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 1,100 issues. Have a quote that might make a good Pebble or Boulder? Submit it here!
Live the life you love, love the life you live. ~Muddy Waters, shared by Brittany in Rice Lake, WI (she and her brother each have a tattoo of this phrase)
BOULDER
The goal of adulthood is to let go of the other possible existences and to make the best of the one.…
Heroes don’t have to be perfect, you know?
They just have to make you think bigger about yourself somehow. -Linda Belcher on Bob’s Burgers, shared by Jamie in Cincinnati, OH
BOULDER
Heroism is not about your abilities, it’s about your choices, and we can all choose to do good in this world.…
The ability to ask beautiful questions is one of the great disciplines of a human life. And a beautiful question starts to shape your identity as much by asking it as it does by having it answered.…