Sitting

Not waiting. Choosing to sit. Making a connection with the stillness. This is okay. This is beyond okay. The acceptance of sitting is mutual among most of us, but what do you do while you sit? Not everyone does the same thing or thinks the same thing. I personally prefer to observe while I sit. Sitting while the sun fades away, the ability and time to watch the sun go down, this is another favorite sitting activity.

I feel that Americans have not yet mastered the art of sitting. We take for granted the system that is already in place for us to unwind and fade out like a light slowly being turned of by a dimmer switch. What if there was, is, a perfectly good bench two blocks from your house that you could go sit on and watch people slowly pass, would you go? Would you choose a 20 minute drive to a local cafe to read a book, or sip on a brand of coffee you have never tried, in order to relax as the day passed?

Sitting, how would you prefer to sit? If you didn't have life, responsibilities, or a schedule to take care of, how would you sit? Where would you go? How would you unwind if there were no TV or music tonight when you got home?

To sit or how to sit? That is the question.