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About Pondercentral, PONDER on THIS, and me, author Jeff Maziarek
Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi's Journey, available in both print and eBook formats, launched Pondercentral.com in May 2007 as a web-based forum for "PONDER on THIS," a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999.
Selected from a vast library of spiritual growth books, the messages are currently received by hundreds of people all over the world. Please note that in addition to Pondercentral.com, Jeff occasionally posts to his Spirituality Simplified blog. To contact Jeff via email please click here.
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 15th, 2021 by Deepak Chopra in THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
“Struggle, worry, planning and controlling runs against the grain of life. Life compresses chaos and orderliness together. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be in the flow of life, you can’t struggle against it at … Continue reading
Posted in Uncertainty, Worry
Tagged Deepak Chopra, The Way of the Wizard
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 14th, 2021 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“This is your life, and it’s been waiting for you to discover it! Up until now you may have been thinking that life is hard and a struggle, and so by the law of attraction you will have experienced life … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction
Tagged Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
“Often what we think of as the things “wrong” with us are only expressions of our own individuality. This is our uniqueness and what is special about us. Nature never repeats itself. Since time began on this planet, there have … Continue reading
Posted in Self-worth
Tagged Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 by Jana Shiloh in HEART FUSION THE MAGIC IMPRINTING OF WATER
“Let’s look at suppression of emotions for a moment. Suppression can keep us dishonest in our relationships with ourselves and with others…Suppression of feelings also requires a huge amount of energy, since you are holding down whatever is not being … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Feelings, Healing
Tagged HEART FUSION the Magic Imprinting of Water, Jana Shiloh
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 11th, 2021 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“Our need to forgive is a monumental misperception. The belief that others should not have treated us the way that they did is, of course, the ultimate absurdity. The universe is always working, and so is everything in it, even … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Forgiveness
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 8th, 2021 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Underneath the layer of our normal thinking lies a level of consciousness that is pure love and peace. Yet we cannot reach that consciousness simply by deciding to; we have to dig deep into the ground of our inner being, … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation
Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 7th, 2021 by Paramhansa Yogananda
“I once saw a cartoon drawing of a dog hitched to a small, but well laden cart. The dog’s owner had found an ingenious method for getting it to pull the cart for him. A long pole, tied to the … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Surrender
Tagged Immanuel Kant, Paramhansa Yogananda
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE AMAZING LAWS OF COSMIC MIND POWER
“This miraculous healing power in your subconscious mind, if scientifically directed, can heal your mind, body, and affairs of all disease and impediments. This healing power will respond to you regardless of your race, creed, or color. It does not … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged Dr. Joseph Murphy, The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Imagine a powerful river winding through hundreds, or even thousands of miles of countryside. It crosses varying terrains of forest, desert, and prairie, until reaching the sea. At its source, perhaps at the might rainforests of the Amazon, several small … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 4th, 2021 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“The idea that God is angry and must be pacified by means of blood sacrifice and violence against others came from the teachings of Zoroaster, an ancient prophet and religious poet from Babylon. His teachings about an angry, vengeful, and … Continue reading
Posted in God, Religion
Tagged Live Your Bliss, Terry Cole-Whittaker
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 1st, 2021 by Dan Millman in WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR
“If you don’t get what you want you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold onto it forever. Your mind is your … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged Dan Millman, Paramahansa Yogananda, Way of the Peaceful Warrior
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 30th, 2021 by Laura Alden Kamm in INTUITIVE WELLNESS
“You are indeed the creator of your anatomy. Everything you think, feel, do, and know determines the health and condition of your body, as well as feeding or starving your soul. As a medical intuitive, I have yet to come … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged Intuitive Wellness, Laura Alden Kamm
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 by Frank DeMarco in THE COSMIC INTERNET
“You are not alone, and you are not what you think you are. We are all part of one being, just as mystics have always asserted. Our lives here on earth are the invaluable and irreplaceable prelude to our eternal … Continue reading
Posted in Shadow Work
Tagged Frank DeMarco, The Cosmic Internet
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 28, 2021 by John Randolph Price in THE ABUNDANCE BOOK
“Do you want more money, more prosperity in your life? Then shift from a consciousness of effects (materiality) to a consciousness of cause (spirituality). When you give power to an effect, you are giving it your power. You are actually … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Money
Tagged John Randolph Price, The Abundance Book
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 27th, 2021 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“When you act without regard for others, you do not honor yourself. Every time you attack, you have something to defend. You are always looking over your shoulder to see who or what might be sneaking up on you. This … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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