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 #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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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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Ripples #1262: Kindness (A Spacious Reframe)

PEBBLE
We are the actions…and maybe the most important word…the kindness…that we leave behind.
-Andrew Garfield, shared by Emily in Carlow, Ireland BOULDER
Maybe our choice to be kind isn’t meant to be about whether someone deserves it, but about creating the kind of world we want to live in and the way we want to show up in it.…
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