Getting stuck in things

We reduce, concretize, or substantialize experiences or feelings which are., in their very nature, fleeting or evanescent.

In so doing, we define ourselves by our moods and by our thoughts

We do not just let ourselves be happy or sad

For instance, we must be a happy person or a sad one

This is the chronic tendency of the ignorant or deluded mind, to make “things” out of that which is no thing

Mark Epstein