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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 Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“The hormones released by the body during the stress response are great in times of emergency – when your life may really be at stake. But stress hormones are harmful to your body at other times – causing weight gain … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 11th, 2019 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Are you a habitual “waiter”? How much of your life do you spend waiting? What I call “small-scale waiting” is waiting in line at the post office, in a traffic jam, at the airport, or waiting for someone to arrive, … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, Practicing the Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 7th, 2019 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Anytime we experience someone whose behavior causes us discomfort, we know that person represents someone, or is himself someone, whom we haven’t forgiven. By forgiving the person in our present experience, we are also forgiving whomever that person might represent, … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Judgment
Tagged Arnold Patent, You Can Have It All
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“There is a role for intellect, and that is to formulate plans, to decide where to go, and to carry things out with action. Intellect is like the captain of a ship, consulting maps, making plans and steering the ship. … Continue reading
Posted in Intuition
Tagged Personal Power through Awareness, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 by Sol Luckman in CONSCIOUS HEALING
“Looking at the human body as a congealed thought, which at first may strike the reader as strange, is in the final analysis deeply empowering. Repeatedly, quantum physicists have demonstrated that a scientist always and inevitably affects the outcome of … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged Conscious Healing, Sol Luckman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 4th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“It never fails to amuse me when I hear declarations such as, “That’s not possible!” or people engaging in telling others what God means by, or feels about, a certain thing. For example, to isolate something as being impossible, you … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 1st, 2019 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE
“All ideas that are holy and good and honest, ideas that serve humanity and yourself, will have a positive energy of their own. When you head out to materialize a money-making plan, it will gather momentum. It’s as if the … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Little Money Bible
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 31st, 2019 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“You are not dependent upon the companionship of others as much as you tend to think you are. You are not any more integral to others’ lives than they are to yours. Yet how you want to keep everyone and … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Nothing will crucify you faster than your own thoughts. Better not to think at all, if you can do it. And if you can’t, if you must think, think about simple things. Think about washing the dishes or doing the … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 2
“The greatest challenge as human beings is to Be Here Now, to stop making things up! Stop creating thoughts about a pre-sent moment (a moment you “sent” yourself before you had a thought about it.) Be in the moment. Remember, … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Conversations with God Book 2, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 28th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Most group beliefs are based on various interpretations of the Bible, where Christian churches are concerned (each religion has their own foundational documents), and the Bible has some catch-all’s in it that put all such new rules to a test … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Judgment, Religion
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 24th, 2019 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“In the end, the primary lesson I learned – when it came to spirituality – was that indeed, anything is possible, and since we cannot clearly see the “big picture,” it’s inappropriate to judge another person’s spiritual practices. From what … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 by Richard Carlson, PH.D. in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“What you want to start doing is noticing your stress early, before it gets out of hand. When you feel your mind moving too quickly, it’s time to back off and regain your bearings. When your schedule is getting out … Continue reading
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Tagged Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson
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