Discipline provides a constancy which is independent of what kind of day you had yesterday and what kind of day you anticipate today.

But when we start to focus in on what our own mind is up to, for instance, it is not unusual to quickly go unconscious again, to fall back into an automatic-pilot mode of unawareness. These lapses in awareness are frequently caused by an eddy of dissatisfaction with what we are seeing or feeling in that moment, out of which springs a desire for something to be different, for things to change.

The funny thing about stopping is that as soon as you do it, here you are.

If you look at people out on the street, if you look at people at restaurants, nobody's having conversations anymore. They're sitting at dinner looking at their phone, because their brain is so addicted to it.

See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance

It's okay that the mind drifts away but you just bring it back.

No one can listen to your body for you... To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.