The Daily Ripple
The Daily Ripple
| “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” ~John Lennon~ The river doesn’t wait. The heron lifted off the bank three seconds ago. The light hit the water in a way it won’t again today. Your kid just looked over to see if you were watching. Were you? Eyes up, friend. The good stuff isn’t in the feed. It’s right in front of you. The Dude 🐸 Thought for the Day Today, put it down for one hour. Just one. See what you notice. |
“Always do your best.”~ Don Miguel Ruiz ~ This is The Fourth Agreement. Your best changes every day. Some days your best is moving mountains. Other days your best is getting out of bed. Both count. Neither one is wrong. The agreement isn’t to be perfect. It’s to show up fully with what you have…
“There are two ways to wash the dishes. The first is to wash the dishes in order to have clean dishes and the second is to wash the dishes in order to wash the dishes.”~ Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness ~ Nobody said meditation has to happen on a cushion, in a quiet…
“Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher.”~Oprah Winfrey~ Inside the circle. Outside the circle. It’s really that simple. The people inside your circle aren’t there because of likes or follows or how many times they commented on your post. They’re there because of time. Truth. Showing up when it wasn’t…
“No daylight to separate us. Only kinship.”~ Gregory Boyle ~ Kinship is one of those old ideas that doesn’t get much airtime anymore. It’s not about who’s in your family tree or your circle of trust. It’s deciding there’s no “us” and “them.” Just us. Some of the kindest people who ever lived kept coming…
“Where your attention goes, your energy flows.”~Unknown~ You protect your wallet. You lock your car. You check your account balance. But your attention? You hand that away for free — a hundred times a day — to things that leave you feeling empty, anxious, or just… flat. Here’s the thing about energy. It follows attention…
“Much can be learned from a river.”~Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha~ It doesn’t force anything. It finds the path of least resistance — not out of weakness, but out of wisdom. It flows around what it can’t move through. It carves canyons with patience, not force. It never stops moving. Even when it looks still. There’s a…