I saw theologian and author Matthew Fox in Portland yesterday. I had read/heard much of what he shared in other lectures and books he's previously written but it is always wonderful to be reminded of what feels wise and whole and true. Among the thoughts that he shared which resonated with me were:
Suffering is initiation into our deeper creativity...
The definition of courage is comprised of two French words meaning "wise heart."
To overcome our fear it's helpful to connect with what we love and cherish.
Our culture fails to appreciate the value of the void, we're always trying to fill it up.
Wisdom brings heart and mind together.
Men have to recover their warrior nature (huge difference between warrior and soldier.)
Christ, Gandhi, King were all warriors.
The warrior is a lover and a mystic.
"Don't give a loaded gun to young men who have not yet learned to dance."
The love of death (necrophilia) grows when the love of life (biophilia) is stunted.
Wildness is the wellspring of creativity
Clarissa Pinkola Estes asserts that creativity (and the wild woman) lives in the gut and not in the head
The love of life and the grief of life give birth to creativity
The first level of grief is anger
Our universe is completely committed to birthing and creativity
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