2 0
[QUOTE]my finances have taken a severe beating[/QUOTE]
LOL, at first I thought that said my fiances have taken a severe beating. HAHA!
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let my inspiration flow,
in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
LOL, at first I thought that said my fiances have taken a severe beating. HAHA!
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let my inspiration flow,
in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
It is an all consuming passion that will take up most of your spare cash, spare time, and decrease your desire to do anything else!
I've been at it for 25 plus years and I still can't get enough
I've been at it for 25 plus years and I still can't get enough
Mike Turoff
Instructor Examiner, USPA
Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook
Instructor Examiner, USPA
Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook
JCoonce 0
Wow - skydiving has changed my life so much, it's hard to know where to begin. Ok, in everyday life, I'm...
- more aware of my surroundings
- more assertive and confident
- more willing to "stop and smell the roses" and I now realize that some battles in a hectic life just aren't worth fighting
- more willling to leave my comfort zone
I notice dangerous situations more frequently (and realized how dumb I was to ride my bicycle by myself in Atlanta traffic everyday!)
I realize that through teamwork, commitment, and determination - just about anything is possible.
I understand the impact of actions more clearly.
I realize that we are able experience all of these modern pleasures (skydiving, A/C, electricity, medicine, flying, computers, internet, ec.) because of the innovators that came before us - and we (today) have the chance make a difference in the future.
Janet
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants" -- Isaac Newton
www.skydivemonroe.com
- more aware of my surroundings
- more assertive and confident
- more willing to "stop and smell the roses" and I now realize that some battles in a hectic life just aren't worth fighting
- more willling to leave my comfort zone
I notice dangerous situations more frequently (and realized how dumb I was to ride my bicycle by myself in Atlanta traffic everyday!)
I realize that through teamwork, commitment, and determination - just about anything is possible.
I understand the impact of actions more clearly.
I realize that we are able experience all of these modern pleasures (skydiving, A/C, electricity, medicine, flying, computers, internet, ec.) because of the innovators that came before us - and we (today) have the chance make a difference in the future.
Janet
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants" -- Isaac Newton
www.skydivemonroe.com
I know that any day could be the last. I mean, I've always known that but each time I jump I know that I could go in.
I live my life so that I can be happy if I do.
It has made me realize what is important and what isn't.
ETR
I live my life so that I can be happy if I do.
It has made me realize what is important and what isn't.
ETR
illegible usually
Here's my $2.00 worth...
Driving :-
Going through intersections, check peripheral vision and prepare for evasive action (grab rear risers and check sky on opening)
Sex :-
You can never dirt dive enough (sometimes I even use BOTH hands!)
Work :-
I have no problem approaching superiors with ideas (like asking the DZSO for permission to do something new)
Money :-
Every dollar spent on a house or a car could be better spent on more freefall time (you could always live at the Dropzone, and parachutes are warm to sleep in)
Friends :-
Huh?? You don't jump? We'll have to do something about that - now learn to pack my chute so you can afford to come jumping!
Driving :-
Going through intersections, check peripheral vision and prepare for evasive action (grab rear risers and check sky on opening)
Sex :-
You can never dirt dive enough (sometimes I even use BOTH hands!)
Work :-
I have no problem approaching superiors with ideas (like asking the DZSO for permission to do something new)
Money :-
Every dollar spent on a house or a car could be better spent on more freefall time (you could always live at the Dropzone, and parachutes are warm to sleep in)
Friends :-
Huh?? You don't jump? We'll have to do something about that - now learn to pack my chute so you can afford to come jumping!
Snowbird 0
Broke, oh yeah
Before I started jumping, I defined my self by my job and income.
About the time I got my solo and bought gear, I realised that I now define my self by what I do when I'm not at work, and that my income is only relevant to whether I can jump as much as I want to. My job and income no longer define my worth. My passions do.
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein
Before I started jumping, I defined my self by my job and income.
About the time I got my solo and bought gear, I realised that I now define my self by what I do when I'm not at work, and that my income is only relevant to whether I can jump as much as I want to. My job and income no longer define my worth. My passions do.
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein
I am still a student, but I'll be able to pull in my A-license by the end of this summer. I was going through life in a half-dazed manner. And sky-diving changed all that, I have something to look-forward to every weekend. If I miss sky-diving on a weekend the next week is hard to get thro. It has improved my confidence level. And it has given me one incentive to work hard, so I can jump comfortably...
Peej 0
I moved inland from a coastal city, i'd never felt more closed in. I sat around for months all bummed that i couldn't surf anymore...then a friend convinced me to do my AFF...in short it set me free again.
Reading everyone's replies has made me feel incredibly good this Fri morning and it gives me a huge sense of pride to be a part of this incredible global community!
keep charging all.
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Reading everyone's replies has made me feel incredibly good this Fri morning and it gives me a huge sense of pride to be a part of this incredible global community!
keep charging all.
Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky
Should really make more money ... not spend less ...
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