When Presence is Gone and You're Lost in Your Mind

A thought for today from Eckhart Tolle as a reminder of how easily we become lost in our minds and forget our "Self".

Sometimes a thought has a magnetic pull, as if it wants more of your consciousness. It wants to grow, because it's a little entity. It wants attention and it tries to get it in subtle ways. It might even use a bodily feeling. "I'm hungry suddenly." Then presence is gone, and you're gone, looking for a restaurant in your mind...