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10 Scares, 100 Discoveries: Scare 3 – Skydiving
For me, 2011 is about a year of change, fun and new experiences. With that in mind, I decided to create my own adventure, 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries. This post is part of that project. You can see all 10 Scares here and the entire project here. Enjoy the experiences, I sure am!
I’ve been wanting to skydive since I was 18. But, I’ve always let others do the planning. Not surprisingly, they’ve never gone through with it. So, when the Groupon for skydiving landed in my inbox, it was serendipity at it’s finest. The Groupon was bought, the skydive booked and with jumpsuit #11, #3 for this project was in the bag.
I love the philosophy behind skydiving. Literally, you are leaping and building your wings on the way down, one of my favorite things to do. Before the jump, you have to watch an instructional video. I missed the whole quote, but in the video, the instructor says, “There is no perfect parachute. There is no perfect jump.” Wow. Just like life 
But, even with the imperfection, you do it anyway. And guess what, most of the time, it works out just fine.
The experience? Thrilling, beautiful. And interestingly enough, you learn without a doubt the person you would think about before you jump from a plane; the person who calms your nerves and gives you strength like no one else. For me, the person that came into my head and stuck was a shocking one. Even more shocking, were the people that I tried, but couldn’t make stick. But, the people that didn’t stick? They’re not any less important in my life. Every friend has a place, time and special role.
Was it scary? Sure, that’s half the fun! But, for me, not nearly as scary as #1 in this project. I’d go skydiving again in a heartbeat. In fact, I almost went a second time today, but figured I wouldn’t press my luck The other one? Well, let’s just say I woke up in a cold sweat the other night just thinking about doing #1 again.
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