Thank you! There is a lot of great information in this lecture to reflect on and more importantly put into consistent practice. I'm realizing more and more how impatient I am.
Eager to jump out of the kindergarten when I haven't even firmly established the ABCs.
Now, if you are forgetting yourself, gently refocus upon the object. I cannot emphasize this enough. Do not exert the mind. Recall your attention. Reflect upon the object, and be gentle. Do not exert yourself with thought and energy.
A lot less thinking on my part, and a lot more practice, returning to the present moment and relaxing, familiarizing myself with and working with the attention.