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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING

Posted on January 5, 2026 by jmaz479

“We’d all like a guarantee before making a decision or taking a risk, but the irony is that taking the risk is what opens us to our fate. It’s like wanting to know what things will taste like before putting … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 5th, 2026 by Dr. Stephen Russell in BAREFOOT DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO THE TAO

Posted on January 4, 2026 by jmaz479

“A phase of heightened vulnerability usually occurs when you’re forced to let go of someone or something that you were using to help shore you up a little. This exposes the deficiency you were compensating for by  using that person … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 2nd, 2026 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE

Posted on January 1, 2026 by jmaz479

“The voice that says, “That’s the way I am,” is the voice of knowledge. It’s the voice of the liar living in the Tree of Knowledge in your head. The Toltec consider it a mental disease that is highly contagious … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 1st, 2026 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF

Posted on December 31, 2025 by jmaz479

“You have to think of yourself as a bank account of energy. How much are you paying out, and what is your return on effort? Sometimes you’ll see that the potential upside in a particular situation is very limited, and … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER

Posted on December 30, 2025 by jmaz479

“Whenever you’re trying to be something other than who you are, in a condition other than how  you are, somewhere other than here  and at some time other than now, you’re going to be out of your body. The good … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 30th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF

Posted on December 29, 2025 by jmaz479

“It is said that if we want to be truly powerful we need but command what is happening to happen. While there is a humorous note in this advice, there is also a profound wisdom. We are most powerful when … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 29th, 2025 by White Eagle in THE PATH OF THE SOUL

Posted on December 28, 2025 by jmaz479

“Many successful people – the good, religious people as well as the materially-minded – are tempted to believe that their success is entirely due to themselves. They think how clever they are! They forget that without the help and blessing … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 26th, 2025 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS

Posted on December 25, 2025 by jmaz479

“The sky and the moon are waiting for your gaze. Their spaciousness invites us to a revolutionary perspective, the big view, the right now. To gaze at the sky and the moon is to leave the thinking, discursive, calculating, judging … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 25th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in GIFTS FROM EYKIS

Posted on December 24, 2025 by jmaz479

“You have no reason to blame anyone for how you are treated, and yet most of you think that the problems you face and the treatment you receive is the result of other people’s lack of consideration. You have the … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE

Posted on December 23, 2025 by jmaz479

“You stupidly squander so much energy trying to rearrange the world. If changing the world is your vocation in life, go right ahead and change it, but do not harbor the illusion that this is going to make you happy. … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Posted on December 22, 2025 by jmaz479

“Once awakened, no thought goes unquestioned. Thoughts are recognized, when they cause suffering, to be lies; or at the very least, to be suspect until they are unraveled as a misunderstanding by a mind that can do nothing other than … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 22nd, 2025 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

Posted on December 21, 2025 by jmaz479

“The force that opposes determination is INERTIA. Inertia is not a static thing; it is a “dynamic force.” Like any force, it tends to magnify itself and gain momentum until or unless it is superseded by another force stronger than … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 19th, 2025 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY

Posted on December 18, 2025 by jmaz479

“Resistance, in a very real way, shows up as blocks in your life. It appears in the form of the same old problems, ongoing arguments, issues that never seem to resolve but always seem to matter – the twenty pounds … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 18th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS

Posted on December 17, 2025 by jmaz479

“Neale Donald Walsch: If religion can make people ecstatic, why can’t it heal the world? God: Because organized religion as you currently create it is largely an exclusive experience. It is exclusive to the individual or the group experiencing it. … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT

Posted on December 16, 2025 by jmaz479

“Know that you are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be. Know that if you use your mental energy to see yourself spending your days doing what you truly love, and if you keep that thought uppermost … Continue reading →

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