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!
Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life. ~Susan David, shared by Jessie at Cal Poly, CA (who liked this line from Susan’s TED Talk The gift and power of emotional courage)
BOULDER
Suffering and discomfort are the call to inquiry… You may even experience them as friends coming to show you what you have not yet investigated thoroughly enough.…
Everyone knows firsthand that life is messy and painful, beautiful and unpredictable. The endless practice is keeping our heart open to the whole of it.…
Ripples #1260: Accepting All Challenges
July 17, 2023
PEBBLE
Don’t look at your problem as taking something out of you. Rather look at it as putting something into you.…