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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 Friday, May 16th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“If you now have negative circumstances in your life, cease to dwell on them mentally, and they will leave you. The best way to get rid of an unwelcome guest who lingers at your home is to empty the refrigerator. … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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BEST of PONDER on THIS Thursday, May 15th, 2025 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“The moment we recognize the degree to which our difficulties are SELF-IMPOSED, we begin to heal them. We end self-sabotage only by taking responsibility for the choices and actions that created it. Only when we stop blaming our boss or … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Taking Responsibility
Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT
“Giving is the perfect way to enhance our self-worth. We can give in any way possible. We can give our time, our energy, our knowledge, and if possible our money. When we give to others we more readily see our … Continue reading
Posted in Giving and Receiving
Tagged Beyond Intent, Gary Spinell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“When there is no way out, there is still always a way THROUGH. So don’t turn away from the pain. Face it. Feel it fully. FEEL it – don’t THINK about it! Express it if necessary, but don’t create a … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Dan Fogelberg, Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 12th, 2025 by Danielle Rama Hoffman in THE COUNCIL OF LIGHT
“It is up to you to have fun, to find the fun in it, to find the joy in it, and if you have the curiosity to look for what is fun you will find it. If you are looking … Continue reading
Posted in Joy, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Danielle Rama Hoffman, The Council of Light
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 9th, 2025 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“If you want the people around you to experience your power and recognize who you are, listen to them with your heart and do not worry about the impression you are making on them. Care about them, and attend to … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Listening, Surrender
Tagged A Year Without Fear, Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman, Tama Kieves
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 8th, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“What kind of feeling comes upon you when you’re in touch with nature, or when you’re absorbed in work that you love? Or when you’re really conversing with someone whose company you enjoy in openness and intimacy without clinging? What … Continue reading
Posted in Approval from Others
Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
“We are at best filled with the divine, but we have only two hands and one heart. In a deep and subtle way, the want to do it all is a want to be it all, and though it comes … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“Banish the illusion that certain professions are inherently better than others. A job or profession is only better or worse for YOU, depending upon your tastes and values. There are people in every field who are happy with their work … Continue reading
Posted in Work
Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 5th, 2025 by Tama Kieves in A YEAR WITHOUT FEAR
“For most of us, moving beyond fear is not an overnight shift. It’s not a pill. It’s a practice. It’s a pilgrimage. It’s a commitment to fill our minds with the new conditioning, new perspectives – basically, the ideals that … Continue reading
Posted in Fear
Tagged A Year Without Fear, Tama Kieves
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 2nd, 2025 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“When you are on a journey, it is certainly helpful to know where you are going or at least the general direction in which you are moving, but don’t forget: the only thing that is ultimately real about your journey … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Purpose
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 1st, 2025 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Spirit is not something we get from our work as much as something we bring to It – and it’s less about WHAT we do than HOW we do it. As Martin Luther King Jr. advised, “Whatever your life work … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Dan Millman, Living on Purpose
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE
“Fear does not keep you safe. It only holds you back. When you begin to open up and allow for something unfamiliar in your life, something you may fear, you have a better chance of experiencing truth. I mention this … Continue reading
Posted in Fear
Tagged Sara Chetkin, The Healing Curve
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 by James Redfield in THE CELESTINE PROPHECY
“If we find ourselves hanging on to the need to blame parents or siblings anyone else in our early lives, it is usually because blame itself is a part of our control drama. We can’t go forward and continue to … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 28th, 2025 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“During all the education we receive, which means all the knowledge that is programmed in our mind, we create the concept of the I Am. Everything we believe we are, everything we know about how to be a human is … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements Companion Book
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