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!
My father’s philosophy was: endurance isn’t just teeth-gritting, muscle-flexing strength; it’s to find beauty under harsh circumstances, to know why you’re enduring.…
People seem not to remember that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, shared by Kat in Toronto, ON
BOULDER
People do not simply exist but always decide what their existence will be, what they will become in the next moment.…