“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” ― Plutarch
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"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now." -Ralph Waldo Emerson “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson “'For a while" is a phrase whose length can't be measured. At least by the person who's waiting.” -Haruki Murakami “A good half of the art of living is resilience.” -Alain de Botton “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something. So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life. Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever.” -Neil Gaiman “Status quos are made to be broken.” -Ray Davis Jump and change the status quo! "If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees." -Kahil Gibran “It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.” -Marilyn Monroe “We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.” -Charles Bukowski | 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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