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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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 by Alfred D’Souza in SEVEN CHOICES
“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 by Nicolya Christi in 2012 A CLARION CALL
“When we are disconnected from God/Source, we are disconnected from ourselves and we experience suffering. Many of us have been raised to believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, which further alienates us from God, as we … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 9th, 2012 by Oriah Mountain Dreamer in THE INVITATION
“Wisdom is often born in the shadows, frequently more visible in the darkness than the light. The stadium lights of knowledge that seek to eliminate natural cycles of night and day, death and rebirth, sorrow and joy do not cast … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 6th, 2012 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Make a list of all the people you have written out of your life as evil or scumbags. Write down everything that their presence has taught you. Have you learned to not repeat victim behaviors? Reconsider that so-called scumbag’s value … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 5th, by Joyce Rupp in MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?
“In his collection of Bengali poems, “Gitanjali,” Rabindranath Tagore writes that the song he wanted to sing has never happened because he spent his days “stringing and unstringing” his instrument. Whenever I read these lines a certain sadness enters my … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 by Linda Weltner in NO PLACE LIKE HOME
“My dad always used to say, “If you take a step and it feels good, you must be headed in the right direction.” What he wanted us to understand was that we needed to measure our progress against an inner … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE
“Say to yourself several times a day, There’s plenty of money I the world, and large chunks of it are just about to drop effortlessly into my lap. Tell yourself this out loud, for in vocalizing things, you invoke them … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 2nd, 2012 by Alan Cohen in I LOVE MY WALL excerpted from GRATITUDE: A WAY OF LIFE
“Gratitude is not the result of things that happen to us; it is an attitude we cultivate by practice. The more we are thankful for, the more we will find to be thankful for. I heard of a woman named … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 29th, 2012 by Richard A. Singer, Jr. in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS
“Do not simply follow the guiding principles defined by society and all of its institutions. Access what lies in your soul and dare to walk and create your own path on your personal journey of life. Conforming to the mediocrity … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 by Ted Andrews in ANIMAL SPEAK
“Today it is not uncommon to hear people speak of trying “to get back to nature,” to get “in touch with the Earth once more.” The truth is, we have never been out of touch. We are always connected to … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 by Dr Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC
“Prosperity, like anything else, is experienced in your mind. If you are somehow able to think of yourself as prosperous, and no one or nothing outside of you can deter you from that belief, then in fact your life is … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 26th, 2012 by Henri J. M. Nouwen in THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON
“A little criticism makes me angry, and a little rejection makes me depressed. A little praise raises my spirits, and a little success excites me. It takes very little to raise me up or thrust me down. Often I am … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 23rd, 2012 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Changing the world around us really doesn’t ever give us more than temporary pleasure. Changing the world around us is exhausting. Most of us spend our entire lives changing things in our environment in an effort to improve the quality … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“I am not quite sure when we decide that bringing our gifts to the world isn’t worth the trouble. It could be around the age of 12, when we have heard the word “no” thousands of times. Or by age … Continue reading

