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!

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Ripples #1347: Planting Seeds

PEBBLE
The seed does not look like the tree, and the tree does not look like the fruit.
~Nicole C. Mullen, shared by Ann-Margret via Whimsy & Wisdom

BOULDER

The fact that I can plant a seed, and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge, and it becomes another’s, smile at someone, and receive a smile and return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.…
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March 17, 2025

Ripples #1333: Inserting Silence

PEBBLE
Notes don’t make music until you learn to insert silence between them.
~Ben Folds, shared by Tracy in Wautoma,WI

BOULDER

Try to pay more attention to the silence than to the sounds.…
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December 9, 2024
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