The Ripples Pondcast

Enjoy this replay of our Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community We followed our usual format:pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life)boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally)ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering)The notes and links from the session are pasted below.You can also watch the video replay.PEBBLEGroup Therapy documentaryAnatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict (and we explore the book in this episode of The Ripples Pondcast)BOULDERGratitude Prompt: Tell me about a memorable moment of gratitude where you were either the giver or receiver, or share a note of gratitude you wish you’d previously shared with someone.From this NYT articleSoul Pancake: The Science of Happiness - An Experiment in GratitudeSoul Pancake: Street ComplimentsPONDER1. Anne-Laure Le Cunff: The Peril of Productivity, and the Happiness of Tiny Experiments (No Small Endeavor Podcast episode)2. There’s a path to a good life beyond happiness and meaning (Washington Post Article Giftlink)3a. Dan Harris, 10% Happier Podcast Your Brain Is Suggestible. Here’s How To Turn That to Your Advantage3b. Dan HarrisThe Science Of Burnout — And How To Recharge From Stress | Kristin Neff4. Fauxstalgia (Ghost Longing)Fauxstalgia, or ghost longing: terms that ChatGPT helped me and my friend use to short hand a form of grief that occurs when you find yourself missing something that you never had (Here's the ChatGPT thread I created in the midst of our conversation)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this lighthearted and thought-provoking conversation, Paul sits down with leadership trainer and coach Roach Finley to unpack key insights from The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute. Together they explore what it means to move from a “heart at war” to a “heart at peace,” how the “box” and “influence pyramid” shape our relationships, and why this book is more about being than doing. Along the way, Roach shares personal reflections from her leadership journey and how the book is still working on her.Connect with Coach Roach via her website, LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My childhood friend Pidge returns to the Pondcast...this time for a conversation about Polarities. You can also watch the video recording if you'd like...we move our hands a lot! ◡̈ -pwSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[PLEASE NOTE: I shared two different sets of content this month, so I recorded both sessions and published them as "Part 1" and "Part 2". They have DIFFERENT pebbles, DIFFERENT boulders, and DIFFERENT ponders, I promise!]Enjoy this replay of our Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community We followed our usual format:pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life)boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally)ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering)The notes and links from the session are pasted below.You can also watch the video replay here: https://youtu.be/8Dvf1c-0aysPEBBLE
Hopeful Tunes 4U:
A massive playlist of upbeat tunes assembled from the Ripples community. Playlist can be accessed through these links:Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/playlist/PL:196407963240367522:1146596940Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IOsYREjf1scMlmDKapRacApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/hopeful-tunes/pl.u-4Joma4ltZ77qbXTidal: https://tidal.com/playlist/d33c22dc-677e-4200-b4af-d945f9f8367fBOULDERBody based Calming exercises https://www.envisionkindness.org/guide/shifting-how-we-feel/body-based-calming-or-energizing-exercises/calming-exercises/PONDER1.20 short rules for better days at work https://breegroff.substack.com/p/20-short-rules-for-better-days-at?2. Dopamine Menu: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/18/whats-on-your-dopamine-menu-15-ideas-for-a-positivity-boost?3. Mapping space: Largest map of the universe announced UC Santa Barbara (6/11/25)https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/021905/mapping-space-largest-map-universe-announced4. Facebook Reel We don’t uncover triggers to avoid them, we uncover triggers to heal them: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1717862865476423SEEN Method of healing triggers. (be prepared: she’s presenting this in a somewhat manic way)
