If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.
The funny thing about stopping is that as soon as you do it, here you are.
You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.
The real meditation is how you live your life.
Meditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavor I know of being where you already are.
Allow your attention to gently alight on your belly, as if you were coming upon a shy animal sunning itself on a tree stump in a clearing in the forest. Feel your belly rise or expand gently on the inbreath, and fall or recede on the outbreath.