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 #1397: There

PEBBLE
There.
-Mark Freeman, written and shared by Mark in Blacksburg, VA

BOULDER

Today if anything is trying to hold you back, give no attention to it.…
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Ripples #1392: Sometimes We Lose

PEBBLE
It’s possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That’s not weakness, that’s life.
~Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, shared by Amanda in South Lake Tahoe, CA

BOULDER

When you are struggling with an apparent defeat, remember that you have control of how this situation can benefit you in the long run.…
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Ripples #1390: Life Amidst Its Perils

PEBBLE
Strength is the knowledge that you are living inside a long, deep and beautiful story.
~unknown Tarot Card reader, shared by Emily in Dublin, Ireland (who found this line in a New York Times article)

BOULDER

I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitements, awaited those who had courage to go forth into its expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst its perils.…
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