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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 Monday, May 5th, 2008 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“If you go back over your life and focus on the difficulties from the past, you are just bringing more difficult circumstances to You now. Let it all go, no matter what it is. Do it for you. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Forgiveness, Law of Attraction
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“If you are thinking, feeling, and knowing from your emotional body and your emotional brain, then you are thinking, and feeling from your limitations. You are creating your life through the thinking and feelings that are identified with your ego. … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Asara Lovejoy, The One Command
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 2nd, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“The very questioning of the origin of the Bible is often considered sacrilegious by many a devout Christian, but is it unreasonable to want to know who wrote such an important literary work? Of course not. It is not solid … Continue reading
Posted in God, Religion
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 1st, 2008 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“Detachment in human relationships does NOT mean an absence of caring. It means caring so much that you suspend your own value judgments about others and relate to them from a position of love rather than attempting to control or … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Life is as easy as you allow it to be, or as difficult as you make it. Notice that we must make (create, or force them to be) things difficult. We must put extra energy into things in order to … Continue reading
Posted in Taking Responsibility
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“What causes suffering? Mental activity, constructing our thoughts. Sometimes the mind is in repose, and all is well. But sometimes it begins to act, elaborating what Buddha calls the construction of thoughts. It begins to make judgments, evaluations, different and … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment
Tagged Fr. Anthony DeMello, Walking on Water
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 28th, 2008 by Carolyn J. Gable in EVERYTHING I KNOW AS A CEO I LEARNED AS A WAITRESS
“Every morning when I wake up, I have a conversation with God. I say, “Today, let me be everything you want me to be. How can I serve you today?” Before going to bed at night, we talk again. I … Continue reading
Posted in God, Intuition, Prayer
Tagged Carolyn J. Gable, Everything I Know as a CEO I Learned as a Waitress
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Saturday, April 26th, 2008 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“No effort is required to change any outside circumstance of our life when you change your inside understanding of the truth of who you are. When you think and feel in a state of love and gratitude with conviction and … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Asara Lovejoy, The One Command
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 25th, 2008 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“A powerful spiritual practice is consciously to allow the diminishment of ego when it happens without attempting to restore it. I recommend that you experiment with this from time to time. For example, when someone criticizes you, blames you, or … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“When people get angry at you, stand back. Realize that they do not know a better way to let go of their pain than to speak of it. If they are saying that you did something wrong, that you are … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Conflict
Tagged Personal Power through Awareness, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 by Joan Borysenko in THE WAYS OF THE MYSTIC
“Forgiveness is one of the least understood of all spiritual practices. It has nothing to do with conditioning poor behavior in ourselves and others. Rather, it calls us to responsibility. In forgiving ourselves, we make the journey from guilt for … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged Joan Borysenko, The Ways of The Mystic
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 21st, 2008 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“When learning to create more balance in your life, you need to come to grips with the fact that you don’t start doing triple leaps the first day out. You didn’t learn to walk in a week or ride a … Continue reading
Posted in Balance
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 18th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Believing in a thing is affirming it – it makes it firm, or physical. As you think about a thing which has sparked your interest or curiosity, or which has become desirable to you, your thoughts will naturally want to … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 17th, 2008 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
“The importance of freeing your mind of fear cannot be overemphasized. Fear something over a long period of time and there is a real possibility that by fearing you may actually help bring it to pass. The Bible contains a … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking
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