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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 Monday, March 17th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“What if God told you today,”You can have anything you want, my child; just ask for it…” would you bother to ask for what you want, then? Incidentally, that is exactly how it works. “Ask and ye shall receive.” I … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Sunday, March 16th, 2008 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“Holding on to pain will cost you big time. To err is human…to forgive is absolutely necessary if you want to live an uncommon life. There is a big payoff in being “the victim.” People pay attention to you, but … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 14th, 2008 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH
“The most debilitating belief I encounter is that work requires suffering. The most liberating belief I encounter is that an authentic career is founded in joy. If this sounds alien to you, remember the words of The Wright brothers, who … Continue reading
Posted in Doing What You Love
Tagged Alan Cohen, Relax Into Wealth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 13th, 2008 by Gary Zukav in THE SEAT OF THE SOUL
“You are only as powerful as that for which you stand. Do you stand for more money in the bank and a bigger house? Do you stand for an attractive mate? Do you stand for imposing your way of thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Gary Zukav, Seat of the Soul
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
This journey inward is much more frightening than surrounding yourself with a herd; for this journey is one that is taken alone, “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be … Continue reading
Posted in Fear
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“You would not be the person you are today, you would not have the love, the understanding, the maturity, the depth, the compassion, the soul-searching desire for more of God’s goodness in your life if you had not had the … Continue reading
Posted in The past
Tagged Catherine Ponder, Open Your Mind to Prosperity
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 10th, 2008 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“You have been taught to believe that there are some bad people in the world who are best ignored. I am suggesting the contrary. Everyone who comes into your life in any capacity is valuable. The petty tyrants in your … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Your Sacred Self
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Sunday, March 9th, 2008 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“The next time you feel the need to start blaming someone else for whatever experiences you might be experiencing, give your median fibrous septum (the divider that runs down the center of your tongue) a nice, firm clamp. After you … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Taking Responsibility
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Saturday, March 8th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“We are not here to judge others; we are here to experience our own experience. If you are making the most out of your experience, how do you find time to judge others in theirs? The best way to save … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 7th, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“While traditional religions are capable of providing a stable foundation for spiritual growth, those that represent God as a monarch who punishes his or her subjects for their transgressions are not by any means empowering their followers. To the contrary, … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Religion
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 6th, 2008 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 1
“There is no such thing as “getting to heaven.” There is only a knowing that you are already there. There is an accepting, an understanding, not a working for or a striving. You cannot go to where you already are. … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Conversations with God Book 1, Neale Donald Walsch
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“The greater part of most people’s thinking is involuntary. automatic, and repetitive. It is no more than a kind of mental static and fulfills no real purpose. Strictly speaking, you don’t think: Thinking happens to you. The statement “I think” … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 by Paramahansa Yogananda, in THE LAW OF SUCCESS
“Consider whether fulfillment of the goal you have chosen will constitute success. What is success? If you possess health and wealth, but have trouble with everybody (including yourself), yours is not a successful life. Existence becomes futile if you cannot … Continue reading
Posted in Success
Tagged Paramahansa Yogananda, The Law of Success
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 3rd, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Open your eyes and look at the world around you with gratitude; it is all a gift from God. Even those parts of life you’d rather not see hold lessons or blessings for you. The traffic jam that you are … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“The source of all abundance is not outside you. It is part of who you are. However, start by acknowledging and recognizing abundance without. See the fullness of life all around you. The warmth of the sun on your skin, … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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