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Welcome to SF, Gerald!
I have much the same issue with focus as my mind tends to race from one thought to the next. I can't remember where I heard about this, but I found a video on YouTube that described the early states of meditation and how all these thoughts would race through as you progressed into a calmer state. The trick, they said, was to remain detached from the thoughts and just let them flow through without attaching to any of them. It's alright if you do attach to one of those thoughts, but then try to catch yourself doing that, and bring yourself back to detachment by refocusing on your breathing.
This is what works for me, and my wish for you is that you find the technique that works for you to achieve the mindful / transcendental state you seek.
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