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“I can’t do this.” actually means “You’re about to do it” Excellent reel from a birth doula  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1121419086523458Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[PLEASE NOTE: I shared two different sets of content this month, so I recorded both sessions and published them as "Part 1" and "Part 2". They have DIFFERENT pebbles, DIFFERENT boulders, and DIFFERENT ponders, I promise!]Enjoy this replay of our Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community We followed our usual format:pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life)boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally)ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering)The notes and links from the session are pasted below.You can also watch the video replay here https://youtu.be/DxOI4uPb3e0PEBBLEStuff I can Control (based on Don Griner’s share)https://2rpl.me/i/Stuff_I_Can_Control.pdfBOULDER:Japanese Walking: https://wapo.st/3H6hPMt (Wash Post gift link)https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/07/13/japanese-walking-interval-walking-training/?PONDER1. Joyspan: (from NYT article about Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half)Life span: how long you liveHealth span: how long you live well (in good health)Joy span: how long you enjoy livingfour actions: Grow ~ Adapt ~ Give ~ Connect2. Wind Phone: https://wapo.st/3J7Jayh (Wash Post gift link)3. Hacking your Happy Horomones (Dopamine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, Endorphins): https://www.healthline.com/health/happy-hormoneFacebook Reel: https://www.facebook.com/reel/6859742073687014. Tender vs. Fierce Self-Compassion (via Dan Harris 10% Happier Podcast episode #894: The Science Of Burnout — And How To Recharge From Stress: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-happier-with-dan-harris/id1087147821?i=1000682587392Tender vs. Fierce Self compassion. If compassion is about alleviating suffering, Tender self compassion is about ACCEPTING things, and Fierce self compassion is about taking action, CHANGING things.5. Have You Tried Lemonading? Researchers Tout the Power of Playfulness in Tough Timeshttps://nicenews.com/health-and-wellness/lemonading-playfulness-face-adversity/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a different kind of episode for us; I invited my longtime friend Pidge (we've known each other since 5th grade!) to an experiment: we'd each bring a handful of questions to the table for discussion and exploration. The conversation went longer than we originally anticipated, but we had such a blast! I'm already wondering who I'll invite to the conversation next...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this replay of our May 2025 Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info)The notes and links from the session are pasted below.You can also watch the video replay here.Intriguing article on Hope vs. OptimismSlow HopeSlow Hope post on Instagram:Slow Hope: Rethinking Ecologies of Crisis and Fear, by Christof MauchThis 2019 article lays out why and how the author began using the term “slow hope.”Resilient HopeYou can access 13-minute video and audio summaries of the four pillars of our WE GOT THIS resilience sticker, because it’s still true that WE GOT THIS if we come together with Curious Minds, Open Hearts, and Calm Spirits while we Nurture Health.WE GOT THIS Sticker: If you'd like a sticker, this Google Doc will give you options for how to get one (for free, if you want!):Active HopeActive Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience & Creative Power, by Joanna Macy & Chris JohnstoneThree Questions for The Great Turning:Where and how are you turning up?What are you turning away from?What are you turning towards?Hopeful Stories we didn't get to:Nearly 40 Years After Chernobyl’s Nuclear Explosion, the Area Is One of Europe’s Biggest Nature ReservesViolin of HopePeace Tree turns 400 years oldSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this replay of our March 2025 Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info) We followed our usual format:pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life)boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally)ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering)The notes and links from the session are pasted below.You can also watch the video replay here: https://youtu.be/w9q6O6_HW1YWARM UPJust for Now, by Danna FoldsPEBBLEMy Unsung Hero Podcast (via NPR’s Hidden Brain)Nice News$100k financial assistance for Olympic & Special Olympic athletesOwls in TowelsBOULDERDon’t like to exercise? Try this simple, science-backed trick:“Fartleks” — meaning “speed play” in Swedish — are an effective way to add intensity to activities, which a growing body of science indicates can make your workouts more beneficial.  