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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, February 17th, 2020 by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. in THE WAYS OF THE MYSTIC: SEVEN PATHS TO GOD
“God helps those who help themselves. If you are not manifesting creativity and abundance in your work, relationships, and finances, take a look at the practical side of things. It is one thing to plant seeds, another to follow through … Continue reading
Posted in Co-Creation, God
Tagged Joan Borysenko, The Ways of The Mystic
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 14th, 2020 by Randolph J. Rogers in THE KEY OF LIFE
“Krishnamurti once said, “The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.” I don’t believe in any organized religion or movement, only in the truth. Krishnamurti once told a story of how the devil and a friend of his … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Randolph J. Rogers, The Key of Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 13th, 2020 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“According to Conversations with God, Book 1: “You will not have that for which you ask, nor can you have anything you want. This is because your very request is a statement of lack, and your saying you want a … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“There is no difference between God in Heaven and God on earth. I am the same God. I am One. I do not make flagrant distinctions. I do not go by whim. I am ever the same. I have no … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Let things you have asked for unfold for you. You have already created them with your desire and ensured their arrival with your belief; you need only allow what comes naturally without resisting. Most people get into trouble here because … Continue reading
Posted in God, Surrender
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 10th, 2020 by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. in KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM
“I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. And especially if it’s given from the heart. … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Kitchen Table Wisdom, Rachel Naomi Remen
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 7th, 2020 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“Appreciate the beauty in your body and in yourself, today. Focus on what you do like about yourself. The more willing you are to do this, the easier it will become. Your body will respond to this appreciation and grow … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Living in the Light, Shakti Gawain
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 6th, 2020 by White Eagle in HEAL THYSELF
“Remember…your fellow travelers on life’s road are confused, as you are, by the events which occur in human life; they are confused by emotions and desires which they do not understand. Every soul is striving, even as you are; so … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Heal Thyself, White Eagle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“This is most people’s reality: As soon as something is perceived, it is named, interpreted, compared with something else, liked, disliked, or called good or bad by the phantom self, the ego. They are imprisoned in thought forms, in object … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Our knowledge is not complete, so it is not reliable. When we place our faith in the unreliable, we train ourselves to be faithless. We come to believe, in fact, that failure and disappointment are natural parts of our existence, … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith, Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 3rd, 2020 by Richard Blackstone in NUTS AND BOLTS SPIRITUALITY
“When you are sleepwalking you are constantly judging the events, people and experiences of your life as good or bad. You accept these judgments as dominating factors in your decision-making process and hold on to these judgments forever in your … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment
Tagged Nuts and Bolts Spirituality, Richard Blackstone
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 31st, 2020 by Dean Shrock in WHY LOVE HEALS
“Whenever you find yourself becoming stressed, or your buttons are being pushed, take time as soon as possible to sit down and get in touch with that part of yourself that’s feeling out of sorts. Be in touch with your … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Dean Shrock, Why Love Heals
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 30th, 2020 by Shakti Gawain in CREATIVE VISUALIZATION
“In order to use creative visualization to create what you want in life, you must be willing and able to accept the best that life has to offer you – your “good.” Strange as it may seem, many of us … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love, Self-worth
Tagged Creative Visualization, Shakti Gawain
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 by Rosanna Ienco in AWAKENING THE DIVINE SOUL
“Where do our worries originate? For many of us, childhood situations have left a scar – on some, so deep we think they will never heal, but the truth is we can all be healed from whatever traumatic situation we … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Awakening the Divine Soul, Rosanna Ienco
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Some people look as if they are trying to see how much punishment they can get out of life. The unfortunate thing is that most of them really do think that life is “attacking” them and that they are a … Continue reading
Posted in Surrender
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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