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!

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Ripples #1321: Boundaries Are a Love Language

PEBBLE
Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.
~Prentis Hamphill, shared by Abbey in Rice Lake, WI (via  Laura Killingbeck’s post)

BOULDER

It’s important to have boundaries in life, but sometimes you may feel guilty for enforcing them.…
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September 16, 2024

Ripples #1305: Elevating Hope

PEBBLE
We rise by lifting others.
-Robert Ingersol, shared by Jamie in Iowa

BOULDER

To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.…
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May 27, 2024
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