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 #863: Liking Living!

Ripples #863: Liking Living!
Dec 7, 2015
PEBBLE
I like living.
I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.…
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December 7, 2015

Ripples #862: One Cloud.

Ripples #862: One Cloud.
Nov 30, 2015
PEBBLE
Don’t let one cloud
obliterate the whole sky.
–Anais Nin, shared by Diane in Lewiston, ME

BOULDER

Disappointment is a friend to transformation, a call to both accuracy and generosity in the assessment of our self and others, a test of sincerity and a catalyst of resilience.…
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November 30, 2015

Ripples #861: Sharing Gratitude!

Ripples #861: Sharing Gratitude!
Nov 23, 2015
PEBBLE
If you are truly thankful,
what do you do?
You share.
-W. Clement Stone, shared by Pete in Sedona, AZ

BOULDER

How do you say “thank you” for sunshine or health…
for clear days or gentle rains…
for happiness, joy or love?…
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November 23, 2015
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