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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 Monday, February 10th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“So this is how you’ve got it constructed: if I’m to grant you your reward in heaven, I expect you to do things My way. And this you call God’s love. Then, you hold each other in the same place … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 7th, 2025 by Russell Kyle in AWAKENED LIVING
“The shift to a higher awareness begins with a change within, a shift it perception; a change in our outlook on life. It is to become aware of the truth that the world that we think determines our happiness is … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Awakened Living, Russell Kyle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 by Susan Shumsky in INSTANT HEALING
“The first step to self-mastery is self-authority, which means realizing you are the captain of your own ship of destiny. When you take mastery over your life, knowing you create your future through your thoughts, words, and deeds, no one … Continue reading
Posted in Trusting Yourself
Tagged Instant Healing, Susan Shumsky
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU
“Most of our thoughts about “what we shall eat and drink and wear” are related to tomorrow. We scrimp and save and provide for the “rainy day.” We develop a kind of neurosis based on subtle fears for the future. … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Discover the Power Within You, Eric Butterworth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 3rd, 2025 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“Forgiveness does not mean we forget a violation or injustice and allow it to reappear in our lives. However, every story has many perspectives, and it may be that the truth of our story can reveal our strength, not just … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged Donald Altman, One Minute Mindfulness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 31st, 2025 by Jack Kornfield in A PATH WITH HEART
“Do not confuse desire with pleasure. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying pleasant experiences. Given the many difficulties we often face in life, enjoyment is wonderful to have. However, the wanting mind grasps at the pleasure. We are taught in this … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged A Path With Heart, Jack Kornfield
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 30th, 2025 by J.M. DeBord in DREAMS 1-2-3
“Everything in a dream is a metaphor, allusion, analogy, figure of speech, comparison – a representation of something else. To connect dream symbolism with yourself, look especially at the action of the dream. It’s like the difference between a photo … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams and Dreaming
Tagged Dreams 1-2-3, J.M. Debord
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
“I have often been asked questions like this one: “If I do this meditation as you suggest, can I really win the lottery?” My response to this question is, “How would you feel if you won the lottery?” The answers … Continue reading
Posted in Manifesting
Tagged Manifest Your Destiny, Wayne W. Dyer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 by Deepak Chopra in THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
“When you wake up in the morning, there is an instant before you start thinking about your day, a moment of feeling awake without any particular thought on your mind. You are just yourself, in a simple state of awareness. … Continue reading
Posted in Witnessing
Tagged Deepak Chopra, The Way of the Wizard
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 27th, 2025 by Jeremy E. McDonald in PEACE BE STILL
“The reality is, we are always projecting. You as a being are one giant projector. Since you are projecting out to the world how you feel on the inside, the question you have to ask yourself is, “Do I want … Continue reading
Posted in Projection
Tagged Jeremy E. McDonald, Peace Be Still
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 24th, 2025 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Have you ever experienced, done, thought, or felt anything outside of the Now? Do you think you ever will? Is it possible for anything to happen or BE outside the Now? The answer is obvious, is it not? Nothing ever … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE
“Humility helps us to won our part in any circumstance. It helps us to take responsibility for our lives and to begin making changes where it counts: within ourselves. Yet, I think the most important reason I have devoted so … Continue reading
Posted in Humility
Tagged Sara Chetkin, The Healing Curve
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“Harmonious living tells of harmonious thinking. A turbulent life reveals some kind of inner turmoil or lack of resolution. We may believe that we are positive, settled people, but if we notice troubles or conflicts in our outer conditions, we … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Projection
Tagged Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Our rational society has taught us to judge, analyze, or evaluate virtually everything we experience. So ingrained is this training, that we feel incomplete when we haven’t processed each experience in this way. Yet judging, evaluating or analyzing anybody inhibits … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment
Tagged Arnold Patent, You Can Have It All
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