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 #900: Connection.

Ripples #900: Connection.
Aug 22, 2016
PEBBLE
All of my creation is an effort to weave a web of connection to the world; I am always weaving it because it was once broken.…
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Ripples #888: Considering Others.

Ripples #888: Considering Others.
May 30, 2016
PEBBLE
The value of self is not lost when considering others; it grows.
-unknown, shared by Kerry

BOULDER

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.…
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Ripples #883: Little Choices!

Ripples #883: Little Choices!
Apr 25, 2016
PEBBLE
The little choices of daily life determine our destiny.
-Mary Dixon Thayer, shared by Al in Marinette, WI

BOULDER

Some people say, “What is the sense of our small effort?”…
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Ripples #872: Love Blooms!

Ripples #872: Love Blooms!
Feb 8, 2016
PEBBLE
Love is misunderstood to be an emotion.
Actually, it is a state of awareness,
a way of being in the world,
a way of seeing oneself & others.…
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