Praying the Rosary: Prayer is a form of meditation. Like all meditation, the goal is to focus on clearing the mind of all distraction and/or focusing on one mantra, image, thought, etc... When praying the Rosary, one focuses on one of four Mysteries of Jesus Christ. They are the Glorious Mysteries, the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries and the Luminous Mysteries. Each decade of the Rosary is one of five scenes from his life that you meditate on. There are five decades in total of one Our Father and ten Hail Marys.
The best advice I can give you to feel the full effect of such a meditative prayer and feel closer to Our Saviour is to visualize vividly each scene. Imagine seeing the baby Jesus just born in the manger. See him in front of you. If need be, imagine him as a baby you know personally to make him appear more real in your mind's eye. The more real he becomes to you, the more you will feel his presence. The more you see and feel of his life the more you will come to understand the magnitude of his for you and the sacrifice he made to assure our place in heaven with him.
Visualization is key to many aspects of a successful life. Before anything or any structure there is the idea of a structure. Whether that be a career path, a business or an actual building, it all starts as an idea. In the case of spirit, the more you believe and conceive of Christ, the more he will become an active part of your psyche and life. Good thoughts equal good things. Bad thoughts bring bad. ALWAYS THINK GOOD THOUGHTS AS ALL THOUGHT IS ENERGY, SO BE POSITIVE! Be positive, I say, even in the face of adversity because, as my mother always says, "This too shall pass."
Remember love, that God loves you and prayer is the best way to invoke his protection and love for you. He/she loves us so much that they allow us to live and will only come when invited. That is free will. The freedom to decide to go to light or to darkness. To look upon the countenance of God or to hide with the "Devil" in the shadows.
And the devil looks suspiciously like you, so turn to God and be light.