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Check out these vintage photos from NPR to get you in the Leap Day spirit! http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/02/29/147629126/leaping-on-leap-day-with-vintage-photos?sc=fb&cc=fp 
Screenshot from: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/02/29/147629126/leaping-on-leap-day-with-vintage-photos?sc=fb&cc=fp
Add Comment "The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." -Abraham Lincoln 
"Piggly Wiggly jumping - Wisconsin - too fun!" - Bridget, who also wrote: Each time my husband and I travel away from our home in NJ we jump, and I must say jumping never disappoints and always ends in us laughing so hard! I jump because life is too short not to! Jumping brings out the child in everyone and I SO enjoy making others feel good! Wisconsin “You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on.” -Ray Bradbury Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed. I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing It ought to make you proud. I say, It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me." - Phenomenal Woman, by Maya Angelou 
"We jump because we matched for internship/residency and the three of us (including our photographer Shanna) all matched at the same place!" -Lily and Elisabeth (photographer: Shanna) Boston, Massachusetts "It never ceases to amaze me how many folks jump right over "I'll try" to "I can't." - Julia Spencer-Fleming (To Darkness and to Death) 
"Each time my husband and I travel away from our home in New Jersey we jump, and I must say jumping never disappoints and always ends in us laughing so hard! I jump because life is too short not to! Jumping brings out the child in everyone and I SO enjoy making others feel good! Enjoy!" - Bridget Times Square, New York, New York 
Photo Credit to: Jason L. Jenkins - http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/pics/jj277.htm
This photo was sent in as a submission to February's Jump Because Challenge + Contest: Show Us Your Love! and has been chosen as the winner! Thank you to Ophelia for this lovely jump & story. _______________________________________________ Jump because story of Ophelia and Matthew "We met each other during last year of graduation. He was attending on social and NGO work but I was working on national defense and security. Two different paths. Four months later, he was sent to India for his first mission. I followed him without second thoughts. We were based in the south but we took few days to travel in North india. I was sick a couple days but the Taj Mahal could not be missed. This picture is our love, what we have shared together, all memories that we got together and the support that we provide each other. We finally stayed six months in India. It was 15 months ago. And you know what? We are now back to India, without return!" | Welcome to Jump Because!
 Your jumps and stories:We want to share your jumping photos and "jump because" stories! Send them to: jumpbecause@gmail.com.   Giving Thanks 2011: Challenge + Contest Winner
 In November of 2011, we asked jumpers to submit a photo that kept the spirit of Thanksgiving and this quote in mind:
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." -Thornton Wilder This photo above, sent in by Rick from Utah, was chosen as the winner of this JB Challenge + Contest! His submission features his family, who was celebrating their first Christmas together in 5 years. As Rick put it, "That was a moment worth jumping." The complete story behind the jump and the original post can be viewed here. Current Favorite Jump:
A wonderful JumpBecause story: Jump Because... For a Cause!
In June 2010, JumpBecause hosted a Potluck-for-a-Cause fundraiser to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. People brought amazing food, made fun crafts, participated in a raffle, and listened to great local music... and of course JUMPED! Check out the highlights of our fundraiser on the "Causes" page.  Jump Because in MSU Alumni Magazine
Jump Because was interviewed for the Michigan State University Alumni Magazine (Winter 2010 issue, p. 15).
One of Jump Because's founders attended MSU as an undergraduate and we're all proud to see JB featured among other Spartan news!  Jump Because in
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