This is a soulful piece of scripting I am very fond of written by a man called LomaKayu at

www.medicineofone.com  It beautifully demonstrates an organic "natural world" thought process in a moment during his 'shamanic' reflection vs. how more traditional mental health modalities might teach / utilize practices. One is not better than the other and both can complement one another magnificently.  Here we can see in this example the flavour and context Lomakayu shares is less 'heady' and more  'felt sensing' as he practices gently moving himself away from any burdening thoughts, into a more serene, balanced and objective observer OF his thoughts. His burdening thoughts lose their authority over him. He is not immersed in them nor the emotions surrounding them. He is expanding his awareness of their presence and his 'self', PAST them. From this centered point, he can see much more clearly and he is not living his burdening thoughts as an issue. They are simply little storm clouds in his big sky; clouds to observe, to notice, to learn from and to honour. 

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" When I have days I don’t feel good, I practice becoming big sky to the little stormy clouds of pain and loneliness. I give it all lots of space so the clouds may give their gifts of rain and tears. And if I fall into the dark pit of thinking too much, then I just let those thoughts be restless birds in the sky of who I am. I become big sky, the circle of one. This is Known as the Path of the Circle, The Direct Path to the center, and freedom. The door you must pass through is the Question: “Who Am I?” Every answer, every feeling, every thought but a pattern in the maze to the center where it is Quiet . . ."