Ripples #631: Your Light!
For our tribe of 27,902 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
June 27, 2011
PEBBLE:
I do not wish to walk in the shadow of another,
but in the light of my new adventure.
-written and submitted by Ashley Muche, Mayville WI
BOULDER:
There comes a time in one's life
where one must decide whether
one wants to be blinded by the sun,
or be awakened by the light.
-written & submitted by Richa R., Wauwatosa WI
PONDER:
We reached another "longest day of the year" here in the northern
hemisphere and that has me thinking about light. Both of this week's quotes
were crafted by Ripplers, which reinforces that each of us has a light
shining in us that others need to see.
I hope you can let your light shine this week: strike out on a new
adventure; be awakened by a new idea you've recently dreamed up; or craft
and submit your own PEBBLE or BOULDER in order to share your wisdom with
other Ripplers! Let it shine!
Peace,
Paul
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Ripples #630: Aware!
Ripples #630: Aware!
For our tribe of 27,933 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
June 20, 2011
PEBBLE:
The aim of life is to live,
and to live means to be aware,
joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
-Henry Miller, submitted by Taylor, Wauwatosa WI
BOULDER:
Enlightenment, peace and joy
will not be granted by someone else.
The well is within us,
and if we dig deeply in the present moment,
the water will spring forth.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
PONDER:
I enjoyed a crazy-busy week: visiting new students & their parents at
Plymouth State University, and a really engaging day in Boston with some
folks from Gillette (yet another group of Procter & Gamble folks to bond
with!). I then rushed back home to rest and finished the week with my 11th
year of kicking off the Wisconsin Leadership Seminar.
Each of the groups I was visiting deserved a taste of the very best Paul I
could offer, so I paused just before each presentation to take three deep
breaths and repeated a favorite mantra that invites deeper awareness of the
present moment.
I hope you can create space in your crazy day to experiment with this quick
reminder that there really is only one place to be and one time to focus on:
Here, now.
Here, now.
Here, now.
Peace,
Paul
For our tribe of 27,933 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
June 20, 2011
PEBBLE:
The aim of life is to live,
and to live means to be aware,
joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
-Henry Miller, submitted by Taylor, Wauwatosa WI
BOULDER:
Enlightenment, peace and joy
will not be granted by someone else.
The well is within us,
and if we dig deeply in the present moment,
the water will spring forth.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
PONDER:
I enjoyed a crazy-busy week: visiting new students & their parents at
Plymouth State University, and a really engaging day in Boston with some
folks from Gillette (yet another group of Procter & Gamble folks to bond
with!). I then rushed back home to rest and finished the week with my 11th
year of kicking off the Wisconsin Leadership Seminar.
Each of the groups I was visiting deserved a taste of the very best Paul I
could offer, so I paused just before each presentation to take three deep
breaths and repeated a favorite mantra that invites deeper awareness of the
present moment.
I hope you can create space in your crazy day to experiment with this quick
reminder that there really is only one place to be and one time to focus on:
Here, now.
Here, now.
Here, now.
Peace,
Paul
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Ripples #629: Bored?
Ripples #629: Bored?
For our tribe of 27,750 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
June 13, 2011
PEBBLE:
In a universe as fascinating as ours,
only boring people get bored.
-Davey Wavey, submitted by Joshua, Green Bay 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
PONDER:
We all get bored sometimes; work or school or life just doesn't seem to
inspire us or intrigue us like it used to. When we find ourselves in
situations where we aren't sufficiently challenged, we sometimes get lazy
and slack off instead of easily performing the required tasks. We
UNDER-perform in situations where we could easily OVER-perform!
If this is happening to you in some area of your life, I dare you to SHAKE
IT UP by experimenting with fresh techniques or strategies to increase the
efficiency or quality of your output.
Peace,
Paul
For our tribe of 27,750 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
June 13, 2011
PEBBLE:
In a universe as fascinating as ours,
only boring people get bored.
-Davey Wavey, submitted by Joshua, Green Bay 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
PONDER:
We all get bored sometimes; work or school or life just doesn't seem to
inspire us or intrigue us like it used to. When we find ourselves in
situations where we aren't sufficiently challenged, we sometimes get lazy
and slack off instead of easily performing the required tasks. We
UNDER-perform in situations where we could easily OVER-perform!
If this is happening to you in some area of your life, I dare you to SHAKE
IT UP by experimenting with fresh techniques or strategies to increase the
efficiency or quality of your output.
Peace,
Paul
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Ripples #628: Engage!
Ripples #628: Engage!
For our tribe of 27,767 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
June 6, 2011
PEBBLE:
The soul was never put in the body to stand still.
-John Webster
BOULDER:
Do more than belong: participate.
Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Do more than forgive: forget.
Do more than dream: work.
-William Arthur Ward
PONDER:
Today there is a person who needs you
to do more than simply "show up".
Today there is a project who needs you
to accept more than mediocrity.
Today there is an opportunity for you
to engage more fully than ever.
Are you in?
Peace,
Paul
For our tribe of 27,767 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
June 6, 2011
PEBBLE:
The soul was never put in the body to stand still.
-John Webster
BOULDER:
Do more than belong: participate.
Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Do more than forgive: forget.
Do more than dream: work.
-William Arthur Ward
PONDER:
Today there is a person who needs you
to do more than simply "show up".
Today there is a project who needs you
to accept more than mediocrity.
Today there is an opportunity for you
to engage more fully than ever.
Are you in?
Peace,
Paul
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