Meditation is a practice.  As defined by The American Heritage Dictionary, Practice v. 1. To do or perform habitually or customarily; To make a habit of.  2. To do or perform repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill.  3. To work at. Make a commitment to practice Give yourself permission to be alone without distraction  Set the timer (choose a reasonable increment of time, start small aiming for a consistent practice)  Sit upright aware, relaxed and comfortable Close your eyes or set your gaze softly on a fixed point about 3 feet in front of you Begin with awareness of the breath.  Counting, one breath in, one breath out Just this breath and this breath Aware of the sensation of breathing Feeling the breath on the tip of the nostrils Or in the rise and fall of the chest Allowing thoughts to come and go Returning over and over again to the awareness of breathing Following the breath  If you loose focus simply begin again Just breathing Aware of the breath coming in  Aware of the breath going out Noticing your thoughts, just notice and let them go Breathing Just this breath and this breath Make a commitment to yourself Make a commitment to practice Returning over and over to the tide of the breath Breathing in and breathing out. A good book to read on beginning meditation is: 8 Minute Meditation by Victor Davich~ Penguin Books.