Relaxing in the Awareness That's Friendly

If you notice the mind drifting into thoughts, simply relax open and sense the thought. If there's tightness or tension, some conflict, some difficulty, you might explore re-establishing that sense of embodied metta or friendliness by letting there be a smile in the eyes. And feeling the face from the inside, sensing the expression as one of friendliness. Feeling a smiled in the heart. This way your intention is to include whatever arises in this friendly, kind, gentle presence.