The Ripples Pondcast
Join Paul Wesselmann, The Ripples Guy, who shares quick splashes of inspiration and explores how even our smallest actions can have an ongoing impact on our lives, the people we connect with and the whole world. Are you in? Ooh, I hope so! Join Paul's Patreon Peeps to support Ripples and receive bonus content. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community. Weshared several stories & ideas from my summer adventures. The notes and links from the session are pasted below. You can also watch the video replay here.
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Pixar's Inside Out 2 adds anxiety, embarrassment, ennui, envy, and a hint of nostalgia to the original team of emotions we got to know in the first movie: joy, sadness, ...
This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info). This month we followed up last month's "Why Can't We Get Along" talk on polarization with a deeper dive into some of the ideas and resources we touched on previously.
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay you can watch it on Y...
This episode is the audio track of a monthly Zoom call I have with members of the Team Ripples Patreon Community who support my work as a speaker, writer, and Rippler. We spent a full hour exploring how to THINK BETTER, FEEL BETTER, and DO BETTER when it comes to addressing the increasing toxic polarization that is heppening within our country, our communities, and ourselves.
You can access the resource document here: https://bi...
This is the audio recording of the February Zoom call with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info), exploring ideas about getting stuck, getting unstuck and making decisions when they are hard.
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Tara Brach’s Podcast Letting Go of Controlling – Part 1: The Path of Freedom
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tara-brach/id265264862?i=1000643855201
"Let go of what has happened in the past.
L...
This is the audio recording of the January Zoom call with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info), where we talked about, the state of Ripples in the world and in our little corner of it. The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/ikKSmyARHSs
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Washington Post's: "The Optimist" Newsletter
LAST WEEK:
This is the audio recording of the November Zoom call with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info), where we explored some simple, practical actions and mindset to more easily access inner peace.
Notes & Links below:
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We need a type of love that is a beautiful and hilarious series of high fives with the universe.
-Rainn Wilson, in his book “SOUL BOOM: Why we need a spiritual revolution”
This is the audio recording of the October Zoomy call with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info).
Notes & links below; If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/Qxabxhbchhw
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Grateful Living https://Grateful.org
In times of turmoil and danger, gratitude helps to steady and ground us. It brings us into presence, and our full presence is perhaps the...
Befriending Procrastination: Moderinizing Your Mindset for Motivation
This is the audio recording of the September Zoomy call with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info).
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here:
https://youtu.be/9zqW2JJdA40
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Reminder Apps (& Just Record)
This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info).
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/ui_1TtgRvXc
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
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Approach life advice not like immutable laws but rather like trying on clothes. Some advice will fit you well and flatter you. Other advice ...
This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info).
This month we shared different content in the two sessions, so this is PART ONE, recorded Tuesday, August 22, 2023
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here:
https://youtu.be/k0tBii20MfY
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Approach life advice not like immutable laws but rather like trying on clothes. Some a...
This is the audio recording of our monthly Zoomy Zoom with my Patreon Peeps.
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
You can also watch the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UvVNrOVCWcg
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"I am not the sun at the center of anyone's solar system.
If I keep trying to put myself there, insisting that I am special and my life must have some sort of special meaning, I'll die in despair, or in delusion.
Once...
I had a great time exploring MINDFULNESS with my Patreon Peeps and a few guests.
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here: https://youtu.be/QRDTLfmxmzA
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Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation
by Bruce Tift
Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12400671-already-free
Tami Simon's Podcast Interview with author Bru...
We had a great time exploring the topic of PASSION, which we defined as:
PURPOSE in ACTION taking place in an ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT.
The notes and links from the session are pasted below.
If you'd prefer to watch the video replay, you can catch that here:
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4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54785515-four-thousand-weeks
NPR (LifeK...
This is the audio replay of the monthly Zoomy Zoom I do with my UROCK (Patreon) Peeps;
you can also watch the video here.
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How to do laundry when you're depressed (TEDx Talk by KC Davis
BOULDER
All the things (2pm reminder that lists all the "yucky things" that sometimes make me uncomfortable)
PONDER (Think Better, Feel Better, Do Better)
THINK BETTER
The awesome folks at Wisconsin SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) kindly shared an audio of the keynote address I delivered at the close of their annual conference on October 14, 2022 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. You can view a PDF copy of the slides here.
Join Paul's Patreon Peeps to support Ripples and receive bonus content.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples.
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September Chat with UROCK Peeps
This is the audio replay of the monthly Zoomy Zoom I do with my UROCK (Patreon) Peeps;
you can also watch the video here
SHOW NOTES:
CENTERING
Sensory Countdown (5 Sees, 4 Touches, 3 Sounds, 2 Smells, 1 Taste)
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Hidden Brain Podcast w/Shankar Vedantam: Reframing Your Reality
Reframing Your Reality: Part 1 | Hidden Brain Media
This is the audio replay of the monthly Zoomy Zoom I do with my UROCK (Patreon) Peeps;
you can also watch the video here.
Centering Activity
May ______ be healthy.
May ______ be safe.
May ______ be wise.
May ______ be at peace.
(start with May *I* be healthy, and then "my friends & family (loved ones), and then "my foes" and finally "May WE ALL be healthy, safe, wise, at peace."
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Dropping the Struggle: Seven Ways to Love the L...
This is the audio replay of the monthly Zoomy Zoom I do with my UROCK (Patreon) Peeps;
you can also watch the video here.
CENTERING
Just for Now, by Danna Faulds (eyes closed?)
Just for now, and without asking how, let yourself sink into stillness.
Just for now, lay down the weight you so patiently bear upon your shoulders.
Feel the earth receive you, and the infinite expanse of sky grow even wider as your awareness reaches up to...
This is the audio replay of a monthly Zoomy Zoom I do with my UROCK (Patreon) Peeps; you can also watch the video here.
This month we explored a few helpful resources, and then unpacked five useful pieces of advice that helped me through some tough times.
SHOW NOTES BELOW....
CENTERING
darling one, by rev. anna blaedel, enfleshed.com
https://twitter.com/enfleshed/status/1481663526523527171
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WeCroak App
https://www.wecroak...
This is the audio replay of a monthly Zoomy Zoom I do with my UROCK (Patreon) Peeps; you can also watch the video here: https://youtu.be/o6UdnsP3RTw
This month we peek into Brené Brown's new book, explore an activity to activate your head, your heart, and your gut, and discuss Finite and Infinite Game Mindsets. Enjoy!
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