Your mind might be jumping from one idea to another today, and this could make you feel scattered. It may be that because you have so many small things to take care and pay attention to, you find it difficult to focus on one thing. This could be a good opportunity for you to practice stilling your mind through a focused form of meditation practice such as a counting meditation, which can help bring your distracted mind back to a single point of concentration. To do this meditation, simply become attuned to the rhythm of your breath. As you steady your breath, count each cycle of inhalations and exhalations, from one to ten, repeating after you get to ten. If you do this for even a short time, you can reel in your wandering mind, since you are giving it something tangible and repetitive to focus on.

Counting meditation allows us to be more attentive to the thoughts that stream through our minds and to let them go. When we are distracted, it is often because we are trying to listen to every thought that goes through our heads -- our worries, plans, and emotions. Because it is truly impossible to give our full attention to everything, we then feel scattered. Counting, however, is a simple technique that lets our minds cling to something cyclical, making it easier to let go of the extraneous thoughts. By counting your breath in meditation, your mind will find a more solid and grounded place to rest today.