Animals love. They love their being. They strive to survive, to celebrate, to propagate . So certainly something we learn from animals is love. To survive and to celebrate, propagate and to love life. To be the best we can be - the right to be here and the responsibility to be the best dog or bear or horse that they can be. Humans have the tendency to self pity that other animals don't indulge in.
Matthew FoxI turn a lot of stuff down - big, big movies, the kind I wouldn't want to go to the cinema to see.
Matthew FoxWork should be in order to live. We don't live in order to work. That shift in awareness is necessary.
Matthew FoxTo connect with the great river we all need a path, but when you get down there there's only one river.
Matthew FoxA job is something we do to get a paycheck and pay our bills. Jobs are legitimate, at times, but work is why we are here in the universe. Work and calling often go together.
Matthew FoxThe only way to learn compassion is through your heart; you have to back up and pass through your own pain.
Matthew FoxWhat is common to all paths that are spiritual is, of course, the Spirit-breath, life energy, that is why all true paths are essentially one path, because there is only one Spirit, one breath, one life, one energy in the universe. It belongs to none of us and all of us. We all share it. Spiritually does not make up otherworldly; it renders us more fully alive.
Matthew Fox