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 #818: Your Best!

Ripples #818: Your Best!
Jan 26, 2015
PEBBLE
To give anything less than your best
is to sacrifice the gift.
-Steve Prefontaine,
shared by Terry in Oak Creek, WI

BOULDER

When I stand before God at the end of my life,
I would hope that I would not have a single
bit of talent left and could say,
I used everything you gave me.…
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January 26, 2015

Ripples #802: Moving Forward!

[10/05/2014]
Ripples #802: Moving Forward!
PEBBLE
Don’t hold a grudge.
It’s hot,
it’s heavy,
and it doesn’t have a handle.
-adapted from unknown source (possibly 1980’s SNL skit), shared by Susie J-F

BOULDER

The first to apologize is the bravest.…
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October 6, 2014

Ripples #799: Enough.

[09/15/2014]
Ripples #799: Enough.
PEBBLE
You are enough.
You are so enough.
It’s unbelievable
how enough you are.
-Sierra Boggess, shared by Miranda in Green Bay, WI

BOULDER

Never forget that
you are one of a kind.…
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September 21, 2014
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