Fartleks are an informal version of interval training. To start fartlek training, head outside, warm up for a few minutes at whatever activity you most enjoy — whether it’s walking, running, biking, unicycling or snowshoeing — and then pick a landmark a short distance ahead. It could be a tree, a colorful mailbox or an unusual rock formation. Pick up your pace until you reach it. Then, drop back to your original pace, let your heart rate and breathing slow, and look for another landmark. Vary the distance between these goals, and aim for perhaps 30 minutes of fartleks once a week to start.PONDER"Everything is horrific and along side it is hope.Everything is dark and along side it there is light.The question becomes, “How do we cultivate a practice of noticing so that we can also speak into existence the things that are going right?”When we have algorithms that are so tuned towards catastrophe, brains in fact that are so alarmous, such drama queens…that we forget the practice of noticing beauty.To rewire my brain and my heart is to speak aloud the things that I find beautiful.And that gives me hope. There’s such a smorgasbord of beauty around us, and we often feel guilty in naming it, as if that detracts or cancels out the severity of what we’re facing. I don’t think it does. What the universe is always asking us to do is to become bilingual."~Alok Vaid-Menon, shared by Josh in New Hampshirelightly edited from these informal remarksGet your WE GOT THIS Sticker here!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this replay of our January 2025 Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info) We followed our usual format:pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life)boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally)ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering)The notes and links from the session are pasted below.You can also watch the video replay here.PEBBLE (resource)Volume Control: a guidebook for highly sensitive people in a loud & spiky worldby Jen ButlerBOULDER (activity)Buddha's Five Remembrances, often recited in Buddhist practice, are reflections on the nature of life and human existence. They are:I am of the nature to grow old. Aging is unavoidable.I am of the nature to experience illness. Illness is unavoidable.I am of the nature to die. Death is unavoidable.Everyone and everything I love will change, and I will be separated from them.My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.These remembrances serve as a reminder to live mindfully and ethically, accepting the impermanence of life.Here's the Dan Harris podcast episode I learned about this from, and here is a simple image of them I made for my iPhoneHere's a link to the resource page of Depolarization Resources I mentioned, too.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this replay of our December 2024 Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon CommunityWe followed our usual format:pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life)boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally)ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering)The notes and links from the session are pasted below.You can also watch the video replay.PEBBLESpirited – Ripple (Cut Song) – Closing Credits Scene w/Lyricshttps://youtu.be/SdjfxxxQmWoSpirited — “That Christmas Morning Feelin'” Lyric Video | Apple TV+https://youtu.be/lVirAsKISycSpirited — “Do A Little Good” Lyric Video | Apple TV+https://youtu.be/As_Sp64ahlARIPPLE (Cut Song) Lyricshttps://genius.com/Will-ferrell-sunita-mani-tracy-morgan-patrick-page-and-the-spirited-ensemble-ripple-cut-song-lyricsBOULDERThermostat of ExpectationsThe Gift of NostalgiaEnough NogSimple NO balls (SNO Balls)I am enough!I have enough!My effort is enough!My skill set is enough!!My current mood is enough!What others bring tothe table is enough!My life is enough.Today is enough.I am enough!PONDERMay we all be HEALTHY.May we all be SAFE.May we all be WISE.May we all be at PEACE."I wish for you… a season in which there is room for the complexities that occur during this time. A season of complicated memories, of happiness and pain, of comfort and loss, of disappointment and fulfillment…. A season of joy which also has room for sadness, because gladness and sorrow take place together.”~Bruce MarshallSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a condensed version of the We Got This resilience content that have helped lots of folks navigate challenge and change in the last four years, even the big, hard stuff that's come along lately.RESOURCES:PDF you can print out and fill in while you listen to this overview of the WE GOT THIS resilience content. JPG IMAGE with all the information filled in: Google Doc with information on how you can receive a WE GOT THIS Sticker.