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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.
Spirituality Simplified by Jeff Maziarek
An Ideal Starting Point for those New to the Spiritual Path. A Handy Reference Guide for Experienced Seekers.
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 10th, 2009 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Imagine life to be like a camera. The amount of light in the picture is determined by the size of the aperture at the time the picture is taken. For most of us most of the time, our experience of … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Illuminata, Marianne Williamson
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“The only person you are in competition with is yourself. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to first realize that even if you win the rat race…you’re still a rat! Even if you think you have it … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“You have to understand the God Force – this incredible, supreme wonderfulness that flows through all things – doesn’t infringe. It doesn’t mess with people. It just allows you to be. You can be as silly as you want for … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 7th, 2009 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“You may be setting up a crisis right now, a challenge or a dilemma, to prepare for the birth of a new self. You are always going for the light. You may have interpreted what you did as not being … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Self-forgiveness
Tagged Personal Power through Awareness, Sanaya Roman
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 4th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“When most people think of the word trinity, they think of religious descriptions of “the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Sadly, it is through translations, misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and perhaps fraud and deception on a monumental scale, that most … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY
“I like what Benjamin Franklin said: “Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” And a couple of thousand years earlier, the Great Example told us not to be anxious about our lives … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged John Randolph Price, Living a Life of Joy, Robert Louis Stevenson
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 by Rosanna Ienco in AWAKENING THE DIVINE SOUL
“Allow your imagination to set you free…like a child playing unrestrained, with no worries. You have been on your voyage for a long time…you are on the right track. The gateway to your soul – your pure heart…will always lead … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Awakening the Divine Soul, Rosanna Ienco
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 31st, 2009 by Caroline Myss in WHY PEOPLE DON’T HEAL, AND HOW THEY CAN
“Keeping your focus in a positive direction takes discipline, and that level of discipline requires practice. Think of how easily you are distracted when you attempt to keep your mind and emotions aligned to a single thought. Unless you are … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Caroline Myss, Why People Don't Heal And How They Can
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 28th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“You can choose to occupy your mind with harmonious thoughts, and you can choose to believe in any reality you wish, but the one you believe in is the one you get. If you are not choosing thoughts that serve … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 27th, 2009 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE
“People come to believe that being dishonest, covert, sneaky, and manipulative is normal. It is not; it’s very dark. Being on a power trip is also dark. That power may come from your physical strength, or it may be financial, … Continue reading
Posted in Cause and Effect, Oneness
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Little Money Bible
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS…AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If you are losing energy in the form of joy, health, money, or love, you have a leak in your system. There is no malevolent parasite that has invaded your world and is undermining you. Your leak is on your … Continue reading
Posted in Success
Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 by Neale Donald Walsch in WHAT GOD WANTS
“…Every thought affects the whole world — indeed, to some degree, the universe. How much? Probably not very significantly, given the lack of pure focus and consistency in the energy that most people emanate. Yet if that energy is focused … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, What God Wants
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 24th, 2009 by Dean Shrock in WHY LOVE HEALS
“The research and common sense are that you feel best and are most healthy when you are able to be yourself, when you are being unique. You didn’t learn to be unique. Most of us learned to conform to the … Continue reading
Posted in Mirror concept
Tagged Dean Shrock, Why Love Heals
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 21st, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“We all have a story. We all want to love and be loved; though some were not taught, or cannot remember how. Each child loves its mother; and every mother loves her child. We all believe in different things; but … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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