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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.
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 Friday, June 28th, 2024 by Michelle Bersell in F.E.E.L.: FEEL EVERY EMOTION AS LOVE
“Until now fear has kept you from knowing that you have nothing to fear but your longing for safety. Your ego-based longings keep you trapped in a state of lack, but you are never lacking. The opposite of lack and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 27th, 2024 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
“The Point of Power is always in the present moment. You are never stuck. This is where the changes take place, right here and right now in our own minds. It doesn’t matter how long we’ve had a negative pattern … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 26th, 2024 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“There are some things which have been done to all of us which seem unforgiveable. Aren’t there some hurts that are just too big to release? Sometimes it seems as if we even love to cradle these hurts in our … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 25th, 2024 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Specific goals such as a net income, ideal weight, or a slick car can be fun and useful; just hold them lightly. If you drive yourself crazy over getting them, when they arrive you will not enjoy them. Found your … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 24th, 2024 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“Yearning for, wishing for, longing for, even hoping for are not activities of focusing on what we want. They’re just negative thoughts that vibrate from a place of discouragement, a place of lack born from the pessimistic beliefs that we’ll … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 21st, 2024 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Someone once sent me a photograph that had been taken by a fisherman in Newfoundland. It was a picture of an iceberg, not only the part of it that protrudes above the water line, but also what’s underneath the water. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 20th, 2024 by Neale Donald Walsch in BRINGERS OF THE LIGHT
“Understand that “beingness” is a State in which one IS, not an action which one takes. You cannot DO “happy,” you can only BE “happy,” depending upon what YOU decide to be. You cannot DO “sad.” You cannot DO “afraid.” … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 by James Redfield in THE CELESTINE VISION
“Few of us can look back at our lives and not see a pattern of synchronicity in the mysterious events that transpired to bring us our current career, our spouse, or the network of friends and alliances on which we … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 by Danielle Rama Hoffman in THE COUNCIL OF LIGHT
“Whatever you perceive as not working in your life is the material substance and fertile land to transmute into what is working in your life. It is a perception that is not working…everything is on purpose: it is just that … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 17th, 2024 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time, but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 14th, 2024 by Eugenia Oganova in MISSION ALPHA
“The universal law of giving and receiving is 50/50: as much as you give you will receive. This might not seem right, because usually we do not see the “come back” from the same source we gave to. When you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 13th, 2024 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“You can create your personal reality any way you want. Right before you fall asleep is a powerful time to create a new reality. Think of the day ahead. Visualize your ideal day, and imagine yourself waking up full of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Inner faith can produce the people and events that you need; it will work. Even after you develop this faith in God and yourself, you will find that there still are obstacles in life. The act of doubt-free thinking and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 by Mary Beth Ford in WISDOM FROM THE GARDENS: LIFE LESSONS
“Claiming the power of your true Self offers a life of balance between world and Spirit. You can ask your Self frequently during the day: Am I shining forth who I really am? Is this what I really want to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 10th, 2024 by Neale Donald Walsch in MOMENTS OF GRACE
“It is the absolute refusal to consider any possibility other than the outcome you have selected that prepares the Field of Possibilities for a miracle. It is the further refusal to judge anything by its appearance that makes the moment … Continue reading