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No matter how GOOD or how HARD your life has been lately, it turns out there are simple, proven techniques for creating feelings of joy, happiness, peace and gratitude. I'm excited to unpack some of the research and share a handful of easy, practical steps you can take to make your good days a a little more fun, and your hard days a little more bearable.Enjoy this replay of the October 2024 Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy for more info) The notes & links are located in this Google Doc:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sFLUMj5jAGpZIwNUDrPjPNICyswEkOoKw-xkAUZmxAA/edit?usp=sharingSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this replay of the September 2024 Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community.We followed our usual format: pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life) boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally) ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering) The notes and links from the session are pasted below. You can also watch the video replay on YouTubePEBBLEQuick Splashes PDF https://2rpl.me/i/QuickSplashes_2024.pdfALSO: here is a Washington Post article about a family whose Halloween decorations made a big impact on a stranger who drove by every week on her way to chemotherapy: https://wapo.st/3B1wHIK BOULDER "What would it mean to be done for the day?" Oliver Burkeman’s “The Imperfectionist” Newsletter:https://ckarchive.com/b/xmuph6hrqdp04hrnppvnqc2le6lllbn PONDER A. Human Givens, or "HG" Therapy: https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-look-after-your-emotional-needs-with-human-givens-therapy Emotional Needs Audit: https://www.hgi.org.uk/sites/default/files/hgi/Emotional-Needs-Audit.pdf B. Loving Ourselves isn’t a FEELING. It is a JOB. 2-minute clip of Matthew Hussey talking on Drew Barrymore Show Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1834646823689838 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedrewbarrymoreshow/reel/C-vBypOurD9/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrewbarrymoreshow/video/7403755233295338798?lang=en C. Cold Showers Cold showers are a thing, and they might be (really) good for you (CONSULT PHYSICIAN OF COURSE) Men's Health article: https://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/a29810653/cold-showers/ Wikihow post: https://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Cold-Shower D. Who’s behind all the scammy messages you’ve been getting lately? "Search Engine" podcast episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/search-engine/id1614253637?i=1000648461088 CNN article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/17/asia/pig-butchering-scam-southeast-asia-dst-intl-hnk/index.htmlSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.PEBBLEPixar'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, anger, fear and disgust. Trailer here.BOULDER3 sounds to stimulate the vagus nervehttps://www.facebook.com/reel/10040317214156761. hmmmmmm2. ohm/aum3. haPONDERA. The Sonder of Musings…I originally came across the word "sonder" in the mesmorizing 10 minute video called SOULFULLY BEAUTIFUL from Reflections of LIfe (who I first learned about from Grateful Living: https://grateful.org). I then learned the term SONDER, defined as "the profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it. The word was coined by John Koenig, who compiled a compendium of created words in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and also created a short video just to unpack his special word Sonder.B. Dementia is not a Death (Psyche.co article)Dementia is not a death. For some, it marks a new beginningC. 10+ Happy SongsI originally stumbled upon a list of 10 songs that will make you happy based on research from a music psychologistin articles in Inc. and Science Times. I put the 10 songs in a Pandora Playlist:And then I stumbled upon this list on Spotify that also claimed to be "the 10 happiest songs" based on research.D. Finally, the artwork I picked up from an adorable shop in downtown Frisco, Colorado called Stay Sunny Frisco" It's all connected, you know.Your gifts, your circumstances, your journey.None of it is by chance.Embrace it.It's molding you."~Ash WeiselSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 YouTube: https://youtu.be/pl3jRVBuN-sPEBBLE: Similarity Index https://www.allsides.com/similarityBOULDER: Polarization Detox from Starts With Us: https://startswith.us/pdc/PONDERPodcast interview we mentioned:The Growing Edge Podcast episode #43: hosts Parker Palmer & Carrie Newcomer interview John Paul Lederach.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growing-edge/id1420185401?i=1000555807039During the intro, they read from an October 2020 Humanity United article, “How the United States Can Step Back from the Brink”https://humanityunited.org/perspectives/how-the-united-states-can-step-back-from-the-brink/Polarization Resources (from previous epsiode: https://bit.ly/DepolarizingResourcesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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://bit.ly/DepolarizingResourcesYou can also find me @RipplesGuy on most socials, or visit https://TheRipplesGuy.comLearn more about the Team Ripples Patreon Community here: https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.PEBBLE: Tara Brach’s Podcast
