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 #1153: Reframing Struggle

PEBBLE
Reframing struggle as a mechanism for growth recognizes that life is challenging, even in the best of circumstances.
-Heidi Szycher, PhD, written and shared by Heidi in Colorado (via her newsletter)

BOULDER

Anyone can be a rock star when times are perfect, but adversity brings out who you are at your core.…
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June 28, 2021

Ripples #1151: Trusting Future Me

PEBBLE
I trust future me to wisely handle future events.
-written and shared by Danielle Shryock in Wisconsin

BOULDER

The key is this: meet today’s problems with today’s strength.…
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June 14, 2021

Ripples #1150: The Wisdom of We

PEBBLE
Wisdom is like a baobab tree: no one person can embrace it, but together a tribe can. -African Proverb (Benin, Ghana and Togo), shared by Mary in Wichita, KS

BOULDER

Wisdom comes from metabolizing what we learn from others and from experience to a point where it can be shared.…
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June 7, 2021
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