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About Pondercentral, PONDER on THIS, and me, author Jeff Maziarek
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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 10th, 20025 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 3
“You must understand that humans have many fear-based religions whose teachings surround a doctrine of a God who is to be worshipped and feared. It was through fear that your entire Earth society reformed itself from the matriarchy into the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Hollywood A-List actress Renee Zellweger had no idea how she was going to pay next month’s rent when she received the telephone call informing her that she had been chosen to play Tom Cruise’s love interest in the mega-hit Jerry … Continue reading
Posted in Trust
Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 8th, 2025 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
“How perfect you were when you were a tiny baby. Babies do not have to do anything to become perfect, they already are perfect, and they act as if they know it. They know they are the center of the … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 5th, 2025 by Caroline Myss in WHY PEOPLE DON’T HEAL AND HOW THEY CAN
“Our thoughts powerfully influence the health of our minds and bodies, and delving into our inner selves is essential to the healing process. Yet negative patterns are not always at the root of illness, and a failure to heal should … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Caroline Myss, Why People Don't Heal And How They Can
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 by JB Lewis in THE SOUL & THE BRAIN
“Have you ever been in a room so dark that even your hand in front of your face is blacked out? And the only way to get through the room without hurting yourself is to feel your way along the … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged JB Lewis, The Soul and The Brain
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 2015 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“As there are no problems in the NOW, there is no illness either. The belief in a label that someone attaches to your condition keeps the condition in place, empowers it, and makes it a seemingly solid reality out of … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 1st, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“The harder you try to change, the worse it can get. Does this mean that a certain degree of passivity is all right? Yes, the more you resist something, the greater power you give to it. That’s the meaning, I … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 28th, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Whenever you lose your space to any degree, then in order to return to your spiritual nature, you must first realize that you HAVE a body but are NOT the body. You are a spiritual being incarnated into a physical … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Michael J. Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 27th, 2025 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“There is a story concerning the Buddha, who is in the company of a fellow traveler who tests this great teacher with derogatory, insulting, disparaging, and bitter responses to anything the Buddha says. Every day, for three days when the … Continue reading
Posted in Approval from Others
Tagged There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, Wayne W. Dyer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Resolve now to stop criticizing anyone, including your children, as this is a painful and manipulative device that will only backfire on you in time. It encourages others to shut down, lie to you, and find other ways to be … Continue reading
Posted in Manifesting
Tagged Live Your Bliss, Terry Cole-Whittaker
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“One of the strangest delusions believed by many of us is that it is good to love other people but bad to love yourself. I suggest that the more you are able to see, love, and accept the one facet … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 24th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE
“The security you seek is within. It comes from seeing yourself as beautiful…it’s the act of self-love – the acceptance, detachment, and forgiveness of self. It’s where you wake up and remember that you are not the spotty-faced teenager who … Continue reading
Posted in Security
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Little Money Bible
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 21st, 2025 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“As you may have noticed, it often takes a personal crisis of some kind to catalyze real change and growth in our lives. Upon reflection, you can probably remember how a period of great upheaval, filled with confusion and pain, … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Shakti Gawain, The Path of Transformation
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 20th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“The basic message of all the sacred scriptures is the same. What is different is how human beings have been interpreting them. There is nothing “wrong” with having different interpretations. What may not benefit you, however, is separating yourself over … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, The New Revelations
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