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But for how long? What about hanging on for the future? Just curious what others think? "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

How about working, full time but very underpaid and underemployed? that would be my employment description. Beats 2009 though, which was UNEMPLOYED indefinately. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

+1 Then there is surfing, I tried and tried and tried to get into it...I loved it but I would have a near panic attack almost every time I got out past the breakers, total mental freakout of sharks and other nasty meat eaters This mental surge made the sport too dangerous in my mind. Throwing in some other activities, lets look at the rodeo you have bullriding horseback riding, in general these can be dangerous mostly because you are dealing with another (nonhuman) mind/anxiety/attitude/training etc. Or fishing/camping in the yukon? yikes, no thanks on meeting a grizzly. Skydiving for me= the hazards for the most part are pretty cut and dried (though not always) no suprising critters coming at you, only the very familiar gravity animal. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

QuoteCuz I had at least $1000 burning a hole in my pocket. fixed it

welcome back!! I was just finishing AFF at sdsd whenever you took off! have fun!! "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

invite her to become a skydiver too! it'll cost more but you guys can do it together (that's a good line Good luck and blue skies. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

Different people have different words that push the buttons. I smacked my ex husband on the back of the head once because we were in a minor argument about directions and he just lost it, cussing me and ended it with "YOU STUPID BITCH" and I reflexively smacked him upside the head and said "watch your mouth!" oops "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

Way to go, my story is similiar to yours only my gear has not been bought yet (still saving) and I'm not jumping yet, gotta a lot of catch up to do first. Way to go! wooot hoot!! blue skies. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

I am the oldest of three, Being the only girl and the oldest had good advantages for me, we grew up wrestling every chance we could (it took well into adulthood before they could whip me ) Our relationships have varied into adulthood but we always come through with a strong relationship. We don't really have alot in common outside of the fact that we are all married and have children. I don't always agree with their decisions and vice versa but, come on! let live is my philosophy... interesting topic though

lol +1 "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

sounds like a good reason to quit binge drinking to me "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

I know from my 13 yr old years, prayer works wonders! Thanks mom and dad!!! love you!!

I didn't even know there was a skydive radio, awesome news, I'll shoot an email over.

November 15th :( gotta drive too far to the nearest dz and it rained while I was in san diego last month so no jumping then oh well, on the bright side I am saving money for my first rig. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

This was my first jump away from my home dz (i know BEER!) I was able to do 2 jumps with some awesome friendly jumpers. These people love skydiving and it shows. Safety was number one and fun was number 2,3 and 4! I will be skydiving here anytime I visit my Alma mater auburn! war eagle!

Amazing story! Welcome to this new way of life, be safe and have fun! Blue skies. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

RIP dave. you will be missed. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

I had 35 jumps before I got pregnant, so then I took a break from skydiving, I still went to the dz all the time throughout my pregnancy just to stay connected to the sport I love. But the fear that came with that first re-currency jump after the little one was born was almost as intense as my aff level one fear. After a couple of jumps that cotton mouth fear began to fade into the background again. Recently I jumped at a different dropzone out of a little bity c182 with rental gear that I wasn't as familiar with, and that intense fear/anxiety once again made its appearance known...but a couple jumps later and I was fine once again. My girlfriend is still doing her static line progression and mentioned how scared she was on the way to altitude, I told her that I think in this sport there is a healthy fear which breeds respect and therefore safety. Plus, that fear is what makes that adrenaline start pumping! "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

It is Blake, the manager at sdsd and they do have a new website as I have checked it out! it is pretty awesome. way to go guys! sooooo send in your photos and videos "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

I am glad this thread lightened up a bit. As a parent who is addicted to skydiving I found myself getting worked up, but like the morbid curiousity that hits whenever one drives by a horrible car accident, I HAD to read through the entire thread. The fact is....we are all addicted to skydiving no matter what... right? and then you have the ppl who have children who have this love for the sport (ME ME ME) and then you have those who have no children and every single one of us are the same human beings but our circumstances differ....DOES IT MATTER. are we not all working towards the same goal....ANOTHER JUMP, another rush, one jump closer towards our goals. It really isn't that serious....so what if you can't wear a bikini top....whatever,....so what if you feel you shouldn't cuss that much.....so what so what so what...at least you are jumping out of an airplane, fixing that need that we all have. Shit, people need to relax and realize that we are all human after all and that we could give just a little bit of ourselves up just for the comfort of another person, we'd FIND TRUE HAPPINESS.... then just smile... it really isn't that bad no matter how you see it. "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

Today (may2) and tomorrow (may3) there is a boogie going on, it is the annual cinco de mayo boogie! you should check it out! it is well worth is if you are already near by! "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

Same goes for a lot of adults.... especially skydivers.... "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

Unsupervised, children should not be at the DZ. Supervised, who cares. carry on with your OWN business. My daughter is ok at our dz, where it is more of a family environment than an "adult's playground" but I know that other dropzones have different atmospheres and parents should act accordingly in those cases. as for the comments about adult language...please! these days kids hear and learn more dirty language from their peers at school and the boobtoob then we did even into our late teens. I do believe there is such a thing as OVER protecting /sheltering one's children in some cases... just MHO.

wow, you're a youngin'!! see ya there! "A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen