As we cultivate mindful presence we are activating the prefrontal cortex that's correlated with positive emotions and we're quieting down the sympathetic nervous system that keeps us red.
If you keep at it with this mindfulness practice you will have more access to positive emotions.
- ideas learned from Tara Brach's podcast
"Happiness cannot be found in great effort and will power, but is already there in relaxation and letting go." Llama Gendon Rinpoche