The Ripples Pondcast
Paul Wesselmann, The Ripples Guy
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!
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Why Can't We Get Along?
The Ripples Pondcast
03/21/24 • 57 min
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/DepolarizingResources
You can also find me @RipplesGuy on most socials, or visit https://TheRipplesGuy.com
Learn more about the Team Ripples Patreon Community here: https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy
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Hope for the Holidays
The Ripples Pondcast
12/10/24 • 36 min
Enjoy this replay of our December 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.
PEBBLE
Spirited – Ripple (Cut Song) – Closing Credits Scene w/Lyrics
https://youtu.be/SdjfxxxQmWo
Spirited — “That Christmas Morning Feelin'” Lyric Video | Apple TV+
https://youtu.be/lVirAsKISyc
Spirited — “Do A Little Good” Lyric Video | Apple TV+
https://youtu.be/As_Sp64ahlA
RIPPLE (Cut Song) Lyrics
https://genius.com/Will-ferrell-sunita-mani-tracy-morgan-patrick-page-and-the-spirited-ensemble-ripple-cut-song-lyrics
BOULDER
Thermostat of Expectations
The Gift of Nostalgia
Enough Nog
Simple 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 to
the table is enough!
My life is enough.
Today is enough.
I am enough!
PONDER
May 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 Marshall
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Ripples #786: Learning to Surf
The Ripples Pondcast
08/11/21 • 3 min
Enjoy this weekly splash of inspiration from Ripples for Reflection: Weekly inspirations for unleashing your best self.
If you'd like to read along with me, snag a book at TheRipplesBook.com
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Enjoy this episode, and ENJOY TODAY!
Peace,
Paul
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September Chat with UROCK Peeps
The Ripples Pondcast
09/29/22 • 32 min
Blurb for Podcast/Acast
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)
PEBBLE
Hidden Brain Podcast w/Shankar Vedantam: Reframing Your Reality
Reframing Your Reality: Part 1 | Hidden Brain Media
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/reframing-your-reality-part-1/
Reframing Your Reality: Part 2 | Hidden Brain Media
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/reframing-your-reality-part-2/
BOULDER
Conference Wrap up (Project wrap up? Weekly wrap up?)
Ponder: What do I want to be thinking about as I leave?
Connect: Who do I feel called to connect with to discuss this more?
Act: What actions could I take to put some of these ideas into action?
Ponder: To me, By me, Thru me, As me
Resource Links
Four Stages of Spiritual Growth, buy Jenny Dsouze (May 17, 2021)
https://lifeism.co/four-stages-of-spiritual-growth
(includes a link to a 90 second summary directly from Beckwith himself: https://youtu.be/TAfOGQwFJak )
4 Stages of Consciousness, by Gwen Allison (May 14, 2020)
https://www.myspiritualbutterfly.com/post/4-stages-of-consciousness
(the author of this article also unpacks the 4 stages in this 22 minute video: https://youtu.be/da4y0MH1EMM )
Conscious Leadership Group
applied these 4 stages to leadership and I really like some of what they developed:
PDF with overview and chart: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=LYRctalK
They also have a great 4-minute video summary: https://youtu.be/I2dxdwfZkG4
Paul's Slides
https://2rpl.me/i/ToMe_ByMe_ThruMe_AsMe_1.jpeg
https://2rpl.me/i/ToMe_ByMe_ThruMe_AsMe_2.jpeg
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Ripples #951: Light & Love
The Ripples Pondcast
10/06/21 • 5 min
Enjoy this weekly splash of inspiration from Ripples for Reflection: Weekly inspirations for unleashing your best self.
If you'd like to read along with me, snag a book at TheRipplesBook.com
You can also subscribe to our weekly splashes of inspiration for FREE at UnleashRipples.com.
Enjoy this episode, and ENJOY TODAY!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. If you'd like to join Paul's Patreon Peeps who support these projects AND get extra goodies and more contact with The Ripples Guy, take a peek at my Patreon page.
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Ripples #868: Imperfectionism
The Ripples Pondcast
09/29/21 • 3 min
Enjoy this weekly splash of inspiration from Ripples for Reflection: Weekly inspirations for unleashing your best self.
If you'd like to read along with me, snag a book at TheRipplesBook.com
You can also subscribe to our weekly splashes of inspiration for FREE at UnleashRipples.com.
Enjoy this episode, and ENJOY TODAY!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. If you'd like to join Paul's Patreon Peeps who support these projects AND get extra goodies and more contact with The Ripples Guy, take a peek at my Patreon page.
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The Archeology of Passion
The Ripples Pondcast
02/23/23 • 32 min
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:
PEBBLE:
4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54785515-four-thousand-weeks
NPR (LifeKit) Interview with Oliver Burkeman
BOULDER:
Daily Photo Cleanup: Open your photo app on your phone or laptop, and from a screen that displays all the photos enter today's date (month and day only: Feb 23) and sift through the photos taken on THIS particular day: reminisce, remove duplicates, and retain the extra precious ones. You'll miss some days, sure, but it's a great habit that will gradually reduce the size of your photo collection, and create a regular habit of gratitude and savoring!
PONDER
U.S. Surgeon General's Framework for Workplace Well-Being
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html
Take a minute to share your feedback, pretty please:
https://forms.gle/Q3yy2PGBr8mL5fb4A
Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/RipplesGuy
Ripples Headquarters: https://UnleashRipples.com
Quote Pond: https://2rpl.me
Daily Splash: https://DailySplash.me
SLIDE DECK:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ewzof45bo5lt6fn/Archeology_of_Passion.pdf?dl=0
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Ripples #904: Refracting Peace
The Ripples Pondcast
07/28/21 • 4 min
Enjoy this weekly splash of inspiration from Ripples for Reflection: Weekly inspirations for unleashing your best self.
If you'd like to read along with me, snag a book at TheRipplesBook.com
You can also subscribe to our weekly splashes of inspiration for FREE at UnleashRipples.com.
Enjoy this episode, and ENJOY TODAY!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. If you'd like to join Paul's Patreon Peeps who support these projects AND get extra goodies and more contact with The Ripples Guy, take a peek at my Patreon page.
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Ripples #944: Knowing Yourself
The Ripples Pondcast
04/28/21 • 4 min
Enjoy this weekly splash of inspiration from Ripples for Reflection: Weekly inspirations for unleashing your best self.
If you'd like to read along with me, snag a book at TheRipplesBook.com
You can also subscribe to our weekly splashes of inspiration for FREE at UnleashRipples.com.
Enjoy this episode, and ENJOY TODAY!
Peace,
Paul
P.S. If you'd like to join Paul's Patreon Peeps who support these projects AND get extra goodies and more contact with The Ripples Guy, take a peek at my Patreon page.
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Picnic With my Peeps!
The Ripples Pondcast
08/15/24 • 36 min
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.
PEBBLE
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, anger, fear and disgust. Trailer here.
BOULDER
3 sounds to stimulate the vagus nerve
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1004031721415676
1. hmmmmmm
2. ohm/aum
3. ha
PONDER
A. 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 beginning
C. 10+ Happy Songs
I originally stumbled upon a list of 10 songs that will make you happy based on research from a music psychologist
in 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 Weisel
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The Ripples Pondcast currently has 78 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.
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The episode title 'Why Can't We Get Along?' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on The Ripples Pondcast is 15 minutes.
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