Ripples v10.39: Your Right Work!
September 29, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,825 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Discovering the right work is like discovering your soul in the world.
-Thomas More, submitted by Terry H., Franklin WI
__BOULDER _________________________________
Are you bored with life?
Then throw yourself into
some work you believe in
with all your heart;
live for it, die for it,
and you will find happiness
that you had thought could never be yours.
-Dale Carnegie, submitted by Terry H., Franklin WI
__PONDER _________________________________
Are you bored, overwhelmed, confused, or just not sufficiently motivated to accomplish your best work right now?
I dare you to jump up and tackle one tiny task that you believe in strongly. Make a $10 donation to a non-profit that is doing good work, find a blog entry you agree with and post a comment, or choose a simple errand or task from your "to do" list that you know you will enjoy--or at least feel good about checking off your list.
Then grab the positive energy flow from that task and jump into a bigger project: soon you will be zooming through YOUR RIGHT WORK!
Peace,
Paul
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Ripples v10.38: Important Days!
Ripples v10.38: Important Days!
September 22, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,700+ subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.
-Alexander Woollcott, submitted by Cindy K, Green Bay WI
__BOULDER _________________________________
To live each day
With love
With joy.
To take each moment
As it's own
Absent both expectation and grief.
Simple moments
Free of filters
That alone are full and rich
And need nothing more.
How glorious life becomes
When such moments are strung end to end.
Creating your own eternity
How you lived it,
One rich, colorful, fully realized,
Moment at a time.
-written and submitted by Melanie J. Palmer
__PONDER _________________________________
Welcome to your crazy day.
I suspect you have at least a gazillion things to accomplish today, and each must be done efficiently and fabulously. How preposterous, indeed how presumptuous, for me to add one more thing to your to do list. But I will add this item, and I hope you find the time and the courage to comply:
Enjoy this precious, important day!.
Peace,
Paul
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September 22, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,700+ subscribers
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__PEBBLE _________________________________
There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.
-Alexander Woollcott, submitted by Cindy K, Green Bay WI
__BOULDER _________________________________
To live each day
With love
With joy.
To take each moment
As it's own
Absent both expectation and grief.
Simple moments
Free of filters
That alone are full and rich
And need nothing more.
How glorious life becomes
When such moments are strung end to end.
Creating your own eternity
How you lived it,
One rich, colorful, fully realized,
Moment at a time.
-written and submitted by Melanie J. Palmer
__PONDER _________________________________
Welcome to your crazy day.
I suspect you have at least a gazillion things to accomplish today, and each must be done efficiently and fabulously. How preposterous, indeed how presumptuous, for me to add one more thing to your to do list. But I will add this item, and I hope you find the time and the courage to comply:
Enjoy this precious, important day!.
Peace,
Paul
*****
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Ripples v10.37: Sharing Ideas!
Ripples v10.37: Sharing Ideas!
September 15, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,633 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
All big things in this world are done by people who are naive
and have an idea that is obviously impossible.
-Dr. Frank Richards, submitted by Linn W., Milwaukee WI
__BOULDER _________________________________
If you have an apple and I have an apple
and we exchange these apples
then you and I will still each have one apple.
But if you have an idea and I have an idea
and we exchange these ideas,
then each of us will have two ideas.
-George Bernard Shaw, submitted by Laurie S., La Grange IL
__PONDER _________________________________
Seek out a creative soul and invite them to snack with you or chat on the phone to brainstorm exciting possibilities for a tiny or humongous challenge you are facing. Spend 5 minutes being outrageously, courageously creative, and then offer them another 5 minutes to seek a fresh idea for her/him.
I assure you it can be delicious and nutritious!
Peace,
Paul
p.s. Thanks to some awesome Ripplers, we raised an additional $1,000 for the Central Asia Institute...I sent donors a postcard but forgot to mention that we'll be matching that $1,000 which means that together we raised over $8,000 for CAI! Way to share, Ripplers!
September 15, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,633 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
All big things in this world are done by people who are naive
and have an idea that is obviously impossible.
-Dr. Frank Richards, submitted by Linn W., Milwaukee WI
__BOULDER _________________________________
If you have an apple and I have an apple
and we exchange these apples
then you and I will still each have one apple.
But if you have an idea and I have an idea
and we exchange these ideas,
then each of us will have two ideas.
