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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Ripples v5.20: Ripples of RAPT ATTENTION!


PEBBLE
=o=o=o=o=o==o=o The greatest gift we can give one another
is rapt attention to one another’s existence.
-Sue Atchley Ebaugh

BOULDER

Today, see if you can stretch your heart
and expand your love so that it touches not only
those to whom you can give it easily,
but also those who need it so much.…
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May 28, 2003

Ripples v5.17: Ripples for MOTHERS!


PEBBLE
=o=o=o=o=o==o=o Sooner or later, we all quote our mothers.
-Bern Williams

BOULDER

When I stopped seeing my mother
with the eyes of a child,
I saw the woman
who helped me
give birth to myself.…
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May 5, 2003
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