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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
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Whether or not you recall the names of the two wealthiest people in the world—or the last few winners of the Heisman Trophy, Academy Awards, or Nobel Prizes—I’ll bet you can remember the names of two favorite teachers, or friends … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Dan Millman, Living on Purpose
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 8th, 2007 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“In life threatening emergency situations, the shift in consciousness from time to presence sometimes happens naturally. The personality that has a past and future momentarily recedes and is replaced by an intense conscious presence, very still but very alert at … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 5th, 2007 by Joseph Murphy in THE AMAZING LAWS OF COSMIC MIND POWER
“For countless centuries, man has looked outside himself and filled his mind with jealousies, hates, fears, resentment, and depression, due to his belief that others were marring his happiness and causing his troubles. He has believed that he is the … Continue reading
Posted in Taking Responsibility
Tagged Dr. Joseph Murphy, The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 4th, 2007 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“People are attached to the “known” because, as a rule, none of us really like change. We all tend to prefer the status quo because it’s predictable, and therefore theoretically safe. This is the case even if we are not … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration, Uncertainty
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday,October 3rd, 2007 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“If you have a problem but you are stuck in blaming others or trying to duck out of your own responsibility, then helpful forces are repelled. If you have a problem but you try to keep your heart open—you do … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Taking Responsibility
Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 1
“So, do you want your life to “take off”? Begin at once to imagine it the way you want it to be—and move into that. Check every thought, word, and action that does not fall into harmony with that. Move … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Conversations with God Book 1, Neale Donald Walsch
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 1st, 2007 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“If you believe the common lie “I’m not worthy,” that lie lives in your mind because you believe it. You don’t believe people who tell you how great you are, and you don’t believe them because you believe the opposite. … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love, Self-worth
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Voice of Knowledge
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 28th, 2007 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Your ego’s tendency is to keep things as they are, no matter how bad they may be. God says: “let go of the past to make room for something that honors you more deeply.” You are afraid to do that … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Letting go, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 27th, 2007 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Any career short of electric creativity means you have compromised. If all you are receiving for your work is money, you are being grossly underpaid. Most people do not experience livelihood; they are more familiar with deadlihood. So it’s time … Continue reading
Posted in Doing What You Love
Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“If your turbulent emotions are coming from upsets in your relationships, look closely—are you accepting other people for who they are? Or are you withholding your love until they become who you want them to be? You always win by … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Relationships
Tagged Sanaya Roman, Spiritual Growth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“Most humans try to change things by focusing on behaviors. They keep thinking they can make things better by doing something. So, everyone is running around trying to figure out what they can do. The focus is on doing something, … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, The New Revelations
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 24th, 2007 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC
“When you are on purpose, doing what you know you are here for, and forgetting about what will come into your life in the way of money and wealth, then money and wealth will arrive in your life in amounts … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Doing What You Love, Money, Purpose
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Real Magic
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 21st, 2007 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“A final day awaits us all. We may know in advance when our end is near, through declining health, a terminal illness, old age. Or we may have only a few seconds’ notice, or none at all. When the executioner … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 20th, 2007 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“Following your intuition requires a great deal of trust and faith. To develop that quality further you can go back and remember times when you believed in yourself, heard the whispers and acted upon them. Acting upon intuition requires flexibility … Continue reading
Posted in Intuition
Tagged Personal Power through Awareness, Sanaya Roman
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“We are living in a very exciting and powerful time. On the deepest level of consciousness, a radical spiritual transformation is taking place. I believe that, on a world-wide level, we are being challenged to let go of our present … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Living in the Light, Shakti Gawain
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