Meditation has changed my the way I experience my thoughts and feelings.  First, I have become more aware of them.  The experience of becoming aware of a thought or feeling is like being caught up in watching a movie and suddenly noticing that that I am sitting in a theater, noticing the colors of the pictures, the quality of the sound, the sensation of sitting in the chair, the content of the pictures.  
	Similarly, I can be caught up in hope and fear about anticipated events. Often I am unaware of those feelings.  For example, sometimes when I ask my son how he did in school, I am anxious that he is not succeeding.  I have many beliefs about how horrible his life will be if he fails academically.  If he gives me a detailed answer indicating some success, (the reassurance he knows I want), my anxiety decreases, momentarily.  (I have learned that the anxiety actually increases in the long run.)  Conversations that .  When I become aware of my anxiety, at first, my discomfort increases. If, as I do in meditation, I can notice these feelings, watch them, notice bodily sensations that accompany them, and refrain from acting on them, they diminish.  Also, I notice much more about my son in the moment.  I notice the expression on his face, his body posture, and what he is paying attention to.  How much more engaging are our conversations when I speak to him then.