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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.
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Category Archives: Gratitude
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 19th, 2022 by Louise Hay in GRATITUDE A WAY OF LIFE
“Gratitude brings more to be grateful about. It increases your abundant life. Lack of gratitude, or complaining, brings little to rejoice about. Complainers always find that they have little good in their life, or they do not enjoy what they … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“How do you feel about the work that you do each day? Do you appreciate all that work provides you, or do you wish you were somewhere else doing something else? Do you find ways to appreciate others, or do … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 10th, 2022 by Sharon Huffman in GRATITUDE: THE KEY TO A HAPPY, HEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL LIFE excerpted from GRATITUDE: A WAY OF LIFE
“Gratitude changes the way we view life and ourselves. Difficult situations that were once intolerable and seemingly unchangeable, transform. The moment we feel gratitude, the situation begins to lighten, and then we can see the opportunities to create change. We … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 29th, 2021 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“The next minute is not what we think it will be – not even close. But it can be what we decide to focus on. If we constantly look for what’s missing from our lives – that big house, dream … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 24th, 2021 by Dr. J. Kennedy Schultz in IN ALL THINGS GIVE THANKS excerpted from GRATITUDE: A WAY OF LIFE
“An attitude of gratitude in the midst of all things will allow us to make all things new. It will allow us to make something better out of both the best and the worst that comes our way, because an … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 by James Eubanks in THE AWESOME DESIGN OF LIFE excerpted from GRATITUDE: A WAY OF LIFE
“If you are not yet someone who on a daily basis practices gratitude, like an unending prayer or background music for your life, I invite you to consider the possibility of doing so, beginning now. Come up to the higher … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 by by Margaret Olivia Wolfson in THE MOST AMAZING DAY excerpted from GRATITUDE: A WAY OF LIFE
“Feeling and expressing gratitude for the good we have in our lives doesn’t give us permission to passively accept the aspects of our lives that are not working. However, as we labor to spin the straw of lack into gold, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 10th, 2021 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE
“If you are being pulled down in to the quicksand of not having enough, of wanting more, of focusing on what is missing n your life, pause to consider what we are all given in any moment – the sunlight, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 5th, 2021 by Thich Nhat Hanh, in PEACE IS EVERY STEP
“We often ask, “What’s wrong?” Doing so, we invite painful seeds of sorrow to come up and manifest. We feel suffering, anger, and depression, and produce more such seeds. We would be much happier if we tried to stay in … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 8, 2021 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“Read the following without any attachment to making me wrong. Ready? “Money will come to you in sufficient amount to take care of your needs only when you stop needing more of it. The more you give away without any … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 by Chérie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
“One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people are afraid of not having enough of whatever it is they need or want, and so they are always striving to get to some point in the future when … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 by Justine Toms in SMALL PLEASURES, FINDING GRACE IN A CHAOTIC WORLD
“There is no universal rule that tells us we have to wait until the end – of a workshop or a workday or a work year – to celebrate. We must choose celebration along the way. We don’t have to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 18th, 2020 by Richard Carlson, PH.D. in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“Spend a moment every day thinking of someone to thank. This simple strategy, which may take only a few seconds to complete, has long been one of the most important habits I have ever engaged in. I try to remember … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“Every single soul on earth contributes to the whole. Every blade of grass. Every inch of life is important. Every bit of life is holy. You, too, no matter what you may think about it. Life is something to be … Continue reading