So finding your posture,
Whatever will support you in practice today,
Finding the body,
Settling into the chair or feet on the floor if you're standing or lying down,
Feeling the body connected to the couch or the bed,
Wherever you are,
Maybe you're in the car,
I know one of us is in the car,
And just dropping into the present moment,
Using the body as an anchor,
Noticing the breath in the body,
Bringing the attention to the breath,
And then in the most loving way possible,
And also diligent,
Begin to attend to the breath as it flows in and out of the body.
And whenever the mind wanders,
Smile that moment of mindfulness when you notice,
And then very diligently and very lovingly,
Come back to the breath and practice.
Wandering mind,
Smile,
Moment of gratitude for noticing,
And then come back to the breath,
No matter how tempting,
No matter how compelling the story is,
Or how tempting it might be to check some other screen,
Just let that go and come back to the breath.
Wandering mind,
Moment of mindfulness,
Gratitude,
Come back to the breath.
Gently,
Lovingly,
And also diligently,
Come back to the breath.