Just the universe, my jump master and me. -- Photo by Charlie Trentelman
On my 70th birthday I went skydiving. It was one of those things on my T0-Do list for years and I finally decided I needed to just do it.
Interesting was the fact that the day I left a perfectly good airplane while it was still in the air, there was another 70-year-old woman doing the same thing. That’s says something about how many of us “little old ladies” are really “feisty old broads” still enjoying life to its fullest.
I do know that I smiled the whole way down from 13,000 feet. And I do know that in the expanse of the sky with a wide expanse of the earth beneath me, I felt as tiny as a pin point in the universe.
“It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to imroved the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.” — Robert Kennedy
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YAAAH Pat!!! Something I’ve always wanted to do. A friend of mine did it on her 70th birthday too. Guess I have a few years to wait! Hee Hee!
Good for you, Pat. But I do have to say that I can’t figure out why anyone would want to deliberately jump out of a perfectly good airplane. But whatever floats your boat. So to speak. LOL Sam
Haha!
*APPLAUSE* for your courage! :o)
LOVE this! Can I go ahead and start being a “feisty old broad” now, so that people aren’t terribly surprised when I’m 70 and jumping out of airplanes?!?
Don’t rush it. Enjoy every age. Young people can be feisty, too. But I do guess we old broads get a way with it easier. Keep writing … Pat Bean https://patbean.wordpress.com
You are courageous, to be sure! I never had the desire to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. I have considered jumping out of a moving car when the occupants were driving me crazy. Does that count?
I’d rather jump out of an airplane!
Excellent, its a fantastic experience isn’t it. Not something I think I’d do as a hobby but worth the effort. What is up for your next big one?
Jim
Ah… I can just imagine. I don’t think I’ll ever actually skydive, but I would like to…. (I think.)