Meditation isnât what most people think,â she said. âYouâre meditating right now, in the way that youâre focused on what Iâm saying. If your mind was somewhere elseâif you were thinking about the Saints game or what you might have for dessertâthatâs not meditation. You have to be here, now. Inhabit the present moment, because thatâs the only way to find lasting happiness. If you think happiness is somewhere out there, youâll spend your whole life chasing it, and once you find something that looks like happiness, it will change without warning. You have to accept yourself as you are, happy to be breathing, to be present in this moment.