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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.
A FREE service since its inception, "PONDER on THIS" provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.Spirituality Simplified by Jeff Maziarek
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Category Archives: Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 by Diane K. Osbon in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING: A JOSEPH CAMPBELL COMPANION
“I am more convinced that there is a plane of consciousness that we are all sharing, and that the brain is a limiting machine that pulls it in. It is possible to sink back, lose this definition, and participate in … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane K. Osbon, Joseph Campbell, Reflections on the Art of Living
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 9th, 2018 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
“You teach others how to treat you on the basis of what you will tolerate. If you simply “take it,” and you have been for a long time, then you have sent out the message you will not resist abuse. … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“The universe is simple: it’s about cause and effect, action and reaction. If you don’t like the way you are living your life, this is a reaction to the program that is ruling your life. The liar, the program, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Voice of Knowledge
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 19th, 2018 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“Each of you experiences your conversation with God in your own way—and in different ways at different times. It will always be a two-way conversation. It could be a conversation “in your head,” or “on paper,” or with My responses … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“It always feels like we’re protecting ourselves when we’re wrapped in the ego’s energies. Yet in fact, the ego is our weakness and not our strength. When we act defensive or arrogant or willful, no one will think us strong; … Continue reading
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Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 by Wayne W. Dyer in WISDOM OF THE AGES
“The moment you begin to tell others about what you desire and how you are going to create the kind of life you know is your personal destiny, you invite ego. As you begin explaining your radical ideas you will … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 2nd, 2018 by Sharon Salzberg in THE FORCE OF KINDNESS
“The world may tell us to grab as much as we want, and we might think that the audacity of rebelliousness is to grab even more with impunity, but how about being really radical and questioning how much we need? … Continue reading
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Tagged Sharon Salzberg, The Force of Kindness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“When your feel hurt and separated from another person, thinking he or she caused you pain or unhappiness, it may be time to examine what lessons you have chosen to learn by creating the situation. When you love people, there … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 30th, by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC
“When you are living on purpose, giving of yourself in a blissful way, your personality will reflect that bliss. You will manifest the necessary talent and intellect to fulfill your purpose. It will not require a struggle or a detailed … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 29th, 2018 by Shakti Gawain, in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“Whatever we don’t like, whatever we reject, whatever we try to get away from or get rid of, will haunt us. It will bug us. It will follow us around and fly right in our face. It will pursue us … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakti Gawain, The Path of the Soul
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 26th, 2018 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“Give yourself permission—allow yourself to feel whatever feelings you may feel. These feelings are much easier to change if you accept and own them rather than deny them and pretend they don’t exist. When you feel negative feelings it does … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 19th, 2018 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Your commitment to the expression of your gift will transform your life. All the structures in your life which hold you in limitation begin to fall apart as soon as you make this inner commitment to yourself. Trying to change … Continue reading
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Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. in THE WAYS OF THE MYSTIC
“Do you remember the last time you felt truly passionate about an idea or a person? Passionate attraction leads to a wild, wonderful state in which energy abounds. Need to drive 100 miles to tryst with your lover after work, … Continue reading
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Tagged Joan Borysenko, The Ways of The Mystic
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 5th, 2018 by Fr. Anthony DeMello S.J., in AWARENESS
“Everyone asks me what will happen when they finally arrive. Is this just curiosity? We’re always asking how would this fit into that system, or whether this would make sense in that context, or what it will feel like when … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 4th, 2018 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
“You spend about eight out of every twenty-four hours, or one-third of your entire life, in sleep. This is an inexorable law of life. This also applies to the animal and vegetable kingdoms. Sleep is a divine process, and many … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
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