Ripples
Every Monday since 1999, Paul has been sending out Ripples, an email containing two upbeat quotes submitted by readers (Pebble, Boulder) and something to think about for the week (Ponder). Enjoy recent issues below, and farther down you can use the keyword cloud or search bar to dive into our archive of over 1,300 issues. Have a quote that might make a good Pebble or Boulder? Submit it here!

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Ripples #1421: Openings and Opportunities

PEBBLE
When we release expectation and invite appreciation, all the moments of our lives become openings and opportunities.
~Kristi Nelson, shared by Jean in Maple Grove, MN via Grateful Living

BOULDER

There will be something,
anguish or elation,
that is peculiar to this day alone.…
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August 17, 2026

Ripples #1420: Full Aliveness

PEBBLE
In between breaths, in the moment between success or failure, there is life lived to the fullest.
~David Millican, shared by Jacob in Seattle, WA

BOULDER

You who are passing by
I beg you
do something
learn a dance step
something to justify your existence
something that gives you the right
to be dressed in your skin in your body hair
learn to walk and to laugh
because it would be too senseless after all
for so many to have died while you live
doing nothing with your life.…
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August 10, 2026

Ripples #1418: Inevitable Change

PEBBLE
When we resist the change that’s inevitable, we miss the change that’s possible.
~Leslie Kaminoff, shared by Kelsey in Fond du Lac, WI

BOULDER

Change will come, whether we wish it to or not.…
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July 20, 2026
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