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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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Category Archives: Acceptance
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“How does love cast out fear? Real love is unconditional. Real love accepts the perfection of all…accepts that EVERYTHING is perfect just the way it is, and EVERYONE is perfect just the way they are! When we accept everything and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Fear, Love, Self-love
Tagged Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, Karol K. Truman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 5th, 2020 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 2
“This is difficult to hear, but I tell you this: There is perfection in everything. Strive to see the perfection…Need nothing. Desire everything. Choose what shows up. Feel your feelings. Cry your cries. Laugh your laughs. Honor your truth. Yet … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Conversations with God Book 2, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 18th, 2020 by Paul Radamacher in A SPIRITUAL HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE
“An indescribable richness awaits each of us. Yet it is not something we can attain by a frantic search for security. It doesn’t lie in distant and exotic lands. It’s as close as your next thought. That thought requires a … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Fear
Tagged A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, Paul Radamacher
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 5th, 2020 by Dr. Joan Borysenko in MINDING THE BODY, MENDING THE MIND
“See people for who they are instead of who you want them to be. Then accept them as they are rather than judging them for who they are not. The more accepting you become of yourself, the more you can … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Self-acceptance
Tagged Joan Borysenko, Mending the Body Mending the Mind
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 22nd, 2019 by Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. in IF LIFE IS A GAME THESE ARE THE RULES
“How can we move from resistance to openness? By first recognizing the feeling of resistance. Resistance usually manifests itself physically in a clenched jaw, a tightness in the chest, or sighing. Mentally, it shows up in thoughts like, “Why do … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Cherie Carter Scott, If LIfe is a Game These Are the Rules
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 by Al Diaz in BEing THE TITUS CONCEPT
“What if things are currently happening in your Life that you wish would go away? Proclaim them as being for your best and highest good, and if it pops up again, then say it again. Trust me – whatever is … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Al Diaz, BEing the Titus Concept
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 by Richard Carlson, PH.D., in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“The truth is, if you have destructive mental habits — if you get annoyed and bothered easily, if you feel angry and frustrated a great deal of the time, or if you’re constantly wishing things were different, these identical tendencies … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“Thoughts are like bubbles in the sea – you you may cup your hands and hold some underwater, but eventually they rise to the surface. Practices such as counting your breaths or reciting a particular prayer or mantra create a … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Detachment
Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 15th, 2019 by Al Diaz in BEing THE TITUS CONCEPT
“Right now, in this moment, you have the opportunity to consciously and deliberately create the Lifestyle you desire and require. While you are going through your current experience, state that it is for your best and highest good, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Al Diaz, BEing the Titus Concept
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 19th, 2018 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Anytime you feel resistance, anytime you feel like you are making an effort, let go. If you are trying, you are fighting what is. The reality is that life is going where it is going and we can not change … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Surrender
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“The mind gets bogged down by its expectations. It decides when or where something is to happen and then becomes frustrated if things do not work out. Yet all of life is guesswork. The mind extrapolates from past experience and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Affirmations, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 16th, 2018 by David Simon in THE TEN COMMITMENTS
“Think about a time in your past when you experienced a loss. It may have been the loss of a relationship, a job or money in an investment that caused you emotional pain. Consider your life now and you will … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Loss
Tagged David Simon, The Ten Commitments
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“When it seems impossible to stop in the midst of turmoil and suffering and search for blessings, remember that all the times that seemed so traumatic in the past now seem, in retrospect, to have been valuable growth experiences. The … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, Wayne W. Dyer
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
“Be thankful and avoid complaining as much as possible. Remember my own personal slogan, “Don’t complain, don’t explain.” Catch yourself as you are about to find fault with someone or some condition. Then, instead, find something to say that reflects … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Gratitude
Tagged Manifest Your Destiny, Wayne W. Dyer
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY
“Look at the times you’ve been mad or hurt. Were they a result of missed expectations, ideas that didn’t pan out, dreams you held in a death grip? Did you have a clear vision of how you wanted things to … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Imperfect Spirituality, Polly Campbell
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