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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.
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 26th, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“I’ve also taken time out each day to review the day. This process comes from the Hindu tradition and is usually done at night. It involves reviewing the day’s events, in the mind’s eye, running backwards through the day from … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 25th, 2026 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT
“How many occasions have there been when you repeatedly asked for something? Doing so is like bugging the Universe with that common question from our children: “Are we there yet?” Having to ask if you are there yet implies to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“Paying your rent, taking good care of yourself, and being self-sufficient are as important to your spiritual growth as meditating. Growth for most of you comes from living life fully, not from avoiding life and going off to a cave … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“Neale Donald Walsch: What is the difference between religion and spirituality? God: One is an institution and the other is an experience. Religions are institutions built around a particular idea of how things are. When those ideas become hardened and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 22nd, 2026 by Paul Selig in THE BOOK OF MASTERY
“Now some of you may think…“I don’t care how people see me.” Perhaps you don’t, but the history you carry with you like a bunch of tin cans on a wedding car are clanking behind you all day long. And … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 19th, 2026 by E.J. Michael in QUEEN OF THE SUN
“It is good to listen. If you learn to listen carefully, without always passing judgment, you will enter into the very heart of the creature to whom you give attention. You will begin to grow the flowers of your soul. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 18th, 2026 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH
“Your choice of a doctor or medical professional is equally important. If you are working with someone to create health and well-being, be sure that person holds a similar vision. Many doctors, well-meaning and skilled though they are, are trained … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 17th, 2026 by Vadim Zeland in REALITY TRANSURFING 1
“Accept your present situation as it is and get rid of your dissatisfaction and resentment. You can always find something good in everything and in any situation. Even the smallest things in life can be a source of joy. So, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 by Eckhart Tolle in PRACTICING THE POWER OF NOW
“What you refer to as your “life” should more accurately be called your “life situation.” It is psychological time: past and future. Certain things in the past didn’t go the way you wanted them to go. You are still resisting … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 15th, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“People ask, “How can there be a God if there’s so much evil on the earth plane?” The fact is, God isn’t involved in the evil. God is detached and just watching it. God isn’t saying that there should be … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 12th, 2026 by Richard Carlson in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“Unhappiness doesn’t and can’t exist on its own. Unhappiness is the feeling that accompanies negative thinking about your life. In the absence of that thinking, the unhappiness, or stress, or jealousy, can’t exist. There is nothing to hold your negative … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 11th, 2026 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Simply desire to be aware and awareness is. It comes and goes with the breath. If you want to be aware, breathe! Breathe in to embrace this moment. Breathe out to release it. Breathe, breathe, breathe. Each breath is an … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“When you find yourself thinking and behaving in negative or judgmental terms, remind yourself that this is an indication of where you are at the moment and where you are not; that here may be a signal that you are … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 by Neville Goddard and Tim Grimes in MANIFESTATION THROUGH RELAXATION
“The “problems we have in life – if we want to call them that – are always a direct product of our thinking. When we feel stuck in the natural perspective it’s really just because we’re thinking too much and … Continue reading

