I've been meditating on and off for over a year and I still have moments where my mind wanders, especially at the beginning of the session. It doesn't wander nearly as much as it used to, though. I've also gained the ability to trace my thoughts back to the stimulus that caused the wandering. It's a very interesting thing to do-- I feel like I've gained a lot of insight into how my mind works.
I can't seem to settle on any one object of concentration. Sometimes it's the breath, sometimes it's the image of a flower. I tend to like the flower because I can start with the image alone, then add the smell after a few minutes, then the texture, and so on until I'm immersed. But the breath seems to impart more of a calm, centered feeling.
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