Transmission 101: Ripple

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“If I knew the way
I would take you home.”
— Grateful Dead

Sometimes I wish I could draw you a map.
Mark the safe spots.
Warn you about the mud.
Leave a note that says
“You’re not lost,
this part just feels different.”

But I can’t.
No one can.

This week’s theme is about trusting yourself.

You are wiser than you think.
Braver than you feel.
You’ve made it through so much already,
without a guidebook.

So this is your reminder:
There is no right path.
There is only your path.

And you’re already on it.

Walk gently.
Leave ripples.

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Ripple by Grateful Dead

“There is a road, no simple highway
Between the dawn and the dark of night
And if you go, no one may follow
That path is for your steps alone.”

This song feels like a hymn.
Spiritual, mysterious, loving.
A gentle hand on your back, reminding you
to keep going.

It acknowledges what’s hard
without trying to fix it.
And it honours your path,
wherever it leads.

Plus it’s vintage Jerry Garcia,
so it’s automatically awesome.

It’s already in your playlist.

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A gentle rain falling on calm water.

Not a storm. Not a splash.
Just the quiet patter of soft rain
tickling the surface of a still lake.

Each drop becomes a ripple.
Each ripple becomes a pattern.

The water accepts it all
without resistance.

It doesn’t flinch.
It doesn’t fight.
It simply expands.

Like the best kind of conversation.
Or the beginning of a good dream.

Raindrops on water.
It just feels right.

I wonder if the fish below feel the same way.

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Float well, Earthling.
NeilA

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Greetings, Earthling is a free daily newsletter designed to help you slow down, feel better, and start your mornings with a sense of meaning. Written from the perspective of a curious space observer named NeilA, each transmission blends mindfulness, motivation, and emotional insight with a hint of cosmic wonder.

Inspired by Stoic philosophy, Tao, Alan Watts, behavioural science, and the strange beauty of being human, these messages offer gentle reminders to live with purpose, pay attention, and appreciate the little things. Part alien wisdom, part self-help, part poetic dispatch, it’s a daily pick-me-up disguised as a transmission from the stars.

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