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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 Monday, July 21st, 2025 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE
“St. John of the Cross wrote about life as a chess game you play with God, who is teaching you how to play. The game is designed to suite your particular style of learning and to help you become a … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Surrender
Tagged Sara Chetkin, The Healing Curve
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 18th, 2025 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Many of us fear failure without realizing that we make little mistakes and tiny failures each day, in the process of living and learning. We drop things, we fail to find something we’re looking for, say or do something we … Continue reading
Posted in Failure
Tagged Dan Millman, Living on Purpose
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 17th, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“When you find yourself judging others harshly, remember that your upset is not about them. It’s about you not being able to forgive and love yourself because you are holding that judgment inside of you. If in the past you … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Mirror concept
Tagged Michael J. Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“Whatever you tend to think about is what you will focus on, and create more of. For example, if you have some debts and some principal, and your entire focus is on what you have, then you will expand your … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 15, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“Consistency means deciding what you want and holding on to your intention until your dream is met. You must be committed to your goal even though it seems a long way off. Imagine for a moment that you want to … Continue reading
Posted in Intention
Tagged Affirmations, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 14th, 2025 by Eugenia Oganova in MISSION ALPHA
“The belief in aging is a psychological ‘clock’ that translates into biology for a subscriber to that belief. The average human body clock programs cells to divide, diminish and die, therefore creating a limited lifespan. The human clock is based … Continue reading
Posted in Aging
Tagged Eugenia Oganova, Mission Alpha
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 10th, 2025 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Be open to surprises and new things. Keep your heart open. Some of you experience a feeling of vulnerability or fear when you think of bringing new people or new things into your lives. What you call tension or anxiety … Continue reading
Posted in Fear
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“The average life expectancy in America is just about 77 years, give or take a few. That’s just over 28,000 days to figure out why you are here, what you are going to do about it, and how you want … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in THE QUICKENING
“The power needed to accelerate you past your current state is great indeed and the more stripped of emotion you are, the less opinions you hold, the less rigidity you create, then the more your ability to break out of … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Quickening
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 7th, 2025 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“When you make the present moment, instead of past and future, the focal point of your life, your ability to enjoy what you do – and with it the quality of your life – increases dramatically. Joy is the dynamic … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 4th, 2025 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“The universe doesn’t give a crapshoot whether we want something or don’t want something; it works strictly off the physics principle we call the Law of Attraction. We send the magnetic feelings out, the universe obediently delivers. It doesn’t react … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction
Tagged Excuse Me Your LIFE is Waiting, Lynn Grabhorn
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Life gives us every opportunity to learn and grow. With each recurrence, we learn to refine how we respond to that type of person, thing, situation, idea or energy. We get to practice as much as we need. The sooner … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Michael J. Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 by Eliza Mada Dalian in IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS
“Observation with self-awareness is like a torch that illuminates the unconscious darkness both inside and outside and transforms it into conscious light. To see the world with self-awareness means to stand apart from whatever you are observing instead of being … Continue reading
Posted in Self-observation, Witnessing
Tagged Eliza Mada Dalian, In Search of the Miraculous
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“The person who is asleep always thinks he’ll feel better if somebody else changes. You’re suffering because you are asleep, but you’re thinking, “How wonderful life would be if somebody else would change; how wonderful life would be if my … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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