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!

Ripples #1425: Durable Hope

PEBBLE
I’m learning again and again that hope is the right response to the human condition. I have to learn this over and over again because despair is an incredibly potent force in my life.…
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Ripples #1423: Gentle Upon Yourself

PEBBLE
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.
~Jonathan Lockwood Huie, shared by John in Memphis, TN

BOULDER

We discover a gracious capacity for empathy when we learn to lean into our hurt places with the tender curiosity and care of a close friend.…
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