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 #876: Becoming Quiet.

Ripples #876: Becoming Quiet.
Mar 7, 2016
PEBBLE
The quieter you become,
the more you are able to hear.
-Rumi, shared by Isaac in Tampa, FL

BOULDER

There is a pervasive form of modern violence to which the idealist most easily succumbs: activism and over-work.…
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March 7, 2016

Ripples #865: Enoughness.

Ripples #865: Enoughness.
Dec 21, 2015
PEBBLE
Be happy with what you have.
Be excited about what you want.
-Alan Cohen, shared by Melinda in Madison, WI

BOULDER

A life of enough is born in every moment–in the way we listen, the way we respond to the world, the way we see what is and tell the truth of who we are.…
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December 21, 2015
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