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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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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“Action is a word that can imply “work” to some people, but inspired action will not feel like work at all. The difference between inspired action and action is this: Inspired action is when you are acting to receive. If … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction
Tagged Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 by Emmet Fox in YOUR HEART’S DESIRE
“An old adage says, “God has a plan for every person, and God has one for you,” and this is absolutely correct. Your real problem, therefore, in fact the only problem that you ever have, is to find your true … Continue reading
Posted in Doing What You Love, Happiness, Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Emmet Fox, Your Heart's Desire
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 6th, 2008 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Most of us – all of us, in fact, except the enlightened masters – live to some extent in a state of “love withhold.”‘ We are waiting to see if a person is good enough to receive our kindness, our … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 3rd, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“If you get fired you may not have asked for that; but you may have asked for a better job, more money, or nicer coworkers, and just haven’t had the inspiration to go get it. Now you do. Clearly, I … Continue reading
Posted in Co-Creation, Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Cycles are the natural order of life, like the four seasons that follow one another in endless rounds. Hardship and pleasure alike will pass in time, for whatever rises will fall, and whatever falls will rise again in one or … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Dan Millman, Living on Purpose
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“How to be at peace now? By making peace with the present moment. The present moment is the field on which the game of life happens. It cannot happen anywhere else. Once you have made peace with the present moment, … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 by Gary Zukav in THE SEAT OF THE SOUL
“What does it feel like to remember your soul’s task? When the deepest part of you becomes in engaged in what you are doing, when your activities and actions become gratifying and purposeful, when what you do serves both yourself … Continue reading
Posted in Soul
Tagged Gary Zukav, Seat of the Soul
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 29th, 2008 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH, BEING YOUR HIGHER SELF
“To create things more rapidly, focus on the essence of what something will give you rather than its form. For instance, if you want a new car or home, focus on what you want to get out of having them. … Continue reading
Posted in Manifesting
Tagged Sanaya Roman, Spiritual Growth
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 26th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Our gift is free-will. This simply means that we can choose our thoughts; for you can not choose a feeling, or an action, without thinking first – or without choosing to think. Our only decision from one moment to the … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 25th, 2008 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Religious institutions are not the only arbiters of religious experience. They do not own the Truth, for Truth cannot be owned. Nor should they think they hold some franchise on our spiritual life. They are consultants and frameworks, but they … Continue reading
Posted in God, Religion
Tagged Illuminata, Marianne Williamson
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“You have a thought and a desire of something that you want or something that you believe, and as you emotionally place your attention on those thoughts, they activate all of your body, mind, and spirit to be in compliance. … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Emotions, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Asara Lovejoy, The One Command
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 by Don Henley from the song INSIDE JOB
“I know what I’ve done wrong I am acquainted with the night I know how hard it is To always walk out in the light. And it’s an inside job To learn about forgiving It’s an inside job To hang … Continue reading
Posted in Joy
Tagged Don Henley, Inside Job
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 22nd, 2008 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC
“You are capable of having a conversation with yourself before you open your mouth to make someone else wrong. A simple reminder to yourself that goes like this: “I know how I feel about this and I know that it … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Relationships
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Real Magic
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Sunday, September 21, 2008 by Anthony DeMello S.J. in WAKE UP TO LIFE
Recently I took the opportunity to listen again to an audio series called “Wake Up to Life” by the late Fr. Anthony DeMello. In doing so I was struck by the following statement he made: “The reality is there is … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, God
Tagged Fr. Anthony DeMello, Wake Up to Life
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