Reverse the order and I think you might find that the things you do are you choosing how to respond (manifest) to your thoughts and feelings. One does not just sit with them and let them pass; one can pick and choose among them (and only You can do that because only You are having those thoughts and feelings) and decide how to respond to them. No you cannot "control" what they are but you can control how to respond. You get to choose, based on what you like/don't like, want to do/don't want to do, etc. and there has to be a chooser in there, a liker and wanter in order for anything to manifest/be responded to. You are the responder, the expert on all things SAWE!