Skydive Sacramento

Sometimes it's not all about the running. Sometimes, it's simply about the living. Recently a dear friend died quite quickly from cancer. One the last things she said to me was, "Well, I've done everything on my bucket list. I just wish I would have made a longer list." This profoundly changed my life.

Yesterday I crossed off one more item on my list: skydiving. It was two hours of torture while we waited and watched others land and then 20minutes of butterflies while we loaded our gear, hopped on the bus, boarded the plane and rose more than 10,000 feet in the air. I've been asked at least a dozen times, "What was it like?" The sensation is completely indescribable.

It's like the Earth is standing still and it looks bigger than it ever has before. It's the most sincere sense of peace I may have ever experienced. And, in many ways, I imagine it's what it would feel like if God Himself held you in the palm of His hand and let you see the world from His perspective.

My advice: do it. At least once. And if skydiving isn't for you, do something else on your list. Life is shorter than we'd like to pretend and truly experiencing it is one of the greatest gifts we have.
FYI: I bought my skydiving coupon on Living Social. Thanks Skydive Sacramento for a great ride!