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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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“Sure, your soul has the same unlimited vision as the Creator since there is no separation between them; although the human experience has been deprived of this glorious information, but that doesn’t mean you can’t live like you see something … Continue reading
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“There may or not be a pearly gate to heaven, guarded by St. Peter. There may or not be a time of reckoning with points tallied up, sins examined under a celestial microscope. It is your choice to believe in … Continue reading
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“We turn our noses up at “divine guidance,” but curiously give it this wide range of names like gut-feeling, motivation, hint, intuition, sense, inspiration, impulse, urge, premonition, desire, imagination. It’s all Guidance, the real You sending messages from the infinite … Continue reading
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“Direct experience remains the most powerful teacher, but a book can provide a map of the territory, a preparation that enables us to learn more from our experience. A book can point the way, but we must still make the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 by Mystic Pete in MYSTIC PETE CHRONICLES
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 27th, 2024 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
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“The very fact that you are desperate to close a deal so that you can pay the rent pushes it away. Metaphysically, it hops up the road in front of you. The reason is that in order for people to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 22nd, 2024 by Chin Ning Chu in THICK FACE BLACK HEART
“Self-observation is essential for self-growth. You must first understand the motives for your own actions in order to understand others. It is especially important to look within yourself in times of great distress and misfortune. If you can succeed in … Continue reading
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“The idea that it would be helpful to another if you are poor, sick, tired, confused, unfocused, or weak does not make sense on a conscious level. But this is how people approach someone who is poor. They feel bad … Continue reading
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“Self-love involves respecting the self and living in higher purpose. When you put value on yourself, your time, love and vision, so will others. Whenever you value and respect yourself, speaking with truth about who you are and taking appropriate … Continue reading

