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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 Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“We are not to blame for the way our lives are unfolding. Blaming ourselves for our present reality is like blaming a child for being ten years old instead of twenty or thirty. We are evolving in a natural way. … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Self-blame
Tagged Shakti Gawain, The Path of Transformation
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 12, by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“There is nothing to fear anymore; we don’t have to be afraid to die. There is only one force that exists, and when we die, everybody is going back to the same place. Even if we don’t want to, even … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Voice of Knowledge
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 11th, 2011 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Be aware of your dialogue. It seems obvious, but most are not really aware of how self-destructive their dialogue is. Negative people don’t see themselves that way. They don’t see how negativity is changing their external reality to fit their … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 8th, 2011 by Confucius
“Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. Confucius BEST of BONUS … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Confucius, Henry David Thoreau, Walden
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 7th, 2011 by Matthew Fox in CHRISTIAN MYSTICS
“Life is a series of letting-go moments: from when we leave the womb – letting to of nine months in our mother’s belly – to the hour of our death and our final leave-taking. Every new beginning involves a letting … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment, Letting go, Surrender
Tagged Christian Mystics, Matthew Fox
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 by Deepak Chopra in THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
“Struggle, worry, planning and controlling runs against the grain of life. Life compresses chaos and orderliness together. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be in the flow of life, you can’t struggle against it at … Continue reading
Posted in Uncertainty, Worry
Tagged Deepak Chopra, The Way of the Wizard
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“This is your life, and it’s been waiting for you to discover it! Up until now you may have been thinking that life is hard and a struggle, and so by the law of attraction you will have experienced life … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction
Tagged Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 4th, 2011 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
Often what we think of as the things “wrong” with us are only expressions of our own individuality. This is our uniqueness and what is special about us. Nature never repeats itself. Since time began on this planet, there have … Continue reading
Posted in Self-worth
Tagged Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Life
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PONDER on THIS for Saturday, July 2nd, 2011 by Jana Shiloh in HEART FUSION THE MAGIC IMPRINTING OF WATER
“Let’s look at suppression of emotions for a moment. Suppression can keep us dishonest in our relationships with ourselves and with others…Suppression of feelings also requires a huge amount of energy, since you are holding down whatever is not being … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Feelings, Healing
Tagged HEART FUSION the Magic Imprinting of Water, Jana Shiloh
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 1st, 2011 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“Our need to forgive is a monumental misperception. The belief that others should not have treated us the way that they did is, of course, the ultimate absurdity. The universe is always working, and so is everything in it, even … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Forgiveness
Tagged Dr. Wayne Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 30th, 2011 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Underneath the layer of our normal thinking lies a level of consciousness that is pure love and peace. Yet we cannot reach that consciousness simply by deciding to; we have to dig deep into the ground of our inner being, … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation
Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 by Paramhansa Yogananda
“I once saw a cartoon drawing of a dog hitched to a small, but well laden cart. The dog’s owner had found an ingenious method for getting it to pull the cart for him. A long pole, tied to the … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Surrender
Tagged Immanuel Kant, Paramhansa Yogananda
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE AMAZING LAWS OF COSMIC MIND POWER
“This miraculous healing power in your subconscious mind, if scientifically directed, can heal your mind, body, and affairs of all disease and impediments. This healing power will respond to you regardless of your race, creed, or color. It does not … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged Dr. Joseph Murphy, The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 27th, 2011 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Imagine a powerful river winding through hundreds, or even thousands of miles of countryside. It crosses varying terrains of forest, desert, and prairie, until reaching the sea. At its source, perhaps at the might rainforests of the Amazon, several small … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Diffficult People, Lisette Larkins
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 24th, 2011 by Synolve Craft in LOVE THE NEW CURRENCY
“Your dream is truly worth dreaming. Don’t allow what you do not have in terms of money or resources to stop you. Send a smoke signal out through prayer or by simply writing down on a piece of paper what … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Love the New Currency, Synolve Craft
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