"What you think determines how you feel. It is up to you to get a grip on your mind so that you do not make yourself miserable.
A thought you have is not some sort of truth. It is just a thought. It may have arisen for no good reason whatsoever. A cloud passes in front of the sun and you think, “Life is meaningless.” What sort of thought is that? Why should you feel obliged to countenance it? Why even give it the time of day? It is a terrible mistake to take thoughts at their face value, as if they arrive from on high. They just come from you, with all of your warts and agendas.
If a thought serves you, you keep it. If it doesn’t serve you, you reject it. If you think, “I’m spending the next two hours making meaning,” you keep it. If you follow that thought with, “But maybe I’m on the wrong track and maybe I’ve made a mess of my life,” you reject it instantly, without muss or fuss. You say, “Wow, that follow-up thought was a whopper! The heck with it.” - Eric Maisel
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