Don't Just Sit There! Quotes

“In an active state, you freak out. A lot. Overscheduled, you overwork, and then brag about how busy you are. You fill your iCal till it glitches. You sip espressos till you can’t sleep at night, then worry about that thing that happened today or the one that might happen tomorrow. All that stress strips away a sense of the present moment.”
― Biet Simkin, Don't Just Sit There!: 44 Insights to Get Your Meditation Practice Off the Cushion and Into the Real World

“Mind your thoughts, for they become your words; mind your words, for they become your actions. Mind your actions, for they become your habits. Mind your habits, for they become your character. Mind your character, for it will become your destiny.”
― Biet Simkin, Don't Just Sit There!: 44 Insights to Get Your Meditation Practice Off the Cushion and Into the Real World

“Keep your commitments, do what you say you’re going to do, and build value and trust in your word.”
― Biet Simkin, Don't Just Sit There!: 44 Insights to Get Your Meditation Practice Off the Cushion and Into the Real World

“Notice that the reason you do for others is you’re addicted to being needed. It’s still all about you!”
― Biet Simkin, Don't Just Sit There!: 44 Insights to Get Your Meditation Practice Off the Cushion and Into the Real World