"I was taking my advance freefall course, doing my level 1 jump. My heart was racing. Like I said, I have a lot of fear with falling, so I panicked. Then I let go of the door of the airplane and kind of panicked the entire way. But after a few jumps I grew more calm, realized what was going on, and I think that was the key. The more calm I got, the more relaxed I was."

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Source : Source: cynthialynnchronicles.com

Dean Potter

#Letting Go Quotes #Fall Quotes #Heart Quotes

“Man may content himself with the applause of the world and the homage paid to his intellect, but woman's heart has holier idols.”
“The growth of the soul may be compared to the growth of a plant. In both cases, no new properties are imparted by the operation of external causes, but only the inward tendencies are called into action and clothed with strength.”

Source : George Ripley (1836). “Discourses on the philosophy of religion: addresses to doubters who wish to believe”, p.42
“A tent, a roll mat, a little bit of food, a bit of petrol in your tank and a vague idea of where you're going and that's all you need.”

Source : MarketWatch, September 30, 2008.
“Each of us, when our day's work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster Ã la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.”

Source : O. Henry (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of O. Henry (Illustrated)”, p.358, Delphi Classics
“We've had a day of great drama and of humour too. The rumour mill is now taking over”
“Don't try to live too many days at a time.”
“Go inside the sweetness of life, catch the places where you genuinely were moved by or connected with life, and you'll find in there kind of a light that can direct you when the cacophony gets very noisy and you get confused and lost, that can direct you towards what you care about.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“True love will never fade like a rainbow.”

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