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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 Thursday, September 11th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in SILENT POWER
“Start to design your life so that you don’t require things from others. Try to need only those things you can get yourself. And don’t suck on people emotionally or intellectually. When you lean psychologically or emotionally on people or … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Silent Power, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 by Cherie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
Compiler’s Note: Email subscribers, if you’ve received an extra message a couple of times recently, please excuse the duplication. On two occasions, the mail delivery company only delivered to a handful of subscribers using their automated process, and it required me … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Joy, Pleasure
Tagged Cherie Carter Scott, If LIfe is a Game These Are the Rules
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 by Russell Kyle in AWAKENED LIVING
“Practice humility. Humility is not to think less of yourself, only to see yourself not greater than anyone else. Humility opens way for Good and truth. Yet on the flip side there is pride, and the truth about pride is … Continue reading
Posted in Humility
Tagged Awakened Living, Russell Kyle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 8th, 2025 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE
“Become familiar with your beliefs about yourself and learn how it is that they influence you. What choices do you make as a result of them? How do they influence your well-being? How entangled are you by your fears, your … Continue reading
Posted in Belief
Tagged Sara Chetkin, The Healing Curve
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 5th, 2025 by Deepak Chopra in CREATING AFFLUENCE
“A truly wealthy person’s attention is never focused on money alone. Moreover, a wealthy person never has money concerns. You may have millions of dollars in the bank, but if you think all the time about money, if you have … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Money
Tagged Creating Affluence, Deepak Chopra
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 4th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“It’s important to grasp, early on, that spiritual growth is not necessarily convenient or comfortable. This is not only because you have to discard an awful lot of your beliefs and definitions – things you hold most sacrosanct – but … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“The person who is made to feel that he is continually making mistakes, will then automatically embrace the feeling of guilt for being, as he sees it, so dumb and stupid. The feeling of guilt is then added to his … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Feelings
Tagged Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, Karol K. Truman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“Try viewing everyone who comes into your life as a teacher. See every other person as the part of you that is ready to grow. In relationships, it is not an accident that sustaining partnerships are combinations of opposites. We … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 1st, 2025 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
“We easily confuse plans with planning, dreams with dreaming, and love with loving. The wisdom waiting within…is that we live like hungry fishermen: sewing and casting our nets, though we never really know what they will catch, never really know … Continue reading
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Tagged Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 29th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“The reasons humans have hung so tenaciously to their old beliefs is that they do not want to dishonor those beliefs by rejecting them completely, out of hand. They think that this is the choice they have: Reject the old … Continue reading
Posted in Belief
Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, The New Revelations
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 28th, 2025 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“If something is going well and you find yourself saying, “Things are too good to be true – I wonder how long this will last,” STOP! Instead, challenge yourself to imagine things getting even better. Think of something that is … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Sanaya Roman, Spiritual Growth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY
“Too often in the Age of Distraction we find ways to suppress, ignore, and avoid our uncomfortable feelings. We log on, turn on, tune out with Facebook and iPads and iPods and Blackberries and reality television and trips to the … Continue reading
Posted in Feelings
Tagged Imperfect Spirituality, Polly Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“As long as the egoic mind is running your life, you cannot truly be at ease; you cannot be at peace or fulfilled except for brief intervals when you obtained what you wanted, when a craving has just been fulfilled. … Continue reading
Posted in Ego
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 25th, 2025 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Difficult people are not limited to those in your family or work environment. DPs are everywhere. They are the rude waiter, your ex-husband, the abrupt flight attendant, your troublesome brother-in-law, or your child’s schoolteacher. Whoever bothers you, by word or … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Challenges and Obstacles, Relationships
Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 22nd, 2025 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“We have within our very minds, hearts, and hands the power to heal and to transform the world. One kind word, look, or touch can make all the difference to a brother or sister in need of love. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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