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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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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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 6th, 2020 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
“Keeping your word is essential to your plan for change. What you say to yourself and others does count. If you tell yourself that you are going to eat healthier foods and don’t do it you are broadcasting to yourself … Continue reading
Posted in Self-worth
Tagged Debbie Ford, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 by Danielle Rama Hoffman in THE TEMPLES OF LIGHT
“…The deeper concept of abundance consciousness is trust. It is an absolute return to the undeniable fact that the universe is here to support you and that you are, by your very nature, more than enough. It removes all layers … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Trust
Tagged Danielle Rama Hoffman, The Temples of Light
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 by Dean Shrock in WHY LOVE HEALS
“What does it mean to know that you are the vibration of God? For one, if God has no limits, then we have no limits. We say that God can heal. In fact what can God not do? We also … Continue reading
Posted in God, Healing
Tagged Dean Shrock, Why Love Heals
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“The point of Jesus’ ministry wasn’t, Hey! Look what YOU can do! All of you – you were all born with this power.” He wasn’t trying to impress people with parlor tricks; he was educating them to the Way it … Continue reading
Posted in Doing What You Love, Manifesting
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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