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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, April 27th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“All prayers are answered; this relationship is all there is – ask and receive. The trouble is, however, that we humans have somehow decided that we know how a prayer should be answered, and how long that should take. It … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 24th, 2020 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Avoid the company of chronic criticizers, naysayers, prophets of doom, materialists, fearmongers, gossipers, and the fearful, envious, and angry. If you must be around these lower-frequency energies, consider it a test of your ability to hold your own and keep … Continue reading
Posted in Manifesting, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Live Your Bliss, Terry Cole-Whittaker
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 by James Redfield in THE CELESTINE PROPHECY
“The whole of Einstein’s work was to show that what we perceive as hard matter is mostly empty space with a pattern of energy running through it. This includes ourselves. And what quantum physics has shown is that when we … Continue reading
Posted in Manifesting
Tagged James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“Are you in need of physical healing, friend? Speak to the organs, tissues, and cells of your body, praising and encouraging them with words and feelings and thoughts of radiant life. See them shouting for joy, eager to do your … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla, The Quest
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 20th, 2020 by Anthony McGrath in CONVERSATIONS WITH A THERAPIST
“The interconnectedness of all things”: Buddhists have always known it, and the physicists now confirm it. Nothing that happens is an isolated event. The more we label something, the more we isolate. The wholeness of life becomes fragmented through our … Continue reading
Posted in Shadow Work
Tagged Anthony McGrath, Conversations with a Therapist
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 17th, 2020 by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. in KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM
“What we believe about ourselves can hold us hostage. Over the years I have come to respect the power of people’s beliefs. The thing that has amazed me is that a belief is more than just an idea – it … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Self-worth
Tagged Kitchen Table Wisdom, Rachel Naomi Remen
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 by Paul Radamacher in A SPIRITUAL HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE
“But for most Christians, faith is no laughing matter. It’s a deadly serious game, like the TV show Survivor. Heaven hangs in the balance, and the consequences of getting kicked off that island last forever, and then some. So if … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, Paul Radamacher
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“Most people’s lives are cluttered up with things: material things, things to do, things to think about. Their lives are like the history of humanity, which Winston Churchill defined as “one damn thing after another.” Their minds are filled up … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 13th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Every prayer is a thought and every thought is a prayer. The point is, we have thoughts traveling through our heads all the time; those we dwell on – those that receive extra attention and, therefore, extra energy – become … Continue reading
Posted in God, Power of Positive Thinking, Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 10th, 2020 by Anthony McGrath in CONVERSATIONS WITH A THERAPIST
“Visualization and imagination are closely related to the unconscious mind. In fact, imagery has been described as the language of the unconscious. The key to successful use of imagery is to be as creative as imaginative as you can. Use … Continue reading
Posted in Visualization
Tagged Anthony McGrath, Conversations with a Therapist
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“The average American will go through seven career changes in a lifetime. The days of working 40 years at the same plant are pretty much gone. Transformation means change, and if there is one certainty it’s that we will live … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 by Deborah Denicola in THE FUTURE THAT BROUGHT HER HERE
“Rumi says, “Why use bitter soup for healing when sweet water is everywhere?” We have created bitter soup by thinking that the machinations of the world are beyond our control. We can make sweet water in our own lives by … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith, Security
Tagged Deborah Denicola, Morris West, The Future That Brought Her Here, The Shoes of the Fisherman
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