Fun Day Friday – Skydiving

Okay, so a twist on the fun this Friday. I thought I’d share with you all what I did this weekend (although I’m sure you can guess by the pictures).  For any of you who find skydiving interesting or have thought of trying it before, I can only say, “Go for it!”

Skydiving is by far one of the most incredible adrenaline rushes that I’ve had. As we sat in the plane, climbing higher and higher, I had the lucky spot of sitting next to the open door. My first thought up there was that it was so incredibly peaceful. My next thought was that if I were to slip out the door, I had no parachute on me (when you go tandem the instructor wear’s the chute) and I was not yet hooked up to my instructor. No worries, this was quickly followed up by a logical thought that if I fell out, someone would have to dive really fast to catch me (or so I hoped—truth was I didn’t want to dwell on that too much).

Still, I would go again in a heartbeat. The freefall was so fast and windy that I felt like it was over in the blink of an eye (50-60 seconds to be exact). And after that, it was smooth sailing with the wind, floating a few thousand feet above the ground. The quiet is eerie and amazing at the same time. My most prominent thought as we steered our way to the ground, was that this event was ending way too soon and I could completely understand why people would skydive for a living. My thought as I write this article is that adrenaline rush events like skydiving would be great tools for writer’s block. They tend to give a bit of perspective on life in general.

Thought to leave you with: Whatever you’re doing  (work or play), have fun, make it count.