"We were really excited about this one because we all got off the ground (woo). We're jumping because it's Easter and He is Risen INDEED!" - Jessie, Kate, Emma, Jonathan, Kingsley, and Alicia
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
"I jumped up and ran after the words that trailed like the dangling string from an air ball, up and up, from branch to branch escaping. Then like a cracked bowl the fixity of my morning broke, and putting down the bag of flour I thought, Life stands round me like glass round the imprisoned reed." - The Waves, by Virginia Woolf 
"Jump one day you will fly...Once upon a time in Amsterdam!" - LuLu Amsterdam, The Netherlands "When you step outside of school and have to teach yourself about life, you develop a different relationship to information. I've never been a purely linear thinker. You can see it in my rhymes. My mind is always jumping around, restless, making connections, mixing and matching ideas, rather than marching in a straight line. That's why I'm always stressing focus. My thoughts chase each other from room to room in my head if I let them, so sometimes I have to slow myself down." — Jay-Z, Decoded 
"I was exercising in my basement, and turned the camera on to catch me while dancing, which led to leaping and jumping!" -Aimee Connecticut, USA "The naked earth is warm with Spring, And with green grass and bursting trees Leans to the sun's kiss glorying, And quivers in the sunny breeze." -Julian Grenfell 
"Jump one day you will fly... Once upon a time in Figueira da Foz-Portugal!" -Lulu Figueira da Foz-Portugal 
"I jump for spring and the amazing, beautiful flowers that have been blooming for weeks!" -L. Richmond, Virginia "Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor." -Truman Capote, US author (1924 - 1984) | 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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