1) I ask (pray) God to direct my thinking, then I am free to think. It's a daily task for me. My happiness is not essential to doing God's Will, just as comprehension is not a prerequisite to cooperation, but it does bring me peace or at least enough peace to be grateful.
Then, 2), I look to do God's Will in loving others as I love myself.
3) With a deep breathGod in God enters and a deep breath out, negatives are exhaled.
4) Thank God for everything and
5) Trust God, intuitively knowing or believing that it is impossible to be off of one's spiritual path once it's surrendered.
As the saying goes, IMPOSSIBLE is God's favorite word. We have “a daily reprieve contingent upon the maintenance of our spiritual condition.’ Christ is the Master Builder.
Every day that I get up, I am in the practice of thanking God for another day of living, no matter how I might feel or think things are looking down. I recall Zig Ziglar said, When life looks down, try the Up look.”