Letting Go of Controlling – Part 1: The Path of Freedomhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tara-brach/id265264862?i=1000643855201"Let go of what has happened in the past.Let go of what will happen in the future.Let go of what is happening right now." BOULDER: ASKING LOVE A QUESTION EACH MORNING "Love, what would YOU have me do today?" source: https://www.mindful.org/how-to-bookend-your-day-with-compassion/ PONDER: Fireside Chat 1. Leah’s article: Finger Trapshttps://welcomingway.com/blog/feeling-stuck? 2. Oliver Burkeman: Gnawing Rats vs. White Sheephttps://ckarchive.com/b/mvu7h5hg8784xbv5oo45wie7er0qq 3. James Clear’s Hats, Haircuts & Tattooshttps://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/february-1-2024 4. Uncle Paul's DWSR Technique (Decide, Write, Sleep, Review) D.=Decide: A few days before you absolutely have to decide, flip a coin to “decide.” W=Write out the “decision” on a piece of paper before you go to bed (example: “I’ve decided to accept the job offer”, or “I’ve decided to turn down the job offer.”). S=Sleep on it. R=Review in morning to see how it feels when you awake. If you don’t have a strong sense that it’s the RIGHT or WRONG decision, the next night do the opposite and see if that helps. Leap Day 2024: Embrace the Extra Day #LeapLaughLove Video Intro: https://youtu.be/ab_tS3Twta8 More Info: https://bit.ly/leaplaughloveSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ikKSmyARHSsPEBBLE: 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 "We Got This" Sticker request: https://bit.ly/WeGotThisFREE Daily Splash website: https://DailySplash.me (message me if you want to receive these as texts!) 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.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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:PEBBLE 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”https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Boom-Need-Spiritual-Revolution/dp/0306828278 BOULDER Take 10 deep breaths, and for each one say "Inhale Peace" as you inhale, and "Exhale Love" as you exhale PONDER "Peace is a state of mind that transcends external circumstances." -Skitter M. Ocharohttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cultivating-inner-peace-pathway-spiritual-tranquility-skitter/ Peace as the Purpose Paving the Way for Peace Practicing Peace Tips for managing HOLIDAY STRESS 1. Thermostat of Expectations 2. The Gift of Nostalgia 3. Enough Nog 4. Simple NO balls (SNO Balls) 5. Let it Go (lyrics below) If the mood out there is frightful While we wish it was delightful Since we've no way to control, LET IT GO LET IT GO LET IT GO. Sh*t doesn't show signs of stopping Tho our frustration shows signs of popping We need to turn it all down low, and Let it go, let it go, let it go. My 9 steps as I settle into morning meditation: Three deep breaths: come home, settle in, find center. Three more breaths: release expectation, invite wonder, welcome stillness. Three regular breaths: activate equanimity, access serenity, swim in tranquility. Daily Splash: https://www.dailysplash.me/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 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/QxabxhbchhwPEBBLE 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 best offering we can make to our world. ~Joanna Macy Also, this recent article from Grateful.org on how we unhelpfully set conditions on gratitude was fascinating to me:https://grateful.org/resource/fearless-dive-grateful-without-conditions/? BOULDER First Time ~ Last Time ~ Only Time
 cultivating gratitude by imagining this would be either the FIRST TIME or LAST TIME or ONLY TIME you’ll ever get to do this thing. PONDER RESOURCES The Healing Powers of Gratitudehttps://www.self.com/story/gratitude-benefits What Gets in the Way of Gratitude?https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_stops_gratitude How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Timeshttps://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_gratitude_can_help_you_through_hard_times Six Habits of Highly Grateful Peoplehttps://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_habits_of_highly_grateful_people How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brainhttps://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_gratitude_changes_you_and_your_brain How to make gratitude a way of lifehttps://www.fastcompany.com/90436609/how-to-make-gratitude-a-way-of-life? 7 Easy and Non-Corny Ways to Start a Gratitude Practice https://www.self.com/story/gratitude-practice-tips GRATITUDE PROMPTS Who/what has made your life a little easier lately? Who/what has made life a little more fun lately?
 Who/what has helped you succeed in work/life lately?
 Who/what would you hate to lose right now? https://www.happierhuman.com/gratitude-journal-prompts/
https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/g40451936/daily-gratitude-journal-prompts/
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