The Daily Ripple
The Daily Ripple
| “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 lesson in there somewhere. Maybe several. The Dude 🐸 Thought for the Day Sit by the river long enough and it will teach you everything you need to know. |
“The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet.”~ Lao Tzu ~ Start where you’re standing. That’s the whole first step. Then something funny happens. The second step is easier. The third is easier than that. A handshake. A kind word. A thank you. Small things stack up, and that’s all momentum is….
“Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; it’s doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.”~ Tony Dungy ~ Nobody’s perfect. Not even close. But here’s the thing about integrity… it’s not just about what you do when the lights are off and nobody’s looking….
“You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry. Don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”~Walter Hagen~ Mama’s got a rule: if it’s pretty, you stop for it. Doesn’t matter if she’s got somewhere to be. She’ll slow her whole walk down for a good patch of wildflowers along the…
“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.”~ Helen Keller, Optimism (1903) ~ Some changes show up with a bang. A loss. A wake-up call. The day everything turns over. Those are the mighty shoves. But…
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change……courage to change the things I can……and the wisdom to know the difference.”~ Serenity Prayer, Reinhold Niebuhr (common version) ~ Letting go doesn’t mean giving up. It doesn’t mean throwing in the towel. It means loosening our grip. Not everything has to go a…