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!

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Ripples #863: Liking Living!

Ripples #863: Liking Living!
Dec 7, 2015
PEBBLE
I like living.
I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.…
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December 7, 2015

Ripples #852: Welcoming The Storm.

Ripples #852: Welcoming The Storm.
Sep 21, 2015
PEBBLE
We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm,
doubting our strength and forgetting we are the tree—
deeply rooted to withstand all life’s upheavals.…
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September 21, 2015

Ripples #827: Enthusion!

Ripples #827: Enthusion!
Mar 30, 2015
PEBBLE
Enthusiasm is more important than innate ability, it turns out, because the single most important element in developing an expertise is your willingness to practice.…
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March 30, 2015
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