Dear srk:

Glad you posted again. As you notice that your attention drifted to the unresolved past, a past that you cannot do anything about, and you return to the present as you have done, feeling sad and disappointment, you are already practicing Mindfulness. Over time, the more you do it, you will be noticing earlier and then, returning to the present earlier, with less sadness and disappointment. It is a gradual process, a non linear process, that is, there is no constant progress without regression. Regressions are part of the process, for everyone practicing this. Over time, you make progress.

anita