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.…
The willingness to consider possibility requires a tolerance of uncertainty. ~Rachel Naomi Remen, shared by Abbie in Georgia
BOULDER
The fact that we don’t know—that nothing is certain and we therefore can’t hold on to anything—can evoke fear and depression, but it can also evoke a sense of wonder, curiosity, and freedom.…