-George Bernard Shaw, submitted by Laurie S., La Grange IL
__PONDER _________________________________
Seek out a creative soul and invite them to snack with you or chat on the phone to brainstorm exciting possibilities for a tiny or humongous challenge you are facing. Spend 5 minutes being outrageously, courageously creative, and then offer them another 5 minutes to seek a fresh idea for her/him.
I assure you it can be delicious and nutritious!
Peace,
Paul
p.s. Thanks to some awesome Ripplers, we raised an additional $1,000 for the Central Asia Institute...I sent donors a postcard but forgot to mention that we'll be matching that $1,000 which means that together we raised over $8,000 for CAI! Way to share, Ripplers!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Ripples v10.36: Best Thoughts!
Ripples v10.36: Best Thoughts!
September 8, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,568 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Changing your thinking can indeed change your world.
So choose the best thoughts that you can possibly imagine.
-Ralph Marston, submitted by Jennifer G, Sheboygan Falls WI
__BOULDER _________________________________
We are shaped by our thoughts;
we become what we think.
When the mind is pure, joy follows
like a shadow that never leaves.
-Buddha, submitted by Noah Vogl, Long Beach CA
__PONDER _________________________________
What are you thinking about right now?
What could you choose to think about for the next few minutes that might help you change your day, your week, or your world?
Think about it!
Peace,
Paul
p.s. I think you can, I think you can!
September 8, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,568 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Changing your thinking can indeed change your world.
So choose the best thoughts that you can possibly imagine.
-Ralph Marston, submitted by Jennifer G, Sheboygan Falls WI
__BOULDER _________________________________
We are shaped by our thoughts;
we become what we think.
When the mind is pure, joy follows
like a shadow that never leaves.
-Buddha, submitted by Noah Vogl, Long Beach CA
__PONDER _________________________________
What are you thinking about right now?
What could you choose to think about for the next few minutes that might help you change your day, your week, or your world?
Think about it!
Peace,
Paul
p.s. I think you can, I think you can!
Monday, September 1, 2008
Ripples v10.35: Prepare!
Ripples v10.35: Prepare!
September 1, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,543 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Long term success is not an event...
it is a process that will have peaks and valleys along the way.
-David Cotrell, submitted by Christopher T., Dearborn MI
__BOULDER _________________________________
To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment
when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder
and offered the chance to do a very special thing,
unique to them and fitted to their talents.
What a tragedy if that moment finds them
unprepared or unqualified for that
which could have been their finest hour.
-Winston Churchill, submitted by Judy A., Carbondale IL
__PONDER _________________________________
Many of us are enjoying the holiday weekend and PREPARING for the fall semester. Whether your life revolves around an academic calendar or not, I hope you can take a few moments this week to think about a "very special thing" you might be called to do in 2009 and what you could do in the next few months to PREPARE for it. Baby steps, my friend, just take a few baby steps this week and see what happens....
Oh, and there is still time to help out with last week's challenge! Just send a check made out to CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUE and mail it to Ripples for CAI, 1360 Regent St #342, Madison WI 53715. The Ripples Project Foundation will MATCH all checks received by the end of this week and forward them to Greg!
Peace,
Paul
September 1, 2008: a free weekly splash to 20,543 subscribers
from Paul & The Ripples Project
__PEBBLE _________________________________
Long term success is not an event...
it is a process that will have peaks and valleys along the way.
-David Cotrell, submitted by Christopher T., Dearborn MI
__BOULDER _________________________________
To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment
when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder
and offered the chance to do a very special thing,
unique to them and fitted to their talents.
What a tragedy if that moment finds them
unprepared or unqualified for that
which could have been their finest hour.
-Winston Churchill, submitted by Judy A., Carbondale IL
__PONDER _________________________________
Many of us are enjoying the holiday weekend and PREPARING for the fall semester. Whether your life revolves around an academic calendar or not, I hope you can take a few moments this week to think about a "very special thing" you might be called to do in 2009 and what you could do in the next few months to PREPARE for it. Baby steps, my friend, just take a few baby steps this week and see what happens....
Oh, and there is still time to help out with last week's challenge! Just send a check made out to CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUE and mail it to Ripples for CAI, 1360 Regent St #342, Madison WI 53715. The Ripples Project Foundation will MATCH all checks received by the end of this week and forward them to Greg!
Peace,
Paul
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