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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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 21st, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“You can be peaceful no matter what the outer world is doing…and the wonderful irony of this is that what the outer world is doing will very often be affected by what you are being. How do you remain peaceful … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, The New Revelations
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 by Wayne W. Dyer in WISDOM OF THE AGES
“Contemplate your physical self and all its possessions, and practice laughing peacefully at it all. Time has only leased them to you. As you read the poetry of the greats who preceded you here, this theme will crop up repeatedly. … Continue reading
Posted in Self-observation, Witnessing
Tagged Wayne W. Dyer, Wisdom of the Ages
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“We have got to challenge the agreements that we hold to be true. We must boldly ask, “Do I believe this because I really believe this, or because everyone else does?” I am amazed to find out how much of … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Self-worth
Tagged Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 18th, 2025 by Richard A. Singer in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS
“You may not realize the enormous amount of success you have achieved in your lifetime. Human beings tend to allow society to define success; however, what does society perceive success as? The man who hits home runs or the individual … Continue reading
Posted in Success
Tagged Richard A. Singer Jr., Your Daily Walk with the Great Minds
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 15th, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Crises are sent to shake us out of our slumber, to re-awaken a sense of purpose. Too often, we become so preoccupied with our vested interests that we forget why we are here. We fall asleep. Then, Life gives us … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges and Obstacles
Tagged Michael J. Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 14th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“Some humans vehemently deny that images of violence – that movies and television shows of violence, that comic books and video games and the constant barrage of depictions of violence in every conceivable form – have any effect on human … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, The New Revelations
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“I will tell you this plainly. You will not get out of here alive as a human being. The human must die that the divine be born. Not because it is bad. But because it is the shell that holds … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 12th, 2025 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“At each and every crossroads you are free to choose the high road – by being kind to others, working hard, finding supportive partners, and following good role models. Or you may choose the low road – by burning your … Continue reading
Posted in Self-worth
Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 11th, 2025 by Tony Burroughs in THE LAW OF AGREEMENT
“When you really stop to think about it, one of the humanity’s strangest predilections is that we look for confirmation for our ailments. We look to see what happened to everybody else who has experienced similar symptoms to ours, and … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged The Law of Agreement, Tony Burroughs
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 7th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“Listen to no human who declares himself or herself to be more special than anyone else. If a man or a woman seeks to set himself or herself separate and apart from the rest of humanity, or claims to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, The New Revelations
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 6th, 2025 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“The spirit always tends toward expansiveness, depth, greater energy, and aliveness. The form (ego/personality) always tends toward what it perceives to be safety, security, and the status quo, which is usually a deadening experience. If you are able to observe … Continue reading
Posted in Self-observation, Witnessing
Tagged Living in the Light, Shakti Gawain
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Identification with your mind creates an opaque screen of concepts, labels, images, words, judgments, and definitions that blocks all true relationship. It comes between you and yourself, between you and your fellow man and woman, between you and nature, between … Continue reading
Posted in Mind, Thoughts
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 4th, 2025 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE
“When we lost our connection to the body, we lose one of our most important capacities for mindfulness. Right now, raise both of your arms out to your side. Close your eyes, and bring your arms slowly together until your … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Donald Altman, The Mindfulness Code
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 1st, 2025 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU
“We may have a perfect justification for our bitterness and anger. We may be completely righteous in our indignation. But we will have to pay the price of the broken connection of the divine circuits. The power that goes with … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Forgiveness
Tagged Discover the Power Within You, Eric Butterworth
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