When you sit still, what comes up in your thoughts, and do you see this time as a distraction by your thoughts? What if it is possible to take on another perspective of the word distraction? And perceive the distraction as just what your attention is specifically on in the moment. For example, say you are in a pose in a classroom filled with other yogis doing their own practice. In a balancing pose, as dancers pose, you may feel the urge to glance over at another in the pose to compare how you look versus how they look. You then lose your balance, drop from the pose, and tell yourself you’ll never look like that because you don’t have any balance, but this is not true. Of course, you have lost sight of where your attention is going. Just like everyone, when we were children in school, not wanting to pay attention to the teacher at the front of the room, we can be reluctant to pay attention to ourselves and our own conduct. Maybe attention can be seen as what you are doing right now; you are always doing something right now, and when you are present with what you are doing, the illusion of you distracting yourself disappears, and the gentle realization that what you are attentive to has been up to you all of the time. Time is ours to spend how we want, and the right attention can lead to success and happiness in every breath and moment you experience. In yoga, attend to your mind and body by spending your time watching yourself breathe. Something remarkable happens when we pay attention to our breath for longer than the length of a commercial; we see our thoughts disappear because our mind and body give us full attention. To surrender to this moment is the practice, and you will meet tough times, but you can do it, you are doing it right now. Practice with this breath, spend some time with yourself in kindness.