Ripples v10.26: Finding Beauty!
June 30, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,077 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we will not find it.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson, submitted by Heidi R., Dubuque IA
__BOULDER _________________________________
We delight in the beauty
of the butterfly,
but rarely admit the changes
it has gone through
to achieve that beauty.
-Maya Angelou; Amy H. San Diego, CA
__PONDER _________________________________
I am back from 10 days in (did you guess the location of last week's attached photo?) Ouray and the surrounding San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado. Talk about BEAUTIFUL! Grendel and I saw magnificent mountains, lively waterfalls, and even a big ole bear (captured on video!). If you feel like wasting a few minutes this morning, feel free to visit my photo & video archives of the trip:
PHOTOS: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126058&l=c9fe0&id=698990009
VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=04DB1A98C115AEEE
While I am busy unpacking my stuff and my memories, I hope YOU can notice the BEAUTY around you and in you. Maybe even take a picture and share it with your friends?
Peace,
Paul
Monday, June 30, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Ripples v10.25: Stepping Back!
Ripples v10.25: Stepping Back!
June 23, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,070 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
-Ovid, submitted by Lin H., Bloomington IL
__BOULDER _________________________________
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.
Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.
Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity.
-Lao-tzu (from a translation by Stephen Mitchell), submitted by Tiffany T., from Madison, WI
__PONDER _________________________________
I am STEPPING BACK from work and life and Ripples for a few days of rest in one of my favorite spots on the planet (I have attached a photo to give you a hint...more next week). I hope you can find some time to do the same: whether it is a few days, a few hours, or even a few precious minutes away from your job and your chores and your crazyfun life. Step back, and then rush back in!
Peace,
Paul
June 23, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,070 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
-Ovid, submitted by Lin H., Bloomington IL
__BOULDER _________________________________
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.
Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.
Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity.
-Lao-tzu (from a translation by Stephen Mitchell), submitted by Tiffany T., from Madison, WI
__PONDER _________________________________
I am STEPPING BACK from work and life and Ripples for a few days of rest in one of my favorite spots on the planet (I have attached a photo to give you a hint...more next week). I hope you can find some time to do the same: whether it is a few days, a few hours, or even a few precious minutes away from your job and your chores and your crazyfun life. Step back, and then rush back in!
Peace,
Paul
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Ripples v10.24: Improvement!
Ripples v10.24: Improvement!
June 16, 2008: a free weekly splash to 19,843 subscribers from Paul & The
Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.
-Mark Twain, Amber D., Rancho Cucamonga CA
__BOULDERS _________________________________
The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else.
The only real nobility is
in being superior to your former self.
-Whitney Young, submitted by Debbie D, Neptune, NJ
Before a painter puts a brush to his canvas he sees his picture mentally...
If you think of yourself in terms of a painting, what do you see?...
Is the picture one you think worth painting?...
You create yourself in the image you hold in your mind.
-Thomas Dreier, submitted by Laura H, Appleton WI
__PONDER _________________________________
Is it possible to like yourself while not being completely satisfied with
where you are in life? I hope so!
I want this week's theme to encourage you to explore new ways to improve
yourself without sending a message that you are not quite good enough right
now. Seek that edge between being happy with who you are and wondering what
possibilities might exist if you worked to improve yourself by adding a
skill or enhancing a trait or shifting your perspective in some meaningful
way.
Ponder it, and then do something!
Peace,
Paul
June 16, 2008: a free weekly splash to 19,843 subscribers from Paul & The
Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.
-Mark Twain, Amber D., Rancho Cucamonga CA
__BOULDERS _________________________________
The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else.
The only real nobility is
in being superior to your former self.
-Whitney Young, submitted by Debbie D, Neptune, NJ
Before a painter puts a brush to his canvas he sees his picture mentally...
If you think of yourself in terms of a painting, what do you see?...
Is the picture one you think worth painting?...
You create yourself in the image you hold in your mind.
-Thomas Dreier, submitted by Laura H, Appleton WI
__PONDER _________________________________
Is it possible to like yourself while not being completely satisfied with
where you are in life? I hope so!
I want this week's theme to encourage you to explore new ways to improve
yourself without sending a message that you are not quite good enough right
now. Seek that edge between being happy with who you are and wondering what
possibilities might exist if you worked to improve yourself by adding a
skill or enhancing a trait or shifting your perspective in some meaningful
way.
Ponder it, and then do something!
Peace,
Paul
Ripples v10.23: Knowledge vs. Wisdom!
Ripples v10.23: Knowledge vs. Wisdom!
June 9, 2008: a free weekly splash to 19,817 subscribers from Paul & The
Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Wisdom is not the amassing of knowledge. Wisdom is truth lived.
-by Matthew Kelly, submitted by Desiree S, Centralia, Washington
__BOULDER _________________________________
To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
-Marilyn vos Savant, submitted by Lin H., Bloomington IL
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom.
