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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eRipples v4.30: Ripples of OPENING DOORS!


PEBBLE
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
-Flora Whittemore, submitted by Mary G., Madison WI

BOULDER

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but
often we look so long at the closed door that we do not
see the one which has been opened for us.…
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July 29, 2002

eRipples v4.23: Ripples of HAPPINESS!


PEBBLE
Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s perfect,
it just means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections.
-original source unknown, submitted by Carolyn

BOULDER

We do not usually
discover happiness
in the pursuit of it.…
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June 9, 2002

eRipples v4.20: Ripples of ENOUGH!


PEBBLE
The secret to having it all is believing that you do.
-original source unknown, submitted by Sharman <sbushing@unlnotes.unl.edu>

BOULDER

The happiest people
don’t necessarily
HAVE
the best
of everything,
they just
MAKE
the best
of everything.…
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May 19, 2002
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