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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.
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 by David Simon in THE TEN COMMITMENTS
“Playwright, poet and first president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel once said, “Keep the company of those who seek the truth, and run from those who have found it.” If you keep this in mind as you search for … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 2nd, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“It is a fact that doing something nice, kind, generous, or loving, makes you feel better, not worse. This is proven to reduce stress, thereby lowering the risk of getting any illness. The neurotransmitters and hormones released while experiencing love … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 29th, 2019 by Neale Donald Walsh in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 2
“I tell you this: Your feelings will never get you into”trouble,” because you feelings are your truth. If you want to live a life where you never follow your feelings, but where every feeling is filtered through the machinery of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 28th, 2019 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“Choose what information and situations you agree with and want as your truth. What you accept as your truth will create your reality. If you read something you don’t like or don’t agree with, don’t accept it; it isn’t true … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Happiness is our natural state. Happiness is the natural state of little children, to whom the kingdom belongs until they have been polluted and contaminated by the stupidity of society and culture. To acquire happiness you don’t have to do … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“If you are wearing a mask, you created it; and you did this for a reason. A mask, just as any other creation, is made of energy. You once made a decision, or a movement, in the direction of this … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 25th, 2019 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in A PROMISE IS A PROMISE
“Often there is a tendency to resort to anger or physical manipulation to get a point across. We have all raised our voices and yelled at someone who was not doing our bidding the way we wanted it done. Some … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 22nd, 2019 by Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. in IF LIFE IS A GAME THESE ARE THE RULES
“How can we move from resistance to openness? By first recognizing the feeling of resistance. Resistance usually manifests itself physically in a clenched jaw, a tightness in the chest, or sighing. Mentally, it shows up in thoughts like, “Why do … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 21st, 2019 by John Van Auken in BORN AGAIN AND AGAIN
“The deeper self is so natural that we often miss it and build an elaborate image of some angel-like figure to which we can’t completely relate. The deeper self sees with the same eyes, hears with the same ears and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 by Rosanna Ienco in AWAKENING THE DIVINE SOUL
“Do you ever feel like the Universe is trying to get your attention? Have you ever had a series of events steering you towards something?…We sometimes forget to listen to that quiet voice within, or that loud knock on the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“We each live within a comfort zone of beliefs and knowledge we have been given thus far by people in our lives. If you’re not creating a life you love with the recipe you’ve been given, you may need ingredients … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 18th, 2019 by Fr. Anthony DeMello, S.J. in AWARENESS
“Anytime you’re practicing renunciation, you’re deluded. How about that? You’re deluded. What are you renouncing? Anytime you renounce something, you are tied forever to the thing you renounce…As long as you’re fighting it, you are giving it power. You give … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 15th, 2019 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“If you are a positive, loving person, and if you stay away from shady deals and so forth, you’ll rarely become greatly entangled with scumbags, as they usually exist in a world of their own. But there are a lot … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 14th, 2019 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF
“Somewhere in our cultural psyche we have developed an image of a very serious God, and this notion has hurt us greatly. We believe that God is an old man with a white beard who sits on a cloud and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Post this affirmation in as many places as possible: “In my world, nothing ever goes wrong.” Look at it each day, and let it remind you that everything that is happening to you is in divine order and comes with … Continue reading

