Without such mindfulness, we are repeatedly bothered and nudged by the same negative emotions. The cyclical nature of our thoughts and feelings is like riding an ever-moving Ferris wheel, each emotion being a different basket we sit in every time we ride, which is pretty much all the time. A distressed patient once went to a doctor and showed him his ears, which were both badly singed. ‘Oh dear!’ The doctor said.‘What happened to you?’
