Updates & Uplifts: 2024 State of Ripples

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

PEBBLE:

Washington Post's: "The Optimist" Newsletter

LAST WEEK:

https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=5e6b43a6ae7e8a5948a05a35&s=65a3e905f188e64e9927d76f&linknum=2&linktot=38&linknum=2&linktot=38

today:

https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=5e6b43a6ae7e8a5948a05a35&s=65a7dd703e0fca4d46020133&linknum=2&linktot=41&linknum=2&linktot=41

BOULDER:

activity where you try to get people to smile back a certain number of times a day...but the goal isn't to MAKE them smile

PONDER: The State of Ripples

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Paul's "Four Squeegees" LovingKindness Meditation:

May ____ be healthy.

May ____ be safe.

May ____ be wise.

May ____ be at peace.

What do we do?

1. Take an unflinching look. Make sure you’re seeing the world as it is, not how we wish is was.

2. Recognize that there is lots of both bad and good going on in the world.

3. When you’re struggling, focus more on the good so you can stay hopeful.

4. When you’re shining, focus enough on the bad stuff so you can identify opportunities to be part of the solution (or at least a smaller part of the problem).

5. Hang out with others who lift you up, and with those who can help you lift others up, too.

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