Jay Shetty - the oracle of mindfulness, the award-winning storyteller, the author of inspiring Think Like A Monk - once wrote that we're almost always somewhere else. Instead of thinking about what mattered in the past or what the future might hold, we are taught to " be here now ." After all, the past is unchangeable, and the future is unknowable.

His teaching is life-changing, that much is clear. I was working late at hospital tonight and could not finish admitting patients until midnight. I decided to run back home. Little did I know, when I was planning my run after work, it was a blustery and rainy night. Fat raindrops dotted my short-sleeved tee, mingled with the moisture on my face, soon after I started my run. Regardless of the weather, I told my monkey mind to go ahead and be present, as I felt the cold air against my skin, my breath traveling through my body. I willed myself not to take short cut by train, even though the monkey mind wanted to.

And that's a good exercise to practice tuning in to my mind.