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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 Thursday, September 13th, 2018 by Anne Wilson Schaef in WHEN SOCIETY BECOMES AN ADDICT
“The best-adjusted person in our society is the person who is not dead and not alive, just numb, a zombie. When you are dead you’re not able to do the work of the society. When you are fully alive, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Wilson Schaef, When Society Becomes an Addict
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“While we instinctively understand the power of prayer when there is a problem, we tend to underestimate its power when there is not. We don’t usually stop to say a prayer before the meeting, or before the date, or before … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged Everyday Grace, Marianne Williamson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“You are unique; you are the only one who has walked your path, and experienced your life. There have been others along the way, but you came here alone, and will leave here alone. You are the only one who … Continue reading
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Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 10th, 2018 by Deepak Chopra in HOW TO KNOW GOD
“The cheapest way to feel good about yourself is by feeling superior to others. From this dark seed grows every manner of judgment. Getting out of judgment is vital, and to plant that seed, you have to stop dividing others … Continue reading
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Tagged Deepak Chopra, How to Know God
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 7th, 2018 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“It’s been my experience that people who love being alive differ from those who think that somehow life is a burden because of one main ingredient – purpose. People who know why they are here like being here. People who … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration, Purpose
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 6th, 2018 by Leo Buscaglia in LOVING EACH OTHER
“Keep in mind that there is nothing wrong with us if forgiveness comes hard. We are simply human, vulnerable and far from perfect. The wrong the people do us is difficult to deal with, especially when we are innocent and … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged Leo Buscaglia, Loving Each Other
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“Because we have an innate instinct to want to belong and to be part of the pack, a member of the tribe, the manipulated point of view of the media has a great influence on our psyche in terms of … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Asara Lovejoy, The One Command
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“In the case of prayer, there seems to be an underlying belief that if the answer to a prayer doesn’t come immediately after praying, happen exactly like we expect that it should, and look just like we imagined it would, … Continue reading
Posted in God, Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 3rd, 2018 by John Randolph Price in SUPERBEINGS
“You must never forget that whatever you hold in consciousness as the truth about yourself and God will be mirrored in the world about you. If you think there is good and evil, there will be. If you think that … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction, Taking Responsibility
Tagged John Randolph Price, Superbeings
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 31st, 2018 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“When you think about what you want, and you emit that frequency, you cause the energy of what you want to vibrate at that frequency and you bring it to You! As you focus on what you want, you are … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 30th, 2018 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
“The easiest and most obvious way to formulate an idea is to visualize it, to see it in your mind’s eye as vividly as if it were alive. You can see with the naked eye only what already exists in … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Visualization
Tagged Dr. Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“Here is a spiritual practice that will bring empowerment and creative expansion into your life. Make list of a number of everyday routine activities that you perform frequently. Include activities that you may consider uninteresting, boring, tedious, irritating, or stressful. … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Witnessing
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“We have been trained to distrust what we know because we deny what we know to gain approval from others. Because we desire love and approval from those others, we will protect a position that we think will gain us … Continue reading
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Tagged Asara Lovejoy, The One Command
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 27th, 2018 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Our negative thoughts are receiving the attention that our prayers deserve, and are manifesting in our lives. If you don’t believe this, then you probably believe that the negative things in your life are being thrown your way by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 24th, 2018 by Deepak Chopra in AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND
“It would be impossible to isolate a single thought or feeling, a single belief or assumption, that doesn’t have some effect on aging, either directly or indirectly. Our cells are constantly eavesdropping on our thoughts and being changed by them. … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Age, Deepak Chopra
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