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About Pondercentral, PONDER on THIS, and me, author Jeff Maziarek
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, March 14th, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“When you get stuck, always remind yourself that what you’re stuck on is “only a picture.” If you’re beating yourself up because you failed in something, those feelings of grief, anger and frustration as well as the thoughts that go … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Michael Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 13th, 2025 by Linda Deir in GUIDED
“Your guides are best qualified to walk you through your shift. They have no agenda. They are your biggest fans and your real life coaches…It’s important to know you do still have someone you can trust and depend on, your … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Guided, Linda Deir
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 12th 2025 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
“We do ourselves a great disservice by judging where we are in comparison to some final destination. This is one of the pains of aspiring to become something: the stage of development we are in is always seen against the … Continue reading
Posted in Patience
Tagged Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“When people know our personal histories they exert a certain amount of control over us. They expect us to be something that we have always been, or that we have been taught to be. If we don’t live up to … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Your Sacred Self
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 10th, 2025 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“You must get rid of what you do not want, to make way for what you do want. Substance (gold dust, mind power) does not flow easily into a cluttered, crowded situation. Substance does not flow easily into a cluttered, … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Giving and Receiving
Tagged Catherine Ponder, Open Your Mind to Prosperity
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 7th, 2025 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Compassion is the awareness of a deep bond between yourself and all creatures. But there are two sides to compassion, two sides to this bond. On the one hand, since you are still here as a physical body, you share … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 6th, 2025 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“Spiritual growth involves developing the ability to understand yourself and to act in higher and higher ways. Everything in your life is teaching you about yourself. Do not make yourself wrong if you have a lot of turbulence in your … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Emotions
Tagged Sanaya Roman, Spiritual Growth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 by Kathleen Martin in UNDERSTANDING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION 101
“What can you do to change the frequency of something unwanted to something wanted, whether it’s health or anything you desire? The first step in the process is to become conscious of your thoughts and how you feel as a … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Feelings, Law of Attraction
Tagged Kathleen Martin, Understanding the Law of Attraction 101
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 3rd, 2025 by Walter E. Jacobson M.D. in FORGIVE TO WIN
“There are no good reasons not to forgive others because, regardless of how others have behaved, if we don’t forgive them, we’re only hurting ourselves. We’re only perpetuating our own suffering. We think we’re punishing others when we withhold forgiveness. … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged Forgive to Win, Walter E. Jacobson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 28th, 2025 by Michael Newton in JOURNEY OF SOULS
“When asking for help from your highest spiritual power, I think it is best not to demand immediate change. Our success in life is predicated on planning, but we do have alternative paths to choose from to reach certain goals. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Humility
Tagged Journey of Souls, Michael Newton
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 27th, 2025 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“We must remember that trying to solve the world’s problems through a primarily external focus is not very effective. The world is full of people attempting to find solutions to community and planetary problems with little success and much struggle, … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Shakti Gawain, The Path of Transformation
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 26th, 2025 by Gary Spinell in IT WAS YOU ALL ALONG
“In all sports, contests, job interviews, and vying for promotions, there are perceived winners and losers. And in our society, winning is everything. Everyone has a choice in life to look at the outcome of a situation or event as … Continue reading
Posted in Success
Tagged Gary Spinell, It Was You All Along
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 by James Redfield in THE CELESTINE PROPHECY
“We all have many more thoughts than we realize. To recognize them we must take an observer position. When a thought comes, we must ask why? Why did this particular thought come now? How does it relate to my life … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Witnessing
Tagged James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
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