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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 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
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 5th, 2026 by Marsha Sinetar in TO BUILD THE LIFE YOU WANT, CREATE THE WORK YOU LOVE
“Spirituality implies any number of diverse drives to know, enrich, and express our inner life. While religion is our particular, potentially fixed system of beliefs (with all its special rites, language, membership, and worldview), spirituality is soft, unfixed, and potentially … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 4th, 2026 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“The presence of the infinite is everywhere, but if you’re in darkness, you don’t see what is there. You don’t see it because you only see your own knowledge. You guide your creation through that dream, and when your knowledge … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 by Diane K. Osbon in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING
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“Instead of fighting problems, picture your way out of them. The picturing power of the mind turns your thinking from “I cannot have this” or “It will never happen to me” to hope, belief, and finally to the mental acceptance … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 1st, 2026 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY
“To give up our attachments and disconnect from our desires(I’m not saying desires are bad, in fact, I’m all for them; it’s our attachment to them that keeps us stuck and frustrated) to let go of our stories, and our … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 28th, 2026 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“So often we try to hide who we are rather than to heal who we are. We’re afraid that if we show our true selves, something ugly will appear. Only when we realize Who lives within us do we see … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
“If others know they can manipulate you by having their feelings hurt, that is precisely what they will do whenever you get out of line or declare your own independence. Ninety-five percent of hurt feelings are strategy on the ‘hurtee’s’ … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 by Abraham Maslow
“The highest achieving, happiest and most effective individuals, those that are truly “self-actualized,” have a number of traits in common. Of these, the three most important are: They learn to live their lives independent of the good opinions of others. … Continue reading
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“Life is a crossword puzzle, the right word gives you the answer. Many people are rattling off destructive words in their conversation. We hear them say, ‘I’m broke! I’m sick! Remember by your words you are justified and by your … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 21st, 2026 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
“When someone starts out with, “You should have,” try telling the person, “If you can get me a round-trip ticket back to the same time you’re talking about, I’ll gladly do what you say I should have done. But if … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 by Thich Nhat Hanh in PEACE IS EVERY STEP
“Hope is important, because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. But that is the most that hope can do for us – … Continue reading

