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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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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 by JB Lewis in THE SOUL & THE BRAIN
“Nothing but nothing happens in your life without the say-so of the Soul. The brain creates nothing – it only repeats processes over and over again. The brain can take in sights and sounds and perform procedures based on rules … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 22nd, 2014 by Florence Scovel Shinn in THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD
“All life is vibration. You combine with what you notice, or you combine with what you vibrate to. If you are vibrating to injustice and resentment you will meet it on your pathway, at every step. You will certainly think … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 19th, 2014 by Caroline Myss in ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT
“We all struggle in a seemingly never-ending cycle of disappointment in which we attempt to control our lives. We search endlessly for the one grand choice that will put everything in our lives into permanent order, halting the motion of … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 18th, 2014 by Eugenia Oganova in MISSION ALPHA
“The emotional desire for the acquisition of something cannot be based on need. If you want something because of not-enoughness of it, it will not manifest. Emotional desire has to be based on excitement about what you want and curiosity … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“There is no “right” way to grow. There are many paths to enlightenment and God. See what is beautiful in every person’s path, in every religion, and in every belief system. Honor other peoples’ paths even if they are different … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY
“Faith is so personal, yet universal, that it’s hard to find a word that describes it just right. Everyone has their own definition of what faith is, but it’s easiest to understand by watching how faith works. Faith is falling … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 15th, 2014 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“A guru was once attempting to explain to a crowd how human beings react to words, feed on words, live on words, rather than on reality. One of the men stood up and protested; he said, “I don’t agree that … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 12th, 2014 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“We derive security from logic. We plan and think, and hope we have covered all the bases. But the insecurity of logic and left-brain thinking disempowers us. Logic operates in a linear way; it can’t see around corners. At best, … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 11th, 2014 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE
“In the name of being happy, we have become a society of doers. We have even turned the state of “being” into a process by endlessly creating and recreating our self-image. Who are you? You can communicate that to everyone … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 10, 2014 by Danielle Rama Hoffman in THE COUNCIL OF LIGHT
“Everyone that you come in contact with is there on purpose. It is no accident who is bagging your groceries, who you are married to, who your child is, who you are walking down the street with, or who is … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 by Bonnie Glass-Coffin and don Oscar Miro-Quesada in LESSONS IN COURAGE
“The consciousness that we cultivate as we deeply connect to the beauty all around us is open to everything that comes through. We do not silence or reject any emotion, fear, or lower impulse. We simply observe it. This is … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 8th, 2014 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“When you stop to think that we’ve spent decades questioning what’s wrong with everything, therefore focusing on all the things in our world we didn’t like, didn’t want, or wanted to change, it’s little wonder we’ve attracted such a barrelful … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 5th, 2014 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“If we never suffered pain or loss – if death did not await us – we might never need to seek a higher understanding, might never wonder about the soul, the hereafter, or the ultimate meaning of life. But life … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 4th, 2014 by David R. Hawkins in POWER VS. FORCE
“Enlightened beings have always described the general populace as being “trapped in a dream”; the majority of people are driven by unseen forces, and for a great deal of our lives, most of us are in despair over this fact. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
“The decision to alter your life is serious. After years of working with people, I’ve discovered that many people like to talk about change but are unwilling to let go of behaviors that keep them stuck in negative patterns. Ask … Continue reading

