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 v5.32: Ripples of POSITIVE PICTURES!


PEBBLE
=o=o=o=o=o==o=o The goal of life is to grow…forgetting why, remembering how.
-E.E. Cummings, submitted by Theresa R., Jefferson, WI

BOULDER

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind
a mental picture of yourself as succeeding.…
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Ripples v5.05: Ripples of ENTHUSIASM!


PEBBLE
Leadership is the ability to go from disaster to disaster with
unflagging enthusiasm.
-Winston Churchill, submitted by Leslie M., Madison, WI

BOULDER

Enthusiasm is the key not only to
the achievement of great things
but to the accomplishment of anything that is worthwhile.…
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eRipples v4.27: Ripples of ONE HUNDRED FIFY NINE!


PEBBLE
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope.
-Helen Keller, submitted by Kay

BOULDER

Every man must decide whether he will walk
in the light of creative altruism
or the darkness of destructive selfishness.…
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