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!

Ripples #863: Liking Living!

Ripples #863: Liking Living!
Dec 7, 2015
PEBBLE
I like living.
I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.…
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Ripples #853: A Lovely Ride.

Ripples #853: A Lovely Ride.
Sep 28, 2015
PEBBLE
Try not to try too hard, it’s just a lovely ride.
-James Taylor, shared by Pat in Cincinnati, OH

BOULDER

Some of the secret joys of living are not found by rushing from point A to point B, but by inventing some imaginary letters along the way.…
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Ripples #850: Happy Laboring!

Ripples #850: Happy Laboring!
Sep 7, 2015
PEBBLE
In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: they must be fit for it; they must not do too much of it; and they must have a sense of success in it.…
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Ripples #848: Innovate!

Ripples #848: Innovate!
Aug 24, 2015
PEBBLE
There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.
-Brene Brown, shared by Kelsey in Fond du Lac, WI

BOULDER

If you expect courage, forgive first.…
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