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 #1321: Boundaries Are a Love Language

PEBBLE
Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.
~Prentis Hamphill, shared by Abbey in Rice Lake, WI (via  Laura Killingbeck’s post)

BOULDER

It’s important to have boundaries in life, but sometimes you may feel guilty for enforcing them.…
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Ripples #1140: Within Our Reach

PEBBLE
Taking care of yourself is part of taking care of others.
-Jennifer Williamson, shared by Mary in Columbia, SC

BOULDER

Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.…
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