
Why Can't We Get Along?
03/21/24 • 57 min
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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
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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
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.
Previous Episode

Getting Unstuck
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 Freedom
https://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 Traps
https://welcomingway.com/blog/feeling-stuck?
2. Oliver Burkeman: Gnawing Rats vs. White Sheep
https://ckarchive.com/b/mvu7h5hg8784xbv5oo45wie7er0qq
3. James Clear’s Hats, Haircuts & Tattoos
https://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/leaplaughlove
Join Paul's Patreon Peeps to support Ripples and receive bonus content.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ripples.
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Next Episode

Getting Along Better
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-s
PEBBLE: Similarity Index https://www.allsides.com/similarity
BOULDER: Polarization Detox from Starts With Us: https://startswith.us/pdc/
PONDER
Podcast 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=1000555807039
During 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/DepolarizingResources
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