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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: Present Moment Awareness
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 6th, 2020 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“Humans are the only animals on earth who punish themselves a thousand times or more for the same mistake, and who punish everybody else a thousand times or more for the same mistake. How can we talk about injustice in … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 2, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 22nd, 2020 by Ping LI in AWAKENING
“Your experience of life at this moment is what your life is all about. The present moment is all you have; it is your gateway to manifesting your destiny in life. Your experience in the present moment determines the quality … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakening, Ping Li
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“Most people’s lives are cluttered up with things: material things, things to do, things to think about. Their lives are like the history of humanity, which Winston Churchill defined as “one damn thing after another.” Their minds are filled up … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 19th, 2020 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Society teaches us that time occurs three stages: the past, the present, and the future. In fact, there is only one time that is real – the present. The past is gone, it no longer exists. The future is yet … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 19th, 2019 by Rosanna Ienco in AWAKENING THE DIVINE SOUL
“Allow your imagination to set you free…like a child playing unrestrained, with no worries. You have been on your voyage for a long time…you are on the right track. The gateway to your soul – your pure heart…will always lead … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakening the Divine Soul, Rosanna Ienco
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 11th, 2019 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Are you a habitual “waiter”? How much of your life do you spend waiting? What I call “small-scale waiting” is waiting in line at the post office, in a traffic jam, at the airport, or waiting for someone to arrive, … Continue reading
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Tagged Eckhart Tolle, Practicing the Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Nothing will crucify you faster than your own thoughts. Better not to think at all, if you can do it. And if you can’t, if you must think, think about simple things. Think about washing the dishes or doing the … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 2
“The greatest challenge as human beings is to Be Here Now, to stop making things up! Stop creating thoughts about a pre-sent moment (a moment you “sent” yourself before you had a thought about it.) Be in the moment. Remember, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 2, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 27th, 2019 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“When you have enjoyed something intensely, you need very little. It’s like people who are busy planning their vacation; they spend months planning it, and they get to the spot, and they’re all anxious about their reservations for flying back. … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“On the surface the present moment is “what happens.” Since what happens changes continuously, it seems that every day of your life consists of thousands of moments in which different things happen. Time is seen as the endless succession of … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“You may have heard the phrase “turn the other cheek,” which a great teacher of enlightenment used 2,000 years ago. He was attempting to convey symbolically the secret of nonresistance and non-reaction. In this statement, as in all his others, … Continue reading
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Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 5th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“If you feel resistance, you created it. You have either put your feet down in an attempt to slow the passage of time, or you have turned around in the current, facing the past – from whence ye came – … Continue reading
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Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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