Sitting Quotes

“SITTING TIGHT? Holing up? Waiting for answers?
Those are things I'm not good at.
Planning a massive attack against mechanical geeky-like things when i was already furious and itching to kill something?
Piece o'cake”
― James Patterson, Max

“There’s something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the world really is, and how far apart we all are. The stars look like they’re so close, you could reach out and touch them. But you can’t. Sometimes things look a lot closer than they are.”
― Kami Garcia, Beautiful Darkness

“We sat in silence, letting the green in the air heal what it could.”
― Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper

“The empty chair in your heart should remain empty forever rather than someone unworthy sitting in there”
― Munia Khan, Fireclay

“Whether you are in a toxic relationship, or you wish to make that ‘final decision’ which will change your life, you must not, at any cost, allow the time to pass while sitting idle.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Treatise Upon The Misconceptions of Narcissism

“It's not surrendering to the Universe, he told me, if all you're doing is sitting around waiting for it to turn out like you hope.
—Partial Surrender”
― Brian Andreas, Still Mostly True: Collected Stories & Drawings

“Unfortunately, sitting rests the parts of the body that don’t need much of it while working the parts that desperately do. Specifically, it disengages the lower extremities while utilizing the spine. (This is in sharp contrast to squatting, which disengages the spine while utilizing the lower extremities.) Because sitting positions the spine vertically, it provides no rest or relief from the gravitational forces that compress it. Without a periodic therapeutic reprieve through the day, the relentless load overwhelms the entire structure, joints and muscles alike. To maintain an erect seated posture, some muscle groups in the back have to continually contract. Since this requires a great deal of energy, the muscles quickly become fatigued. (That is why slumping is more comfortable: It takes less energy to maintain.) When the muscles tire, you rely on the backrest more and your muscles less. The less you rely on your muscles, the weaker and more dysfunctional they become. The weaker and more dysfunctional they become, the more you rely on the backrest. The more you rely on the backrest, the more you tend to slump. The more you slump, the more pronounced the debilitating C-shaped curvature becomes. This weakens the muscles in your back even further, which causes them to overload the joints they serve. Sitting in chairs affects even the areas seemingly at rest (particularly the hips and knees). Because sitting keeps the joints static for long periods, the muscles that serve them become fixed in a short, tight position. When at last you do get up and move, the muscles impose more stress on these joints, thereby increasing their susceptibility to wear and tear. The prolonged stasis also prevents the joints from being lubricated with nourishing synovial fluid. Once depleted, the hips and knees, like the spine, deteriorate and erode. Is it any wonder that the areas most traumatized by sitting, namely, the lower back, hips, and knees, are also the most arthritic and disabled areas of the body in the world today? The real mystery is why so few people have made the connection between prolonged sitting and the epidemic of chronic pain. In fact, they need only look to their own bodies for an abundance of evidence.”
― Joseph Weisberg, 3 Minutes to a Pain-Free Life: The Groundbreaking Program for Total Body Pain Prevention and Rapid Relief

“I was sitting watching President Obama at the dangerous DeSoto Solar Farm and thinking: He is either very gullible or he is a corrupt jerk!”
― Steven Magee

“I am learning to “sit” with problems and own them instead of trying to bypass them. I am learning to empathize with people instead of trying to find a quick solution to their issues.”
― Karl Forehand, The Tea Shop

“We must resolutely hold ourselves to the reality that there is no agenda that is of enough value that it justifies the diminishment our fellowman as a means of achieving it. And if that statement does not sit well with us, we probably need to move from wherever we’re sitting.”
― Craig D Lounsbrough

“The people sitting in any stadium might be ‘at’ the game, but very few of them are actually ‘in’ the game. And we might remember that life is one big stadium.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Writing books makes my bum sore!”
― Steven Magee

“When I was sitting watching President Obama launch the Desoto Solar Farm, I was thinking to myself: Does he know it is dangerous and everything he is being shown is turned off?”
― Steven Magee

“My girlfriend would spend most of her time talking about her problems and not our problems at couples therapy. It was like sitting in on her personal therapy session.”
― Steven Magee

“The masses sitting using computers daily has coincided with a health crisis in the population.”
― Steven Magee, Pandemic Supplements

“Many of us spend a lot of time sitting—too much time. We sit at our jobs, we sit at our computers, and we sit in our cars. To sit, in this book, means to sit in such a way that you enjoy sitting, to sit in a relaxed way, with your mind awake, calm, and clear. This is what we call sitting, and it takes some training and practice.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“Primarily, sitting is to enjoy the pleasure of sitting, being fully alive and in touch with the wonders of our working bodies, the cool air, the sounds of people and birds, and the changing colors of the sky.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“When you sit down, the first thing to do is to become aware of your breathing. Becoming aware of your breathing is the first step in taking care of yourself. Becoming aware of your in-breath and out-breath, you can see how your breath moves through your body. You begin to take care of your body and your mind, and you begin to find joy in the very simple act of breathing. Every in-breath can bring joy; every out-breath can bring calm and relaxation. This is a good enough reason to sit. We don't need to sit with an intention like getting smarter or becoming enlightened. We can sit just to enjoy sitting and breathing.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“Sit in order to sit. Stand in order to stand. There is no goal or aim in sitting.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“We sit as if we are sitting on a lotus flower, not on a heap of burning charcoal.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“It's wonderful if you have a quiet place to sit at home or in your workplace. But you can practice mindful sitting wherever you are. If you ride the train or the bus to work, these are excellent places to practice sitting. Instead of thinking about your projects, your colleagues, your list of tasks, you can enjoy practicing breathing in and out to release the tension in your body and give your mind a break from being caught in thinking. You can create a meditation hall of your bus or your train. Use your time, wherever you are, to nourish and heal yourself.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“Don't make a great effort, or struggle, or fight as you sit. Let go of everything. This prevents backache, shoulder-ache, or headache. If you are able to find a cushion that fits your body well, you can sit for a long time without feeling tired.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“Sometimes people say they don't know what to do when they are sitting. "You only need to sit" is an exhortation of the Soto Zen meditation school. It means that you should sit without waiting for a miracle, and that includes the miracle of enlightenment. If you always sit in expectation, you're not in the present moment. The present moment contains the whole of life.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“Don't worry if you don't have hours to dedicate to sitting. A few moments of sitting and conscious breathing can bring great happiness.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“If you sit regularly, it will become a habit. You will let go of trying to arrive anywhere. Even the Buddha still practiced sitting every day after his enlightenment. There is nowhere to arrive except the present moment.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“The kind of sitting we're used to doing is sitting in order to work at our computers, to be in meetings, or to space out in front of a screen. So we have to practice sitting just to be with ourselves without distractions.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“What is essential is to train to sit quietly and mindfully. The more you train yourself, the more you can reach the deeper aspect of what you are thinking and feeling. You might think: "I'm bored!" "This is stupid." "I need to do something else right this minute." There may be old habits and old stories that are creating those thoughts and those feelings. What is getting in the way of your being able to experience the present moment? Keep breathing. Keep sitting. This is the practice.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

“Sitting is an act of accumulating movement!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“A billion worlds can be sat through within a single sitting.”
― Dōgen, The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master

“In traditional Chinese medicine, doctors often offer their patients something healing that is delicious to eat. And just by eating, you begin to heal in a pleasant and relaxed way. The same thing is true with the practice. While you practice sitting, you enjoy sitting. While you practice breathing, you enjoy the breathing. And if you are able to enjoy yourself, then healing and transformation will take place.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing