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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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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 by Gary Spinell in IT WAS YOU, ALL ALONG
“Many people make no attempt to move forward, thinking, “But what if I try and fail?” or “What if I try and end up losing everything?” Remember, you create it all of it. When you believe you have the power … Continue reading
Posted in Persistence, Taking Responsibility
Tagged Gary Spinell, It Was You All Along
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 24th, 2012 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“Compassion is helping people understand what they are learning and empowering them to see the gifts in what they are experiencing. It is watching others go through their lessons the way they have chosen to experience them, knowing that though … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion
Tagged Rainer Maria Rilke, Sanaya Roman, Spiritual Growth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 21st, 2012 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Remember that every cause you initiate leads to an effect. So, when you give from the heart, you set energy into motion that must in turn find its way back to you in some form. I say in some form, … Continue reading
Posted in Giving and Receiving
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 by Annemarie Greenwood and Marissa Campbell in LIFE: LIVING IN FULFILLMENT EVERY DAY
“Expectations are just labels we project into the future and they are…a recipe for disaster. When we tell ourselves, ‘Oh, it will be so good if this happens,’ the consequence of this type of thinking is that if it doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Expectations
Tagged Annemarie Greenwood, LIFE: Living in Fulfillment Every Day, Marissa Campbell
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“If you are aiming for a distant goal and you want to direct your imagination to that, start by feeling yourself present at that future point in time. Enter into those circumstances – act them out. Allow your imagination to … Continue reading
Posted in Imagination, Visualization
Tagged Sixth Sense, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 17th, 2012 by Deepak Chopra in HOW TO KNOW GOD
“What’s the one thing you can do today to grow in Spirit? Stop defining yourself. Don’t accept any thought that begins “I am this or that.” You are not this or that. You are beyond definition, and therefore any attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Self-awareness
Tagged Deepak Chopra, How to Know God
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 14th, 2012 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“When you stop and think about it, the fact is that the vast majority of us have much for which to be thankful – we just tend to be oblivious to it. For example, most people never give a second … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 13th, 2012 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“You are made in the image and likeness of God. Now this you have always understood, for this, too, you have been taught. Yet you are mistaken about what My image and likeness is. Thus have you been mistaken about … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Friendship with God, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“When we operate from the principle of scarcity, we generally believe, “If only I had something else, THEN I would have a lock on happiness and success.” A close look at this logic shows that what we are really saying … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 10th, 2012 by Paul Greblick creator of INNER INFLUENCING
“All you have are thoughts and feelings, and of these it is stored emotions from unresolved experiences from the past that are your most dangerous enemy. Why? They are literally responsible for the opposite of the Law of Attraction. Stored … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Feelings, Healing
Tagged Inner Influencing, Paul Greblick
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 7th, 2012 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Taming one’s trepidation about the future ultimately requires that a person muster up the courage to face up to his or her fears. What you will find as you embark upon this course is that it is kind of like … Continue reading
Posted in Future, Power of Positive Thinking, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 6th, 2012 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“New paradigm spiritual teachers claim no authority over others. They do not pretend to have the answers for others. They speak only of their own experience. They invite others to share in what they have learned from their experience, and … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 by John Randolph Price in THE ANGELS WITHIN US
“Are you afraid of financial insufficiency in your old age, of the sudden appearance of a particular disease in your body, of some calamity befalling you, of losing your loved ones? Is there a fear of failure, loneliness, accidents, death? … Continue reading
Posted in Fear
Tagged John Randolph Price, The Angels Within Us
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