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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.
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 16th, 2017 by Alan Cohen
“Many people ask me, “How can I find my passion in life?” and “How can I know what my purpose is?” The answer is simple, I tell them, but it takes courage and practice: Tell the impeccable truth (at least … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 13th, 2017 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“It’s high time we woke up to the fact that we are electromagnetic beings tripping around with this mind-boggling capacity to magnetize into our lives whatever in the world we desire, by controlling the FEELINGS that come from our thoughts. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 11th, 2016 by Chuang-Tzu
“I cannot tell if what the world considers “happiness” is happiness or not. All I know is that when I consider the way they go about attaining it, I see them carried away headlong, grim and obsessed, in the general … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH
“Everything you experience reflects your intentions. When your sense of purpose is clear and strong, results show up quickly and easily. When you hold mixed intentions, doubts, fears, or resistance, the manifestation process becomes muddied and it takes longer to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 9th, 2017 by Rhonda Byrne in ‘THE SECRET”
“Your mind can be like a runaway steam train if you let it. It can take you off to thoughts of the past, and then take you off to thoughts of the future by taking past bad events and projecting … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 6th, 2017 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“The only way to find out if the limits under which you have been living are real is to test them. A healthy belief will stand in the face of challenge. Illusions will evaporate. If you do not test your … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 5th, 2017 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“Complaining as well as fault-finding and reactivity strengthen the ego’s sense of boundary and separateness on which its survival depends. But they also strengthen the ego in another way by giving it a feeling of superiority on which it thrives. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 by Paul Ferrini in THE ECSTATIC MOMENT
“The first act of spiritual practice is simply “awareness.” Tune into thoughts and feelings. Observe. Witness. Get to know the content of consciousness: our fears, assumptions/beliefs, and emotional reactions. The first act is to turn out attention away from the … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 by Richard Carlson in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“The truth is, life is rarely exactly the way we want it to be, and other people often don’t act as we would like them to. Moment to moment, there are aspects of life that we like and others that … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 2nd, 2017 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“We tend to think of certain feelings as “painful” and therefore we wish to avoid them. However, I have discovered that pain is actually resistance to a sensation. Pain is a mechanism in our physical body which helps us to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 30th, 2016 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
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 29th, 2016 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Once we understand the character and mind-set of people we know who tend to behave badly toward us, we need never be disappointed, carry a grudge, or use our precious energy to get even and pay them back. Why? Because … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Our existing beliefs continually focus the energy that flows through us. If you are afraid of losing your job, you will attract circumstances that will support you in losing it. As to the parts of our lives that we have … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 by Marilyn Jenett in FEEL FREE TO PROSPER
“Do you know what the purpose of your struggle is? The purpose is for you to become aware of the laws that govern your existence so that you will break through that consciousness and shine your light. It’s a wake-up … Continue reading

