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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 Monday, July 24th, 2017 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“To deny feelings doesn’t mean they are dead or no longer exist, that the energies of those feelings are no longer present in your energy field. On the contrary, if feelings are not resolved, their energy remains stored inside you, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 21st, 2017 by Paul Ferrini in THE ECSTATIC MOMENT
“If you are not joyfully expressing yourself in this moment, when do you propose to do it? Tomorrow? Next week? Perhaps you feel you have to go back to school and get another degree to give yourself permission to be … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 20th, 2017 by Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. in IF LIFE IS A GAME THESE ARE THE RULES
“Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equity – the assumption that all things are equal and that justice will always prevail. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult life path than … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE
“Don’t engage in idle chatter and thoughtless remarks. If you say, “This situation is a nightmare,” you invoke terrible spirits to visit you at night. If you say it’s dreadful, you establish fear and dread in your life. If you … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“It feels good when other people believe in you, trust in you, and support you. Yet, if you want to be powerful, it is important not to need other people to do so as a condition of believing in yourself. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 17th, 2017 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Why, then, do so many people simply accept the idea of a judgmental God? There are probably dozens of reasons, but in the end it ultimately comes down to the fact that someone told them to adopt this view of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 14th, 2017 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“Despite all the questions raised by our meandering minds, we are in the right place, doing exactly what we need to be doing, at exactly the right time. Because life is a school, we are always in the class that … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 13th, 2017 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“In every moment, you make the choice of what you want to keep, and what you want to let go of. But not with words. You don’t need to make a story, but you can if you want to. In … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Be present as the watcher of your mind—of your thoughts and emotions as well as you reactions in various situations. Be at least as interested in your reactions as in the situation or person that causes you to react. Notice … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Associating with the most intelligent, loving, and spiritually enlightened people possible, either in person or via their books and teachings, is the best and fastest way for us to advance, whatever the goal. We rise and fall by our associations, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 10th, 2017 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC
“Learn to act as if the life you visualize were already here. Act as if that which you perceive in your mind were already here in the physical world. Begin treating your thoughts and visions as much more than simple … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 7th, 2017 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 1
Neale Donald Walsch: What is hell? God: It is the experience of the worst possible outcome of your choices, decisions, and creations. It is the natural consequence of any thought which denies Me, or says no to Who You Are … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 6th, 2017 by Mary Beth Ford in WISDOM FROM THE GARDENS: LIFE LESSONS
“Quiet times alone in nature can help prepare you for your own creative expression. But these times are more than just periods of stillness. They are opportunities to connect with the Life Force within and listen to the wisdom of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 5th, 2017 by Richard Carlson PH.D., in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“One of the most unavoidable life lessons is having to deal with the disapproval of others. Praise and blame are all the same is a fancy way of reminding yourself of the old cliché that you’ll never be able to … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 4th, 2017 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“Life is trying to teach us how to open the door and begin to look at those parts of ourselves that we’ve been frightened of, that we’ve hated, that we think are bad and ugly, and awful and scary. Life … Continue reading

