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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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 15th, 2024 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“It is this very teaching of superiority that has caused so much pain in your world. The idea, deeply ingrained in a people, that they are somehow “better” than others may give them an extra measure of confidence. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Friendship with God, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 14th, 2024 by Mystic Pete in MYSTIC PETE CHRONICLES
“When you take the initiative to clean up the chaos in your life and act with compassion, like any self-respecting Heavenly being would, you will no longer need daddy/mommy/God to discipline you. You will discover that trouble stops showing up … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Mystic Pete, Mystic Pete Chronicles Book 1: Sex and Mysticism
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Do you want to change the world? How about beginning with yourself? How about being transformed yourself first? But how do you achieve that? Through observation. Through understanding. With no interference or judgment on your part. Because what you judge … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Labeling
Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The mental discipline for somebody who is very intellectual is the idea of not making your mind God and becoming arrogant. Then you have to somehow pull out of too much thinking. Excess thinking is a disease. It’s what I … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 11th, 2024 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 3
“Everything that occurs – everything that has occurred, is occurring, and will occur – is the outward physical manifestation of your innermost thoughts, choices, ideas, and determinations regarding Who You Are and Who You Choose to Be. Condemn not, therefore, … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Conversations with God Book 3, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 8th, 2024 by Sondra Sneed in WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE DEAD
“Great change is taking place on the earth, and whether you believe in God or not, there is going to be a change in how you see the world. The world is not an easy place within which to become … Continue reading
Posted in God, Self-awareness
Tagged Sondra Sneed, What to do When You’re Dead
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 7th, 2024 by Eliza Mada Dalian in IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS
“All struggles and unhappiness arise out of your rejection of what life brings. Instead of enjoying the life you already have, you seek what your beliefs and conditionings dictate. If you were prepared to accept what life gives you and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Surrender
Tagged Eliza Mada Dalian, In Search of the Miraculous
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 by John Van Auken in BORN AGAIN AND AGAIN
“Karma is memory coming to consciousness again. What has occurred in the past is recalled and has an effect on the present. Now, the recollection may not surface to the conscious level; the personality may have no awareness of the … Continue reading
Posted in Karma
Tagged Born Again and Again, John Van Auken
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Imagine how you would speak to someone whom you love and respect immensely. If you have a pet dog or cat that you love and adore, how do you speak to your animal friend? Now consider how you speak to … Continue reading
Posted in Self-respect
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements Companion Book
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 4th, 2024 by JB Lewis in THE MIRACLE OF YOU: BACK TO CONSCIOUSNESS
“Try seeing yourself as a spiritual being of energy. Go to a mirror and look at your body then close your eyes. See your body in your mind then erase your skin, bones, blood, everything; and leave only a filed … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged JB Lewis, The Miracle of You: Back to Consciousness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 1st, 2024 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
“In order to gain wisdom and freedom from your past, you must take responsibility for all the events that have happened in your life. Taking responsibility means being able to say to yourself, “I did that.” There’s a big difference … Continue reading
Posted in Taking Responsibility
Tagged Debbie Ford, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 29th, 2024 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“At the fundamental level then, it is our thoughts that are the true currency of creation. This is because as children of God, we are connected to the God-Force at all times, for it is this higher intelligence that beats … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Thoughts
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 by Edwin Harkness Spina in MYSTIC SECRETS REVEALED
“There is no other mission on earth as critical as learning to tap into your inner self for guidance and expressing your inner light. As numerous spiritual traditions assert, “The highest and best source of wisdom comes from within.” Learning … Continue reading
Posted in Ego
Tagged Edwin Harkness Spina, Mystic Secrets Revealed
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 by Jack Kornfield in A PATH WITH HEART
“To love fully and live well requires us to recognize finally that we do not possess or own anything – our homes, our cars, our loved ones, not even our own body. Spiritual joy and wisdom do not come through … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment
Tagged A Path With Heart, Jack Kornfield
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 26th, 2024 by Jonathan Parker in THE SOUL SOLUTION
“When you become neutral, nonjudgmental, and nonreactive, you eliminate contributing energy that sustains the resistance or reaction. Then it runs down like a spent batter. It can put resistance for a while, but sooner or later the resistance, like the … Continue reading
Posted in Soul
Tagged Jonathan Parker, The Soul Solution
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