Self invoked feelings during meditation allowed?

I'm new to meditation and I struggle with my mind being *'blank'* whilst meditating. I came across an interesting statement while trying to figure out how to advance further under circumstances when feeling I make no progress. > **Someone wrote:** > > *"I used the 'blankness' to find something in my memory that made me feel something about anything, then sit with the experience and > monitor the feeling."* It sounds like it could work well for me as a trigger to invoke certain feelings that I then can observe. My challenge is that my mind goes completely 'blank' (no thoughts whatsoever) when I meditate, although I still feel completely focused, awake, present and aware. I feel this prevents me from getting any real deeper benefit from it, other than experiencing some sort of blissful state. The 2 questions I have, are: 1. Is this at all recommended for meditation? (Also, if not, why not?) 2. Is this perhaps a particular established form of meditation?