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 1,100 issues. Have a quote that might make a good Pebble or Boulder? Submit it here!

Ripples #1262: Kindness (A Spacious Reframe)

PEBBLE
We are the actions…and maybe the most important word…the kindness…that we leave behind.
-Andrew Garfield, shared by Emily in Carlow, Ireland BOULDER
Maybe our choice to be kind isn’t meant to be about whether someone deserves it, but about creating the kind of world we want to live in and the way we want to show up in it.…
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Ripples #1252: Investing Energy Wisely

PEBBLE
An invitation is an opportunity and not a command.
-Ann Voskamp, shared by Carolyn in Blacksburg, VA

BOULDER

The best way to invest your emotional energy wisely is to get comfortable saying no thank you.…
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Ripples #1251: Healthy Boundaries

Ripples #1251: Healthy Boundaries
May 15, 2023
PEBBLE
Take care of yourself. You have to draw healthy boundaries around your own soul so that you can reach the destiny of greatness that’s within you.…
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