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About Pondercentral, PONDER on THIS, and me, author Jeff Maziarek
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, October 26th, 2020 by Richard Carlson in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“While many of us frequently do nice things for others, we are almost certain to mention our acts of kindness to someone else, secretly seeking their approval. When we share our own niceness or generosity with someone else, it makes … Continue reading
Posted in Giving and Receiving
Tagged Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 23rd, 2020 by Judith Orloff in SECOND SIGHT
“Whenever I am confused about something in my life and need direction, especially when I’m too emotionally involved with a situation to do a clear intuitive reading myself, I write a specific request on a piece of paper and then … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Guidance
Tagged Dr. Judith Orloff, Justine Toms, Second Sight, Simple Pleasures
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“The past only has an impact on the present when you continue to waste your powerful thought and feeling energies on something that no longer exists at all, other than in your own mind. Whatever it was that happened is … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Taking Responsibility
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE
“There is a story of how the Buddha once gave a talk to hundreds of monks, only to have them disagree and walk out on him. Did the Buddha then try to spin his message to get high approval ratings … Continue reading
Posted in Approval from Others
Tagged Donald Altman, The Mindfulness Code
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“If you are one of the many people who have an issue with their parents, if you still harbor resentment about something they did or did not do, then you still believe that they had a choice – that they … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Compassion, Resentment
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 19th, 2020 by Richard Blackstone in NUTS & BOLTS SPIRITUALITY
“Many people think that they are just one person and by themselves they won’t make any difference in changing the world. That is wrong thinking. Each and every one of us makes a difference. The whole is made up of … Continue reading
Posted in Self-worth
Tagged Nuts and Bolts Spirituality, Richard Blackstone
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 16th, 2020 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH
“When you focus on lack and smallness, you hamper your ability to see solutions. As you relax and trust in universal supply, you expand your vision to discover your next step to success. Your actions demonstrate what you believe. If … Continue reading
Posted in Giving and Receiving, Money
Tagged Alan Cohen, Relax Into Wealth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 15th, 2020 by Robert Mack in HAPPINESS FROM THE INSIDE OUT
“Expectation is the source of all misery in the world. In order to be happy, therefore, you must give up your expectations; you must detach from the need for having specific outcomes or specific or specific results. You must not … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Happiness from the Inside Out, Robert Mack
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Many of you are too humble, wearing the cloak of self-doubt, of wondering who you are. You who are so kind and loving are full of light; you have so much to offer the world. It is important for you … Continue reading
Posted in Self-worth
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 by Misa Hopkins in THE ROOT OF ALL HEALING
“Blame is not the same as accountability. When someone has done something inappropriate that has directly caused you to be injured, they have responsibility. It is appropriate to hold that person accountable for their choices. Blame occurs when you had … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Healing
Tagged Misa Hopkins, The Root of All Healing
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 12th, 2020 by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana in FULL BODY PRESENCE
“Because of life experiences over time that have caused us to stifle or shutdown our own connection to the fullness of life, most of us have to relearn how to access it. We reclaim that connection through an engergetic awareness … Continue reading
Posted in Intuition
Tagged Full Body Presence, Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 9th, 2020 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“It’s okay to make a mistake, it’s okay to be wrong, if that’s what we choose to call it. We’ve grown up in a culture that has programmed us to be right for SO long that changing this mind-set may … Continue reading
Posted in Mistakes and errors
Tagged Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, Karol K. Truman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 8th, 2020 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“Many masters have said that every mind is a world, and it’s true. The world we think we see outside of us is actually inside of us. It’s just images in our imagination. It’s a dream. We are dreaming constantly, … Continue reading
Posted in Taking Responsibility
Tagged Don Jose Ruiz, Don Miguel Ruiz, The Fifth Agreement
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 by Laura Alden Kamm in INTUITIVE WELLNESS
A wonderful movie called Auntie Mame has one of my favorite lines: “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.” Life is full of experiences that can remind us to let go of the things keeping … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment
Tagged Intuitive Wellness, Laura Alden Kamm
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