Ripples #766: Getting There.
For our tribe of busy people who believe in
unleashing Ripples of compassion & kindness: uRock!
27 Jan 2014
PEBBLE:
You get there by realizing
that you are there already.
-Eckhart Tolle, shared by Isaac in Sedona, AZ
BOULDER:
We are all visitors
to this time, this place.
We are just passing through.
Our purpose here is to observe,
to learn, to grow, to love...
and then we return home.
-Aboriginal Proverb, shared by Pete in Ouray, CO
PONDER:
I just wrapped up a fun and frenetic of firing up folks in Maine & Wisconsin (cuz, well, you know, Ohio just wasn't cold enough). You know that feeling when you love every minute of a travel adventure but you're still happy to be back in your home? After inhaling all kinds of new possibilities, exhaling into the comfortable familiarity of your home base can be so sweet.
If you have lately been feeling far away from a feeling of calm in your life, perhaps you can get there by remembering that you know calm, you've been calm, and in fact calmness already exists in every cell of your body. You can "return home" to calm any time you would like simply by taking a few deep breaths and finding the calm that rests in your soul.
The same is true of any other state that you've previously accessed yet currently feel disconnected from (joy, passion, abundance, peace, etc.), so I hope you create the time and space to "get there" this week.
Peace,
Paul
P.S. One more week for iPhone users to download our nifty "39 Ripples" app at 99 cents:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/39-ripples/id416327377?mt=8
(And let us know if you're an Android user--when we find enough Androiders who will commit to downloading, we'll Ripple one out to you!)
Monday, January 27, 2014
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Ripples #765: Peaceful Communication!
Ripples #765: Peaceful Communication!
For our tribe of busy people who believe in
unleashing Ripples of compassion & kindness: uRock!
20 Jan 2014
PEBBLE:
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek,
but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BOULDER:
People fail to get along
because they fear each other;
they fear each other
because they don’t know each other;
they don’t know each other
because they have not
communicated with each other.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., submitted by Gwen in Coeur d'Alene, ID
PONDER:
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Fifteen years ago this week we sent out our very first issue of Ripples to 75 people who agreed to help me pilot this quick splash of inspiration. The following year, with over 1,000 subscribers and growing steadily, we began a tradition of sharing quotes from Dr. King each third Monday in January. (The entire archive of Dr. King quotes we've unleashed in Ripples is available on our Facebook Page.)
Most weeks I still cannot grasp that Ripples continues to zoom out weekly, with nearly 30,000 subscribers joining us each Monday for a quick splash of inspiration. I'm honored and humbled that so many of you come along for the ride, sharing quotes and kindness along the way. Dr. King remains a significant inspiration for me, and I hope you'll spend some time in service today, even if it as brief as direct eye contact, a warm smile, or a quick favor for someone who needs to know they matter.
BIG NEWS: we've updated our nifty "39 Ripples" iPhone app! As you share more quotes with others via Facebook, Twitter, text, or email, more quotes are unleashed for YOU to enjoy. To celebrate our 15 year anniversary, we've priced it at .99 for the next 15 days (and then it will still be a ripply value at $1.99) Check it out here: (Android version may be coming soon!)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/39-ripples/id416327377?mt=8
Peace,
Paul
For our tribe of busy people who believe in
unleashing Ripples of compassion & kindness: uRock!
20 Jan 2014
PEBBLE:
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek,
but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BOULDER:
People fail to get along
because they fear each other;
they fear each other
because they don’t know each other;
they don’t know each other
because they have not
communicated with each other.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., submitted by Gwen in Coeur d'Alene, ID
PONDER:
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Fifteen years ago this week we sent out our very first issue of Ripples to 75 people who agreed to help me pilot this quick splash of inspiration. The following year, with over 1,000 subscribers and growing steadily, we began a tradition of sharing quotes from Dr. King each third Monday in January. (The entire archive of Dr. King quotes we've unleashed in Ripples is available on our Facebook Page.)
Most weeks I still cannot grasp that Ripples continues to zoom out weekly, with nearly 30,000 subscribers joining us each Monday for a quick splash of inspiration. I'm honored and humbled that so many of you come along for the ride, sharing quotes and kindness along the way. Dr. King remains a significant inspiration for me, and I hope you'll spend some time in service today, even if it as brief as direct eye contact, a warm smile, or a quick favor for someone who needs to know they matter.
BIG NEWS: we've updated our nifty "39 Ripples" iPhone app! As you share more quotes with others via Facebook, Twitter, text, or email, more quotes are unleashed for YOU to enjoy. To celebrate our 15 year anniversary, we've priced it at .99 for the next 15 days (and then it will still be a ripply value at $1.99) Check it out here: (Android version may be coming soon!)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/39-ripples/id416327377?mt=8
Peace,
Paul
Monday, January 13, 2014
Ripples #764: Persist!
