Muddled thinking inevitably results in muddled living
Interpretation
Confused thoughts lead to a chaotic and unclear life.
The quote points to the idea that the clarity of our thoughts directly impacts the quality of our lives. If we allow our thinking to become unclear or muddled, it will reflect in our actions and overall way of living, leading to confusion and dissatisfaction.
In practice
During a motivational speech about the importance of mental clarity.
We are not asked to SEE," said Amy. "Why need we when we KNOW?" We know--not the answer to the inevitable Why, but the incontestable fact that it is for the best. "It is an irreparable loss, but is it faith at all if it is 'hard to trust' when things are entirely bewildering?
Prayer lays hold of God's plan and becomes the link between His will and its accomplishment on earth. Amazing things happen, and we are given the privilege of being the channels of the Holy Spirit's prayer.
What sort of world might it have been if Eve had refused the servants offer and had said to him instead, βlet me not be like God. Let me be what I was made to be - let me be a woman'?
Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship ''in spirit and in truth.'' Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them.
Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on Him who has all things safely in His hands.
If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.
The only way the past can drag you back is if you choose to bring it with you into the present.
Even our most difficult moments bring us gifts. The trick, of course, is gratitude. Therein will you find both your peace and your joy.
The most exquisite paradox; as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all.
It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.
It was only as I wrote about it that I began to find paths of access to feelings that were intolerable to me then.
There is a big difference between hurt and harm. We all hurt sometimes in facing hard truths, but it makes us grow. It can be the source of huge growth. That is not harmful. Harm is when you damage someone. Facing reality is usually not a damaging experience, even though it can hurt.
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