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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: Power of Positive Thinking
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Taming one’s trepidation about the future ultimately requires that a person muster up the courage to face up to his or her fears. What you will find as you embark upon this course is that it is kind of like … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“From all that I have witnessed, successfully dealing with uncertainty requires that you keep your thoughts in the present moment as much as possible, for normally it is only when you are “time-traveling” into the future that insecurity besets you. … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 24th, 2022 by Rich Work in AWAKEN TO THE HEALER WITHIN
“Thought is the most powerful energy in the universe. It is the fabric from which all things are made. Thought is “living energy.” Thought is prayer. It is for this reason that we choose prayer as the most powerful healing … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Marie Groth, Awaken to the Healer Within, Rich Work
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 23rd, 2022 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
“Close your eyes and focus on a place deep inside where you feel safe and comfortable. Ask yourself what you’d like to be doing right now in your life. Ask why you’re not pursuing that dream. What are you afraid … Continue reading
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Tagged Debbie Ford, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“When we want a miracle, we simply need to ask for one. In asking for a miracle, we are asking for a divine intercession, inviting the spirit of God to enter us and alter our perspective. It is useless to … Continue reading
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Tagged Everyday Grace, Marianne Williamson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“So many highly respected thinkers in disparate disciplines have concluded that thought, the mind, is the total determiner of how our lives will go. The Dutch philosopher Spinoza said, “I saw that all things I feared, and which feared me, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 5th, 2022 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE AMAZING LAWS OF COSMIC MIND POWER
“You must give up your false beliefs, opinions and theories and exchange them for the truth which sets you free. You are not a victim of your five senses; neither are you controlled by external conditions or environment. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Joseph Murphy, The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 by Rich Work in AWAKEN TO THE HEALER WITHIN
“Modern science tells us that we have approximately 100 trillion cells in our bodies, and you are much too busy to be worrying about what 100 trillion cells are doing every day. You have your work to do, schedules to … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Ann Marie Groth, Awaken to the Healer Within, Rich Work
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 by Lisa Nichols in THE SECRET by Rhonda Byrne
“The law of attraction is really obedient. When you think of the things that you want, and you focus on them with all of your intention, then the law of attraction will give you exactly what you want, every time. … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Lisa Nichols, Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 5th, 2022 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“Be alert. Are some of the thoughts that go through your mind the internalized voice of your father or mother, saying perhaps something like, “You are not good enough. You will never amount to anything,” or some other judgment or … Continue reading
Posted in Mind, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1
“Nothing occurs in your life – nothing – which is not first a thought. Thoughts are like magnets, drawing effects to you. The thought may not always be obvious, and thus clearly causative, as in, “I’m going to contract a … Continue reading
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 1, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 28th, 2022 by Deepak Chopra in CREATING AFFLUENCE
“Scientists have shown that mental events transform themselves into molecules. These molecules are literally messengers from inner space. They are the equivalent of thought. When they were first discovered, they were called neuropeptides because they were initially found in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Creating Affluence, Deepak Chopra
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 8th, 2022 by Dr Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC
“Prosperity, like anything else, is experienced in your mind. If you are somehow able to think of yourself as prosperous, and no one or nothing outside of you can deter you from that belief, then in fact your life is … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Real Magic
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 6th, 2022 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“Use your thoughts to keep your energy on healing rather than disease. It is pretty common to place energy on what is wrong and what you don’t want. Thoughts such as, “This cold is going to get worse,” “There is … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, Wayne W. Dyer
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