There are lots of different practices that are referred to as meditation. I'm going to deal with two approaches you can try. If you've never meditated before, you might want to begin with the first one.
One of the most basic teachings which you'll find in all three main schools of Buddhism (Theravada, Zen and Tibetan) is the Four Noble Truths. This was the Buddha's first discourse.
#1: Life is hard to bear (Dukkha)...we all go through it in this world; humans, animals, formless beings...all of us.
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I get married this summer, and I don't knwo what you'd call me but goth has been used so many times i want to scrub myself with an s.o.s pad.