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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, December 27th, 2011 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Most of you are in some kind of denial. That is probably because you have hardly touched your pain. It is too scary to do so. You would rather pretend to be spiritual than admit that you are having a … Continue reading
Posted in Denial, Honesty, Self-acceptance
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday December 26th, 2011 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“Get pressure ideas out of your system, and then you can find, like a ball on a roulette wheel, where you are going to land. The roulette ball doesn’t say, “Well, people will think better of me over here than … Continue reading
Posted in Approval from Others
Tagged Diane K. Osbon, Joseph Campbell, Reflections on the Art of Living
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“Wallace Wattles shares a wonderful tip about eating in one of his books. He recommends that when you eat, make sure you are entirely focused on the experience of chewing the food. Keep your mind present and experience the sensation … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 2
“All events, all experiences, have as their purpose the creating of OPPORTUNITY. Events and experiences are Opportunities. Nothing more, nothing less. It would be a mistake to judge them as “works of the devil,” “punishments from God,” “rewards from Heaven,” … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Conversations with God Book 2, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 19th, 2011 by Stephen Covey in THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
“If we want to make relatively minor changes in our lives, we can perhaps appropriately focus on our attitudes and behaviors. But if we want to make significant, quantum change, we need to work our basic paradigms. In the words … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday,December 15th, 2011 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“The reality is that all individuals are simply doing the best they know how to do at any particular time, given the level of their awareness of spiritual principles. People are usually so focused on their own life that they … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Forgiveness
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“How do you feel about the work that you do each day? Do you appreciate all that work provides you, or do you wish you were somewhere else doing something else? Do you find ways to appreciate others, or do … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Work
Tagged Donald Altman, One Minute Mindfulness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 12th, 2011 by Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS
“When you feel frustrated or upset by a person or situation, remember that you are not reacting to the person or situation, but to your feelings about the person or situation. These are YOUR feelings, and your feelings are not … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges and Obstacles, Taking Responsibility
Tagged Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 9th, 2011 by Dan Millman in WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR
“As a child, everything you would see or experience was an enriching experience. Now, you’ve learned names and categories for everything. “That’s good, that’s bad, that’s a table, that’s a chair, that’s a dog, that’s a house,” etc. Now, you … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 8th, 2011 by Elaine Smitha in SCREWING MOTHER NATURE FOR PROFIT
“If you hate your job, look for another. Life is too short to spend it being miserable, because your body and its health will suffer. Since cells eavesdrop on all your conversations, spoken aloud or not, it is easy to … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Elaine Smitha, Screwing Mother Nature for Profit
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 by Leo F. Buscaglia, in LOVING EACH OTHER
“We need courage to meet what comes and know that whatever it is, it will not last forever. Nothing lasts forever. Not pain, not joy, not even life. We need to accept the fact that the only way anything will … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Charles Dubois, Leo F. Buscaglia, Loving Each Other
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 5th, 2011 by Baba Hari Dass
“The essence of my teaching is to understand ourselves. We best go about this goal by first realizing that the outer world is nothing more than a projection of our inner lives. We create it by our egos, our attachments, … Continue reading
Posted in Shadow Work
Tagged Baba Hari Dass, God is Peac, Seneca
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