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 #1380: Jane’s Hope

PEBBLE
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.…
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Ripples #1374: Helping Each Other Through

PEBBLE
We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.
~Mark Vonnegut, as shared by his father Kurt Vonnegut in speeches and writing; mentioned by Gary Goldman during the documentary Group Therapy

BOULDER

Pete, while chatting with his friend and fellow stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia on Mike’s podcast, tells a story about going to the theater with his wife on a day there had been a minor earthquake.…
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Ripples #1370: The Hard Work of Being Kind

PEBBLE
Work hard to be kind, even when others aren’t being kind to you.
~Joshua Becker, shared by Rob in Annapolis, MD via Joshua Becker’s Becoming Minimalist newsletter

BOULDER

I think we all put up walls because we are scared, because we don’t agree with someone else.…
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