One helps you make a living,
the other helps you make a life.
-Sandra Carey, submitted by Bobbie H., Hanoi, Vietnam
__PONDER _________________________________
Wisdom is the digestion of knowledge and experiences into new perspectives
and new ways of moving through the world. This week's quotes remind us that
we do not receive wisdom the same way we receive information. We must
process all of our acquired knowledge and experiences that cross our path.
and then we must decide what to do with all of it and how it might transform
the next chapter in ouf life. I hope you can enjoy a few moments of
reflection this week to notice what wisdom you have gained from your crazy
adventures!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. All that anticipation last week paid off: I had a magnificent
visit to San Luis Obispo and my old and new friends at Cal Poly. I
even accepted an invitation from the universe to spend an extra day
there, so I came home with many happy experiences that will hopefully
transform into long lasting memories.
June 9, 2008: a free weekly splash to 19,817 subscribers from Paul & The
Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Wisdom is not the amassing of knowledge. Wisdom is truth lived.
-by Matthew Kelly, submitted by Desiree S, Centralia, Washington
__BOULDER _________________________________
To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
-Marilyn vos Savant, submitted by Lin H., Bloomington IL
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom.
One helps you make a living,
the other helps you make a life.
-Sandra Carey, submitted by Bobbie H., Hanoi, Vietnam
__PONDER _________________________________
Wisdom is the digestion of knowledge and experiences into new perspectives
and new ways of moving through the world. This week's quotes remind us that
we do not receive wisdom the same way we receive information. We must
process all of our acquired knowledge and experiences that cross our path.
and then we must decide what to do with all of it and how it might transform
the next chapter in ouf life. I hope you can enjoy a few moments of
reflection this week to notice what wisdom you have gained from your crazy
adventures!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. All that anticipation last week paid off: I had a magnificent
visit to San Luis Obispo and my old and new friends at Cal Poly. I
even accepted an invitation from the universe to spend an extra day
there, so I came home with many happy experiences that will hopefully
transform into long lasting memories.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Ripples v10.22: Anticipation!
Ripples v10.22: Anticipation!
June 2, 2008: a free weekly splash to 19,432 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Anxiety touched by hope becomes anticipation.
-Jeanie Daniel Duck, submitted by Christopher T., Canton MI
__BOULDER _________________________________
"Well," said Pooh, "What I like best--"
and then he had to stop and think,
because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do,
there was a moment just before you began to eat it
which was better than when you were,
but he didn't know what it was called.
-A.A. Milne, submitted by Kathy L., Mendota Heights MN
__PONDER _________________________________
I'm preparing this issue of Ripples early because I have a crazy fun
weekend ahead of me that is filling me with ANTICIPATION! I am
flying into San Luis Obispo, CA where I get to connect with a
childhood friend that I have not seen in over 20 years AND I get to
go hiking with some of my Cal Poly buddies who can best be described
with this word/acronym: WOW!
I have spent the past few weeks anticipating the reunion-bonding and
the hiking-bonding and while I am sure I will enjoy both, I know just
what Pooh means about that "moment just before." Anticipation is
basically "pre-savoring" and the enthusiasm I have put into planning
and pondering my upcoming weekend is just as delicious as the Honey
itself--(of course I won't know that for sure until next week!).
Do you have something awesome, something grand, something delicious
coming up soon? Spend a few moments right now anticipating how sweet
it will be!
Peace,
Paul
June 2, 2008: a free weekly splash to 19,432 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Anxiety touched by hope becomes anticipation.
-Jeanie Daniel Duck, submitted by Christopher T., Canton MI
__BOULDER _________________________________
"Well," said Pooh, "What I like best--"
and then he had to stop and think,
because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do,
there was a moment just before you began to eat it
which was better than when you were,
but he didn't know what it was called.
-A.A. Milne, submitted by Kathy L., Mendota Heights MN
__PONDER _________________________________
I'm preparing this issue of Ripples early because I have a crazy fun
weekend ahead of me that is filling me with ANTICIPATION! I am
flying into San Luis Obispo, CA where I get to connect with a
childhood friend that I have not seen in over 20 years AND I get to
go hiking with some of my Cal Poly buddies who can best be described
with this word/acronym: WOW!
I have spent the past few weeks anticipating the reunion-bonding and
the hiking-bonding and while I am sure I will enjoy both, I know just
what Pooh means about that "moment just before." Anticipation is
basically "pre-savoring" and the enthusiasm I have put into planning
and pondering my upcoming weekend is just as delicious as the Honey
itself--(of course I won't know that for sure until next week!).
Do you have something awesome, something grand, something delicious
coming up soon? Spend a few moments right now anticipating how sweet
it will be!
Peace,
Paul
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