CWOL, I don't think you are doing anything wrong. It takes time and a ton of practice.
Check Matthieu Ricard out. He has a good Ted Talk, and many You Tube vids. The gentleman is a Buddhist monk and explains the years that go into it. He does share ideas for how to start and practice that I like.
I am reading a book that is about Mindful meditation and has an 8 week program that is good. The chocolate meditation at the beginning is awesome.
IMHO, you just have to stick with it, and practice practice practice.
Question. What can a goose do, a duck can't, and a lawyer should? A: Stick his bill up his a$$.
Sorry. Bad lawyer joke.
Good to hear from you and that you are doing well. Keep up the exercise. It does the body and mind good.
Me 46 Former W 46 D19 D7 BD Feb 2016 WAW moves out 4/16/16 D final 6/1/2017
It's time for me to start changin' the way I look at the world......and at myself. ~James Howlett aka Wolverine