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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, March 19th, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The whole point of the journey from ego to spirit is one of acceptance. If you aren’t very confident or have a poor self-image, the first thing you need to do is accept that. The second thing is to gradually … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 by Richard Carlson in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“Zorba the Greek was said to have described himself as “the whole catastrophe.” The truth is, we’re all the whole catastrophe, only we wish that we weren’t. We deny the parts of ourselves that we deem unacceptable rather than accepting … Continue reading
Posted in Self-forgiveness
Tagged Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE
“You can blame others for your failures and setbacks. You can pin your rejection on someone else. You can make excuses for not getting the job done – I’m too busy, I’m too broke, maybe when my kids are older … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Blame
Tagged How to Live an Awesome Life, Polly Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 16th, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The greatest teaching you can ever offer is your example. It’s you as you. Strong and solid. When people say, “It’s awful, it’s terrible, everything is falling apart,” you say, “No, it’s not; it’s rather beautiful. From this falling apart … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 13th, 2026 by J.M. Harrison in YOU ARE THIS
“Like the stars in the Universe, there are innumerable possibilities of what You can be and do in the world, so why construct a fake version of what THIS is in your mind? Be Your Self. Each Soul has a … Continue reading
Posted in Doing What You Love
Tagged J.M. Harrison, YOU are THIS
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 12th, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE
“When you pass people on the street, mentally reach out and touch them in the heart and silently project the thought “love,” or project admiration for them even though you don’t know them. Back them, believe in them; project goodness, … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Little Money Bible
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“You cannot send problems out of your life by attacking them or understanding them in more depth. Instead, you correct the error in your thinking that produces the problem in the first place. Once you bring a correction to the … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, Wayne W. Dyer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE
“Stop trying to control the Universe, your spouse, your computer, what people say on social media, how they drive and everything else. We can crush our expression of purpose if we create too many rules around it. If we try … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Openmindedness
Tagged How to Live an Awesome Life, Polly Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 9th, 2026 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“What may appear a problem to one person may be a challenge to another and to yet another, it may offer a great opportunity. What some may experience as a curse, others consider a miracle. One of us might respond … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons
Tagged Michael J. Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 6th, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“As often as not, your intuition comes from subliminal information you’ve picked up about a situation as you’ve gone along. Subliminal, as you probably know, means “below the normal threshold of conscious awareness.” Day by day we pick up so … Continue reading
Posted in Intuition
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Sixth Sense
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 5th, 2026 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 3
“Do you really think that if you force another to keep a promise that you will have escaped injury? I tell you this: More damage has been done to others by persons leading lives of quiet desperation (that is, doing … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged Conversations with God Book 3, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“To say no to people – that’s wonderful; that’s part of waking up. Part of waking up is that you live your life as you see fit. And understand: That is NOT selfish. The selfish thing is to demand that … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love, Trusting Yourself
Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE
“When we settle down a bit and get quiet enough to hear ourselves think, we will also hear those inner voices gossiping about us. You know, the inner dialogue that says things like,”Can you believe what she’s wearing?” or “I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Optimism, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged How to Live an Awesome Life, Polly Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 2nd, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in SILENT POWER
“When people go through the motion of walking, what they are doing, in effect, is going through a controlled fall. They lean forward with their upper bodies and throw out a leg, just in time. That’s why even a small … Continue reading
Posted in Approval from Others, Self-respect
Tagged Silent Power, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 27th, 2026 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“When I walked to Chicago in 1996, my companions and I stopped at a small cemetery near Brookside, Wisconsin. Wandering through the rows of headstones – some dating back 150 years, some only weeks old – was a very humbling … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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