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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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 8th, 2026 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY
“I have heard people say that they learned the truth of health and wholeness by being sick, the reality of abundance by suffering lack, the beauty of harmonious relationships by witnessing firsthand the ugliness of discord. Such educational experiences may … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 by Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS
“Practicing the Law of Giving is actually very simple: if you want joy, give joy to others; if you want love, learn to give love; if you want attention and appreciation, learn to give attention and appreciation; if you want … Continue reading
Posted in Giving and Receiving
Tagged Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
“We’d all like a guarantee before making a decision or taking a risk, but the irony is that taking the risk is what opens us to our fate. It’s like wanting to know what things will taste like before putting … Continue reading
Posted in Trust
Tagged Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 2nd, 2026 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“The voice that says, “That’s the way I am,” is the voice of knowledge. It’s the voice of the liar living in the Tree of Knowledge in your head. The Toltec consider it a mental disease that is highly contagious … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Voice of Knowledge
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 1st, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“You have to think of yourself as a bank account of energy. How much are you paying out, and what is your return on effort? Sometimes you’ll see that the potential upside in a particular situation is very limited, and … Continue reading
Posted in Patience, Trust
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Whenever you’re trying to be something other than who you are, in a condition other than how you are, somewhere other than here and at some time other than now, you’re going to be out of your body. The good … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Self-acceptance
Tagged Michael J. Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 30th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF
“It is said that if we want to be truly powerful we need but command what is happening to happen. While there is a humorous note in this advice, there is also a profound wisdom. We are most powerful when … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Alan Cohen, Dare to Be Yourself
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 29th, 2025 by White Eagle in THE PATH OF THE SOUL
“Many successful people – the good, religious people as well as the materially-minded – are tempted to believe that their success is entirely due to themselves. They think how clever they are! They forget that without the help and blessing … Continue reading
Posted in God, Success
Tagged The Path of the Soul, White Eagle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 26th, 2025 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“The sky and the moon are waiting for your gaze. Their spaciousness invites us to a revolutionary perspective, the big view, the right now. To gaze at the sky and the moon is to leave the thinking, discursive, calculating, judging … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Donald Altman, One Minute Mindfulness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 25th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in GIFTS FROM EYKIS
“You have no reason to blame anyone for how you are treated, and yet most of you think that the problems you face and the treatment you receive is the result of other people’s lack of consideration. You have the … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Self-acceptance
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Gifts from Eykis
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE
“You stupidly squander so much energy trying to rearrange the world. If changing the world is your vocation in life, go right ahead and change it, but do not harbor the illusion that this is going to make you happy. … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Happiness
Tagged Fr. Anthony DeMello, The Way to Love
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Once awakened, no thought goes unquestioned. Thoughts are recognized, when they cause suffering, to be lies; or at the very least, to be suspect until they are unraveled as a misunderstanding by a mind that can do nothing other than … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 22nd, 2025 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“The force that opposes determination is INERTIA. Inertia is not a static thing; it is a “dynamic force.” Like any force, it tends to magnify itself and gain momentum until or unless it is superseded by another force stronger than … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 19th, 2025 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY
“Resistance, in a very real way, shows up as blocks in your life. It appears in the form of the same old problems, ongoing arguments, issues that never seem to resolve but always seem to matter – the twenty pounds … Continue reading
Posted in Resistance
Tagged Imperfect Spirituality, Polly Campbell
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