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!

Ripples #1178: Precious Gifts

PEBBLE
When someone gives you something precious it means that, beyond the usefulness of the gift, you are precious. The gift marks a moment when you are welcomed into the other person’s heart.…
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Ripples #970: Wonderful Gifts!

Ripples #970: Wonderful Gifts!
Dec 25, 2017
PEBBLE
A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect.
-Jonathan Lockwood Huie, shared by Holly in Phoenix, AZ

BOULDER

A great gift has been made to each and every one of us—the privilege of living in the world for a short span of years and the opportunity of doing our part to help the less fortunate; to improve civilization; to advance knowledge, both the scientific knowledge of men and the wisdom which is from above.…
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Ripples #795: Astonishing Light.

Ripples #795: Astonishing Light.
A splash of inspiration
from The Ripples Guy
18 August 2014
PEBBLE
I wish I could show you
when you are lonely or in the darkness,
the astonishing light of your own being.…
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