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!
Margaret, maybe the you you are is better than the one you’re trying to become?
-Bill, shared by Margaret in Williamsburg, VA (whose friend said this to her 25 years ago and to this day still finds this comment helpful when she occasionally doubts her enoughness and her fabulousness)
When we sow a seed, we plant a narrative of future possibility.
-Sue Stuart-Smith, shared by Holly in Phoenix, AZ
BOULDER
When we start counting flowers,
we cease counting weeds;
When we start counting blessings,
we cease counting needs;
When we start counting laughter,
we cease counting tears;
When we count happy memories;
we cease counting years.…
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
-Alan Watts, shared by David in Los Angeles, CA
BOULDER
Learning to drop what we’re doing, however momentarily, and to genuinely pay attention in the present moment, without attachment or bias, helps us become clear, just as a snow globe becomes clear when we stop shaking it and its flakes settle.…
