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 #1388: Looking Back

Ripples #1388: Looking Back
Dec 29, 2025
PEBBLE
I can’t erase the past, only learn from it. It’s okay. Applying what I know makes the present and future a beautiful place to be.…
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Ripples #1372: When Thoughts Run Wild

PEBBLE
If we would examine closely the strands of those unseen webs that seem to catch and hold us captive every day, we would see that they are nothing more than the stuff of our own thoughts — spun off by a mind never quite content to be where it is with what it has.…
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