Ripples #692: Bring Forth YOU!
For our tribe of 31,241 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
08/27/2012
PEBBLE:
To the question of your life, you are the only answer.
To the problems of your life, you are the only solution.
-Jo Coudert
BOULDER:
If you bring forth
what is within you,
what you bring forth
will save you.
If you do not bring forth
what is within you,
what you do not bring forth
will destroy you.
-Saint Thomas, submitted by Pidge in San Fransisco, CA
PONDER:
We have a little saying around here at Ripples headquarters: uRock!
It is an acronym for "unleashing Ripples of compassion & kindness." It was also created to remind us all (including YOU) that each of us are a solidly excellent part of this world. We need you to bring forth your best self to help all of us explore our potential, and YOU need you to bring forth your best self to explore YOUR potential.
Luckily, it is not as difficult as you think to do this. Because you are, well, YOU. So let down your hair (unless you like it up, and then by all means fix it up real good) and BRING FORTH YOU!
Peace,
Paul
p.s. A quick shout out to the Lakeland College and Marian University communities for rocking my week, and for the awesome folks at The Osthoff for taking good care of me while I was in eastern Wisconsin. uRock, too!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Ripples #691: Life Paths.
Ripples #691: Life Paths. For our tribe of 31,034 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude. 08/21/2012 PEBBLE: Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. -Neale Donald Walsch, submitted by Scott, New York NY BOULDER: I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it. -Rosalia de Castro PONDER: To all of my Ripples peeps who don't feel life is moving in the direction you want: I want you to pause long enough to catch your breath, and then chart a new course. Even if you don't know where you want to go, move ANYWHERE so at least you'll end up somewhere different than the "meh" place you are right now. Knowing where you want to go is obviously helpful, but sometimes you need to get to a place that is "NOT WHERE I WAS" before you can really know where you want to go (says the dude who left Wisconsin after 20 years without really knowing what the future holds...holy moly I'm already doing this and I didn't even realize it!) Is it scary? Definitely. Is it worth it? Certainly. Peace, Paul
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Ripples #690: Tend Your Planet!
Ripples #690: Tend Your Planet!
For our tribe of 30,900 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
08/13/2012
PEBBLE:
There is something to be said for keeping at a thing, isn't there?
-Frank Sinatra, submitted by Josh in Plymouth, NH
BOULDER:
It is a question of discipline.
When you have finished
washing and dressing each morning,
you must tend to your planet.
-The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery), submitted by Terry in Franklin, WI
PONDER:
Last week's Ripples was about dreaming, and this week I want to encourage action. It takes discipline to transform your DREAMS into your TO DO list, and sometimes that requires following through on an action because you NEED to get it done even if you don't WANT to do it. One trick is to focus on the desire to GET IT DONE and let that desire grow larger than the desire to continue on your current path.
If I find myself resisting a task, I sometimes try to imagine what it would feel like to be DONE with it, rather than on what it would feel like to DO it. This can help fire me up for a tiny chore (my back exercises) or a larger project (ooh crap, my fall campus tour begin THIS WEEK and I'm not yet packed!). Whether it is your work, school, home, or life, go TEND YOUR PLANET!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. Each August I ask a crucial question that needs YOUR input to help improve the experience that thousands of new college students around the country are about to have. I'll post the question in a few hours on my Facebook page. This year I'll share Ripply Rewards for the most CREATIVE and/or USEFUL feedback. Be sure you have liked my page and tune in Monday at 1pm Eastern.
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For our tribe of 30,900 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
08/13/2012
PEBBLE:
There is something to be said for keeping at a thing, isn't there?
-Frank Sinatra, submitted by Josh in Plymouth, NH
BOULDER:
It is a question of discipline.
When you have finished
washing and dressing each morning,
you must tend to your planet.
-The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery), submitted by Terry in Franklin, WI
PONDER:
Last week's Ripples was about dreaming, and this week I want to encourage action. It takes discipline to transform your DREAMS into your TO DO list, and sometimes that requires following through on an action because you NEED to get it done even if you don't WANT to do it. One trick is to focus on the desire to GET IT DONE and let that desire grow larger than the desire to continue on your current path.
If I find myself resisting a task, I sometimes try to imagine what it would feel like to be DONE with it, rather than on what it would feel like to DO it. This can help fire me up for a tiny chore (my back exercises) or a larger project (ooh crap, my fall campus tour begin THIS WEEK and I'm not yet packed!). Whether it is your work, school, home, or life, go TEND YOUR PLANET!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. Each August I ask a crucial question that needs YOUR input to help improve the experience that thousands of new college students around the country are about to have. I'll post the question in a few hours on my Facebook page. This year I'll share Ripply Rewards for the most CREATIVE and/or USEFUL feedback. Be sure you have liked my page and tune in Monday at 1pm Eastern.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Ripples #689: Plan to Grow!
Ripples #689: Plan to Grow!
For our tribe of 30,938 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
08/06/2012
PEBBLE:
It'll cost you nothing to dream,
and everything not to.
-Reverend Run (Joseph Simmons), submitted by Danielle in Gettysburg, PA
BOULDER:
Plan your hours to be productive;
Plan your weeks to be educational;
Plan your years to be purposeful;
Plan your life to be an experience of growth;
Plan to change;
plan to grow.
-Iyanla Vanzant, submitted by Carol in Wisconsin
PONDER:
As the summer begins to fade, it is time for some of us to face the return of school and/or work. Remember that our best options exist when we open ourselves up to the immense possibilities that await; this week it may be useful to encourage ourselves and those around us to dream huge, fanciful dreams about what COULD happen, and then begin to plan out the steps to achieve them.
On your mark, get set, PLAN TO GROW!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. Next week we'll focus on how to transform our dreams into to-dos with ACTION!
For our tribe of 30,938 busy people who share encouragement and gratitude.
08/06/2012
PEBBLE:
It'll cost you nothing to dream,
and everything not to.
-Reverend Run (Joseph Simmons), submitted by Danielle in Gettysburg, PA
BOULDER:
Plan your hours to be productive;
Plan your weeks to be educational;
Plan your years to be purposeful;
Plan your life to be an experience of growth;
Plan to change;
plan to grow.
-Iyanla Vanzant, submitted by Carol in Wisconsin
PONDER:
As the summer begins to fade, it is time for some of us to face the return of school and/or work. Remember that our best options exist when we open ourselves up to the immense possibilities that await; this week it may be useful to encourage ourselves and those around us to dream huge, fanciful dreams about what COULD happen, and then begin to plan out the steps to achieve them.
On your mark, get set, PLAN TO GROW!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. Next week we'll focus on how to transform our dreams into to-dos with ACTION!
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