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Matthew Fox Quotes: A 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.
         

A 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.


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If you look closely at a tree you'll notice it's knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully.

If you look closely at a tree you'll notice it's knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully.



Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism.

Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism.



There is no end to the beauty for the person who is aware. Even the cracks between the sidewalk contain geometric patterns of amazing beauty.

There is no end to the beauty for the person who is aware. Even the cracks between the sidewalk contain geometric patterns of amazing beauty.



I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic.

I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic.



A global awakening can only happen from a spiritual awakening that is of global dimensions.

A global awakening can only happen from a spiritual awakening that is of global dimensions.



Creation is all space, all time - all things past, present, and future.

Creation is all space, all time - all things past, present, and future.



When our inner self connects to our work and our work to our inner self, the work knows no limit, for the inner self knows no limit.

When our inner self connects to our work and our work to our inner self, the work knows no limit, for the inner self knows no limit.



The system is not working. That is how a paradigm shift begins: the established way of seeing the world no longer functions.

The system is not working. That is how a paradigm shift begins: the established way of seeing the world no longer functions.



Our self-expression is meant to be a manifestation of the silence of our hearts.

Our self-expression is meant to be a manifestation of the silence of our hearts.



Soul is our appetite, driving us to eat from the banquet of life. People filled with the hunger of soul take food from every dish before them, whether it be sweet or bitter.

Soul is our appetite, driving us to eat from the banquet of life. People filled with the hunger of soul take food from every dish before them, whether it be sweet or bitter.





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I don't want people poking around in my private stuff. They've no business in it. My work is what I give to people, that's my job, and that's where it stops.



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This body is yours. It is your home. The keeper of your soul. The resting place of your spirit. No one can ever take that away.



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