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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, August 1st, 2016 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“When we’re feeling up, filled with joy and gratitude, our emotions are sending out high frequency vibrations that will magnetize only good stuff back to us, meaning anything with the same high vibratory frequency that matches what we’re sending out. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 29th, 2016 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Hardship is part of life – but whether you view it as tragic or heroic, grotesque or purposeful, depends on your perspective. Your mind can make meaning or madness, light a candle or curse the darkness – the choice is … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 28th, 2016 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
“Self-acceptance is nothing more than a shift in consciousness. It requires only a change of mind. If you hair is falling out, then you have the choice to mask it, worry about it or accept it. Acceptance means that you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
“Examine all of the supposed lacks and scarcities in your life. Then say to yourself, “I created all of this with my thoughts, conditioning, beliefs and actions.” It is only by recognizing that you have always been attracting to yourself … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 by Neale Donald Walsch in HOME WITH GOD
“Listen to me. You are moving through an endless cycle. There is no beginning and no end. You are no “better” and no “worse” than any other soul on the cycle. The whole cycle is holy, and you simply are … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 25th, 2016 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“Usually when a person’s energy falls, they begin to pull on you in some way. The trick is to support them without letting them pull you out of control. This means dealing with them unemotionally, standing back somewhat, and helping … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 22nd, 2016 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“Integrity is an important aspect of spiritual growth. It is acting, talking, and behaving in ways that honor yourself and others. It is examining things before you do them and doing only those things you know to be true. Living … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 21st, 2016 by Tony Burroughs in THE LAW OF AGREEMENT
“Every time that you feel it is time to visit your doctor, try this. If he begins to tell you that you are sicker or whatever, in your mind reverse that and tell yourself he just told you that you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
“A number of strong myths in the American ethic conspire to victimize you on the job. One is that you must stay at your job no matter what, that you would never get another one if you got fired. The … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE
“You can gain so much from taking a good, honesty look at yourself – some call this going within – and seeing who you really are. Understand your own fears and judgments, and your perceptions of the world will shift … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 18th, 2016 Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF
“Real friendships can handle “no.” If your relationship cannot survive honesty, it is not a real friendship. Friends can disagree and yet love and respect one another. True caring requires realness, the willingness to be who we are. A friendship … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 15th, 2016 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“If you are a person who has felt and expressed a lot of anger in your life, you need to look for the hurt that is underneath it and express that. You are using anger as a defense mechanism to … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 14th, 2016 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“I purchased a stopwatch at an athletics store, the kind that marathoners use to train for triathlons, and I set the alarm to sound every nine minutes, except while I slept. The first beep occurred, at which time I stopped … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“If you experience jealousy, it is often based on a fear that others are giving something to someone else that they are not giving to you. If you look and examine the issue, it is usually something you are not … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 by Stuart Wilde in THE TRICK TO MONEY IS HAVING SOME
“The trick to money is having some, or at least kidding your mind into believing that what you do have is abundance. Once you pull away from all the emotion of money, the block that is created by that emotion … Continue reading

