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 #1374: Helping Each Other Through

PEBBLE
We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.
~Mark Vonnegut, as shared by his father Kurt Vonnegut in speeches and writing; mentioned by Gary Goldman during the documentary Group Therapy

BOULDER

Pete, while chatting with his friend and fellow stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia on Mike’s podcast, tells a story about going to the theater with his wife on a day there had been a minor earthquake.…
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September 22, 2025

Ripples #1315: Do the Doing!

PEBBLE
Do the doing for the doing.
~Dimitrios Papadakis, shared by Timothy in Ocala, FL

BOULDER

Too much thinking kills charity and diminishes genuine altruism.…
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August 5, 2024

Ripples #1305: Elevating Hope

PEBBLE
We rise by lifting others.
-Robert Ingersol, shared by Jamie in Iowa

BOULDER

To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.…
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May 27, 2024
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