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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, August 22nd, 2016 by Stuart Wilde in MIRACLES
“Miracles are not logical so the last thing you need is logical advice from the mind. When such advice is given, acknowledge the mind, thank it, and say, “I do not accept any energy that is contrary to the unlimited … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 19th, 2016 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“The reason you are not where you want to be is that you are doing things you do not want to do. If that sounds simple, it is. (One of the most popular tricks of power and control freaks is … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 18th, 2016 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“Stress is a killer – literally. Like a stealth fighter, stress hormones home in on the body’s immune system and impair its ability to fight illness, while the hormone cortisol attacks neurons in the brain’s learning center, the hippocampus. Some … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“As you pull out of the insecurity of death, it makes you more comfortable with change of all sorts. Nothing is permanent. Enjoy your relationships while you can. They may last a lifetime; they may not. Enjoy the place you … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY
“It’s my belief that we’re supposed to kick up our heels and laugh and play and not worry a whit about tomorrow. And that conviction comes from a deep pool of merriment on some coordinate in my energy field that … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 15th, 2016 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Unless you stay present – and inhabiting your body is always an essential aspect of it – you will continue to be run by your mind. The script in your head that you learned a long time ago, the conditioning … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 12th, 2016 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF
“You have been hypnotized into believing that you are less than whole. The messages of the world have told you that you can’t, you aren’t, and you won’t. At one time you knew that you could, but you fell prey … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 11, 2016 by Stuart Wilde in MIRACLES
“Events in your life gather energy as they come towards you and you can feel that energy weeks and even years before they occur. Science will tell you it is not possible to foresee the future, and that is true … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 10th, 2016 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“All the things that offend you in some way play to your sense of self-absorption. That which offends you doesn’t offend the real you – it offends your idea of who you are. In the world of the eternal you, … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 by Paul Ferrini in THE 12 STEPS OF FORGIVENESS
“Accept your life as it is right now. You don’t have to change anything about it. Every situation is perfect as it is. Every relationship is perfect as it is. Every lesson enables you to grow. Every outer obstacle helps … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 8th, 2016 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“Make a list of the people you would call if you knew that you only had one more day to live. Imagine what you would say to them. Then ask yourself what you are waiting for. The fact is that … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 5th, 2016 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“People are forever calling the good outcomes in life breaks, luck, coincidence, serendipity, fate, or whatever. The bad outcomes – the hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, sudden deaths – they call “acts of God.” No wonder you had this idea that you … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 4th, 2016 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“Scientists tell us that we live in a sea of universal wisdom. This universal wisdom seems to be both immanent and transcendent – within and without. We can begin tapping this sea in far greater ways than ever before just … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“There are very few people in the world who think originally. Most people act like puppets, mimicking the latest trends in fashion, voicing the popular opinions, and catching the same diseases, thinking at the latest sniffle, “I must be coming … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“You don’t have the right to try to fix other people’s points of view. You don’t need to be right and make them wrong because of what you believe. They have the right to suffer if that’s what they want … Continue reading

