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.
You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you.
Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy.
I am anxious to give away information, for it is only by giving it away that you can keep it. When you have told it, you remember it. It is with information as it is with liberty, the only way to be dead sure of it is to give it to other people.
To develop patience, you need someone who willfully hurts you. Such people give us real opportunities to practice tolerance. They test our inner strength in a way that even our guru cannot. Basically, patience protects us from being discouraged.
I love those who can smile in trouble.
Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful.
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