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 #870: Meaning!

Ripples #870: Meaning!
Jan 25, 2016
PEBBLE
Most humans feel the transcendent temptation, the emotional drive to festoon the universe with large-scale meaning.…
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January 25, 2016

Ripples #862: One Cloud.

Ripples #862: One Cloud.
Nov 30, 2015
PEBBLE
Don’t let one cloud
obliterate the whole sky.
–Anais Nin, shared by Diane in Lewiston, ME

BOULDER

Disappointment is a friend to transformation, a call to both accuracy and generosity in the assessment of our self and others, a test of sincerity and a catalyst of resilience.…
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November 30, 2015

Ripples #857: Unknowing.

Ripples #857: Unknowing.
Oct 26, 2015
PEBBLE
The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, shared by Laurie in Oshkosh, WI

BOULDER

Enlightenment is not about knowing as much as it is about unknowing; it is not so much learning as unlearning.…
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October 26, 2015
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