First, I think you're using more of a 'wise' mind than you think. You've (1) recognized the emotion that you are feeling and have acknowledged it, (2) thought a

First, I think you're using more of a 'wise' mind than you think. You've (1) recognized the emotion that you are feeling and have acknowledged it, (2) thought about how important it was to you, and (3) compared it with other thoughts. To do all those you actually do have to experience the emotion and it sounds like you've got a hand on that. Second, not that your frustration with a clerk is not important, but when I was explaining not reasoning yourself out of emotions I was thinking more along the lines of intense anxiety. A few years ago I had an interview with a cool tech company for a position I really wanted. I was so anxious I threw up in the elevator (...sigh...) All the logical thinking in the world didn't help me.