Presence.
Acceptance.
Gratitude.
Open heart.
And when you are caught in the rip tide of your thoughts and feelings, don't try to swim against the current. Doing so will just wear you out, possibly to the point of drowning. Let the flow take you. Stay with the swell of emotion. Stay. Breathe. Swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the current. Remember: presence, acceptance, gratitude, open heart.
And when you do leave, just come back.
Breathe.