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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: Belief
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 15th, 2022 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 3
“Keep in mind that what you are looking at, you are not really “seeing.” Your brain is not the source of your intelligence. It is simply a data processor. It takes in data through receptors called your senses. It interprets … Continue reading
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 3, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 by Doreen Virtue in I’D CHANGE MY LIFE IF I HAD MORE TIME
“When we believe that it takes a long time to get a new career, a different house, or a better relationship, it does take a long time. But when we believe it’s possible for changes to instantly occur, then they … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Doreen Virtue, I’d Change My Life If I Had More Time
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in THE AMAZING POWER OF DELIBERATE INTENT
“When you expect something, it is on the way. When you believe something, it is on the way. When you fear something, it is on the way. Your attitude or mood is always pointing toward what is coming, but you … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Ask and It Is Given, Esther and Jerry Hicks
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 by Betsy Otter Thompson in WALKING THROUGH ILLUSION
“Why are people convinced that their beliefs are so important? Do they assume that those beliefs will get them into heaven? And if those beliefs aren’t making them happy now, why do they think they will sometime later? My beliefs … Continue reading
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Tagged Betsy Otter Thompson, Walking Through Illusion
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“Do you ever ask yourself the question, “Why isn’t my life going the way I want it to?” Are you experiencing desired results? If the answer is “no,” it could be due to your earliest programming…If you desire better results … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Cause and Effect, Feelings, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, Karol K. Truman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 27th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Prayers for something to happen someday in the future will happen some day in the future; unfortunately for you, you will never be in the future. It is critical that you visualize the realization of your desire – the answer … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith, Prayer, Surrender
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana in FULL BODY PRESENCE
“When we can stand back a bit from our problems to see from a broader perspective, it becomes clear that the underlying cause of much of our resistance boils down to one cause: our beliefs. Our beliefs about ourselves and … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Openmindedness
Tagged Full Body Presence, Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 3rd, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“True knowing does not come from any book, but from the heart. If a belief is the tool you use to draw lines in the sand in order to set yourself apart from the rest of God’s creation, you might … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, God
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 4th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Your subconscious…believes everything that enters it. It is normally the job of the conscious mind to mediate what enters, but even if you logically reject a certain fact, there is a good chance your subconscious has accepted it; and having … Continue reading
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Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 17th, 2020 by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. in KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM
“What we believe about ourselves can hold us hostage. Over the years I have come to respect the power of people’s beliefs. The thing that has amazed me is that a belief is more than just an idea – it … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Self-worth
Tagged Kitchen Table Wisdom, Rachel Naomi Remen
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 by Deborah Denicola in THE FUTURE THAT BROUGHT HER HERE
“Rumi says, “Why use bitter soup for healing when sweet water is everywhere?” We have created bitter soup by thinking that the machinations of the world are beyond our control. We can make sweet water in our own lives by … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith, Security
Tagged Deborah Denicola, Morris West, The Future That Brought Her Here, The Shoes of the Fisherman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Our knowledge is not complete, so it is not reliable. When we place our faith in the unreliable, we train ourselves to be faithless. We come to believe, in fact, that failure and disappointment are natural parts of our existence, … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith, Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 28th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Most group beliefs are based on various interpretations of the Bible, where Christian churches are concerned (each religion has their own foundational documents), and the Bible has some catch-all’s in it that put all such new rules to a test … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Judgment, Religion
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 3
“The problem is that so many of you insist on thinking that the values you now have are the right and perfect ones, and that everyone else should adhere to them. Some of you have become self-justified and self-righteous. Stick … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Change
Tagged Conversations with God Book 3, Neale Donald Walsch
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