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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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 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

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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

"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.

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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. Ocharo

https://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.

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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

PEBBLE

Reminder Apps (& Just Record)

https://www.oberlo.com/blog/reminder-apps

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/just-press-record/id1033342465

https://riverside.fm/blog/best-recording-app-for-android

BOULDER

JAIA JAYA JATA

Just As I Am

Just As You Are

Just as Things Are

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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.

 PEBBLE

Approach life advice not like immutable laws but rather like trying on clothes. Some advice will fit you well and flatter you. Other advice will not. Advice that may work great on one person may work terribly on the next. Pick and choose your advice to suit your personality and the occasion. Feel free to discard old advice any time it stops working for you.

-Mark Manson (6/5/23: https://markmanson.net/breakthrough/025-how-to-know-what-works-for-you)

BOULDER

"Ideas & Snippets" document/folder. The idea is that you have a single document (I use Evernote, but you could use any note taking app or even a word processing app like MS Word, Apple Pages, Google Docs, etc.) to create a single repository of all the links, articles, podcasts, and even random ideas you come up with. And then schedule time on your calendar (once a week? month? quarter?) to review the list and ponder, move info to relevant place, send to others, etc.

PONDER

1. 7 Things You Need to Do If You Want to Enjoy Life More, by Lori Deschene (6/20/23)

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/7-things-you-need-to-do-if-you-want-to-enjoy-life-more/

2. five steps to RESILIENCE as summarized by Eric Barker

https://bakadesuyo.com/2023/04/how-to-be-resilient-2/?ref=refind

3. How to Be Miserable and Ruin Your Life (Mark Manson) (6/1/23)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPQa0Ag85SE

4. Adam Grant says, "Don't TRUST your gut, TEST your gut." (April 1, 2023)

5. 3/14/23: Arthur Brooks Two Choices That Keep a Midlife Crisis at Bay (choose to focus on what age gives you more than what it takes away, choose subtraction not addition) https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/05/midlife-crisis-choices-opportunities/638427/

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