We know our minds are very powerful; they run the daily chatter that we consider the 'self'; they can evoke fear responses when nothing is there to be afraid of, they can realign the body's stance & skeletal structure by focusing on metaphors of the spine lengthening like a string, etc.
Often, our minds have a tendency to focus on the negative: what we didn't accomplish rather than what we did; the few details that didn't go perfectly during a presentation as opposed to the overall fact that it went well. And we know that focusing on these things removes us from the present moment. Our minds can easily become jails, replaying unpleasant moments and memories long after they are gone.
But our minds can also be trained to have a continual positive focus. Not to the point of being unrealistically positive about everything, but rather tapping into that yogic non-attachment and acceptance of all things that happen. Yes, ALL things. Especially the irritating ones. The extra long bank line when you are already late. The person who is rude to you. Your own irritability and frustration itself. Because then eventually, you realize that you and life are not separate. There is no 'you' to exist separately. And this is a wonderful thing.
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