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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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 16th, 2023 by Nan Yielding in THINGS I NEVER LEARNED IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
“From a strictly historical viewpoint, unless ancient texts come to light, we will never know exactly who Jesus was. But as scholars have researched and gathered information about him over the years, it becomes more and more evident his primary … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Religion
Tagged Nan Yielding, Things I Never Learned in Sunday School
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“The reason you suffer from your depression and your anxieties is that you identify with them. You say, “I’m depressed.” But that is false. You are not depressed. If you want to be accurate, you might say, “I am experiencing … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Other people respond to you in whatever way their programs and beliefs dictate. Power comes in knowing that you have a choice. You do not need to change other people; you can change your reaction to them. When you choose … Continue reading
Posted in Self-acceptance, Self-love, Self-worth
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 12th, 2023 by Caroline Myss in ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT
“We all have negative feelings, but not all negativity produces disease. To create disease, negative emotions have to be dominant, and what accelerates the process is KNOWING the negative thought to be toxic, but giving it permission to thrive in … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Body and Health, Success
Tagged Anatomy of the Spiri, Caroline Myss, Christopher Morley
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 9th, 2023 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Earth is abundant, and so are we when we take care of the earth and each other. This happens to be our lesson: that we must work together in love. We must do our research and find out what is … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance
Tagged Live Your Bliss, Terry Cole-Whittaker
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 8th, 2023 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“If what you are following is your true adventure, if it is something appropriate to you deep spiritual need or readiness, then magical guides will appear to help you. If you say, “Everyone’s going on this trip this year, and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncertainty
Tagged Diane K. Osbon, Joseph Campbell, Reflections on the Art of Living
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“When you catch people complaining this week, simply say to them, “Stop.” Learn to use your voice to halt people’s energy when they are giving you their complaints. If you listen to people gripe, if you listen to their negativity, … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“Rather than striving for power, isn’t it better to strive for humility? Rather than striving to be somebody, isn’t it better to strive only to be yourself? Who could be better at being you than you? If you are dissatisfied … Continue reading
Posted in Humility
Tagged Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla, The Quest
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 5th, 2023 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Energy flows out of our bodies like a signal or wave length from a radio or television station. Each of us emits a very precise signal. Everyone and everything in our environment picks up certain of these signals. However, only … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction
Tagged Arnold Patent, You Can Have It All
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 2nd, 2023 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If you are trying to undo a past behavior pattern, there are two ways you unintentionally keep it alive: The first way is by judging and resisting it. What you resist persists. If you keep bringing it up, it will … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 1st, 2023 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The whole function of money is not to HAVE it; its function is to USE it. The main reason for generating money is to buy experiences. You want to get to the end of your life with zilch in the … Continue reading
Posted in Money
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 by Chuang-Tzu
“I cannot tell if what the world considers “happiness” is happiness or not. All I know is that when I consider the way they go about attaining it, I see them carried away headlong, grim and obsessed, in the general … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness
Tagged Chuang-Tzu
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“Now it’s easy to understand why there is so much conflict between humans. The world is populated by billions of dreamers who aren’t aware that people are living in their own world, dreaming their own dream. From the point of … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict
Tagged Don Jose Ruiz, Don Miguel Ruiz, The Fifth Agreement
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