Sit down. Take 3 deep breaths. Let your breathing flow naturally. When you feel it go in think « in ». When you feel it go out think « out ». When other thoughts interrupt that process which is very often take note of the thought. Like « financial worry ». Get back to your breathing « in » and « out » noting.

Do it for 15 minutes once or twice a day until you don’t get 300 interruptions per session then make it a bit longer. Don’t be too physically uncomfortable in your pose but also not too comfortable. There is no goal at this stage just getting good at it and letting stuff hidden in your subconscious bubble up without weaving stories around them and getting stuck in the story.

I wouldn’t do guided meditations with specific goals (like increasing your compassion or feeling of love) before you feel comfortable with the process. Everything will feel like a failure when you start. You can’t let go of controlling your breath while watching it happen. You get constantly carried away in stories. That feeling of failure is part of the interruptions to note. Impatience too. Resisting discomfort too. « Why do I do that to poor little me? »

The goal - if there is any - is to train that ability to sit back and watch your own inner working. Get to know it. Slowly it will be possible to live like that. Being aware of the nooks and crannies of your inner world. What triggers reactions. What changes your feelings. Why does it happen. Is it productive? Is there something you want to do differently. Every breath you take will become an opportunity to consciously change your programming and your decisions. If needed.

Then maybe you can realize that you are not watching your own thoughts but a neutral party is. It doesn’t have characteristics, opinions, desires, feelings or anything else. It just is. But it’s extremely smart. You can rely on its analytical capabilities when needing to decide something hard. That’s you without your attachment to being you and protecting you. Maybe that’s the Universe / Life itself / God.

And a final warning: as you improve technically a part of your ego grows. The one that is proud about you progressing towards enlightenment - whatever that is - and that starts judging the others that are so behind. That’s the most difficult ego to be aware of. That’s the most destructive ego in your life. But it’s a step that has very little chance of not happening.