Ripples #764: Persist!
For our tribe of busy people who believe in
unleashing Ripples of compassion & kindness: uRock!
6 Jan 2014
PEBBLE:
We are made to persist.
That's how we find out who we are.
-Tobias Wolff, shared by Mark in San Diego, CA
BOULDER:
And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.
-Haruki Murakami, shared by Gwen in Coeur d'Alene, ID
PONDER:
Several of my buddies are facing challenges this week and I had them on my mind as I sat down to craft this week's issue. On our best days we know that it is the "big stuff" that allows us to stretch and grow and expand our possibilities even if at first it can seem like "too much, too fast, too soon." But of course when the storms set it, we sometimes forget that we are made of pretty tough stuff, and that over the course of our lives we've attracted remarkable people who can help us when necessary.
I've said this a few times lately, but it is worth repeating every so often: sometimes it is necessary to pause and catch our breaths when things get really blechy, but eventually there comes a time when we have to pop up and find the right way to move forward.
Hang in there, friend...you've got this.
Peace,
Paul
For our tribe of busy people who believe in
unleashing Ripples of compassion & kindness: uRock!
6 Jan 2014
PEBBLE:
We are made to persist.
That's how we find out who we are.
-Tobias Wolff, shared by Mark in San Diego, CA
BOULDER:
And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.
-Haruki Murakami, shared by Gwen in Coeur d'Alene, ID
PONDER:
Several of my buddies are facing challenges this week and I had them on my mind as I sat down to craft this week's issue. On our best days we know that it is the "big stuff" that allows us to stretch and grow and expand our possibilities even if at first it can seem like "too much, too fast, too soon." But of course when the storms set it, we sometimes forget that we are made of pretty tough stuff, and that over the course of our lives we've attracted remarkable people who can help us when necessary.
I've said this a few times lately, but it is worth repeating every so often: sometimes it is necessary to pause and catch our breaths when things get really blechy, but eventually there comes a time when we have to pop up and find the right way to move forward.
Hang in there, friend...you've got this.
Peace,
Paul
Monday, January 6, 2014
Ripples #763: Your Creative Life!
Ripples #763: Your Creative Life!
For our tribe of busy people who believe in
unleashing Ripples of compassion & kindness: uRock!
6 Jan 2014
PEBBLE:
To live a creative life,
we must lose our fear of being wrong.
-Joseph Chilton Peace, shared by Trish in Flagstaff, AZ
BOULDER:
When I say "be creative,"
I don't mean that
you should all go and become
great painters and great poets.
I simply mean let your life be a painting,
let your life be a poem.
-Osho, shared by Pete in Ouray, CO
PONDER:
Ok, kids....here's the deal: We're a few days into 2014 and it's time for me to get real with you. I'm convinced that you need to be completely and utterly and insanely creative about the possibilities that exist for you this year. STOP THE PRESSES: forget about a focus on the whole year (that was soooo a few days ago during New Year's Eve). Instead, let's focus on this week or maybe even just today: I dare you to worry less about doing it RIGHT or doing it PRETTY or doing it WELL. Just unleash your best effort to experiment creatively and wildly with something at work or school or life. Try something new, or try something in a way you've never done it before.
Make today the weirdest, coolest, awesomest poem you've ever written.
Peace,
Paul
For our tribe of busy people who believe in
unleashing Ripples of compassion & kindness: uRock!
6 Jan 2014
PEBBLE:
To live a creative life,
we must lose our fear of being wrong.
-Joseph Chilton Peace, shared by Trish in Flagstaff, AZ
BOULDER:
When I say "be creative,"
I don't mean that
you should all go and become
great painters and great poets.
I simply mean let your life be a painting,
let your life be a poem.
-Osho, shared by Pete in Ouray, CO
PONDER:
Ok, kids....here's the deal: We're a few days into 2014 and it's time for me to get real with you. I'm convinced that you need to be completely and utterly and insanely creative about the possibilities that exist for you this year. STOP THE PRESSES: forget about a focus on the whole year (that was soooo a few days ago during New Year's Eve). Instead, let's focus on this week or maybe even just today: I dare you to worry less about doing it RIGHT or doing it PRETTY or doing it WELL. Just unleash your best effort to experiment creatively and wildly with something at work or school or life. Try something new, or try something in a way you've never done it before.
Make today the weirdest, coolest, awesomest poem you've ever written.
Peace,
Paul
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