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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eRipples v4.31: Ripples of GROWTH!


PEBBLE
Be not afraid of growing slowly,
be only afraid of standing still.
-Chinese proverb, submitted by Kristi M.

BOULDER

Loyalty to
petrified opinion
never yet
broke a chain
or freed
a human soul.…
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August 5, 2002

eRipples v4.15: Ripples of IMPROVEMENT!


PEBBLE
There is no nobility in being better than another.
Nobility lies in being better than one’s former self.
-Hindu proverb, submitted by Phyllis

BOULDER

The important thing is this:
to be able at any moment
to sacrifice what we are
for what we could become.…
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April 14, 2002

eRipples v3.17: Ripples of BUTTERFLIES!

eRipples: your free weekly splash of inspiration
from Paul & The Ripples Project
version 3.17: Ripples of BUTTERFLIES!
Monday, April 23, 2001
PEBBLE
Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp,
but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.…
Read More »
April 23, 2001
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