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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, April 14th, 2023 by Tony Burroughs in THE LAW OF AGREEMENT
“Adversity comes when we’re getting something that we don’t want, or we want something that we’re not getting. Either way, life is not going exactly as we’d like it to go – or is it? What if, on a subconscious … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 13th, 2023 by Dan Millman in THE LAWS OF SPIRIT
“Pain has many faces; even the wealthy know suffering. All anyone can do is to make the best possible choices available within a particular set of circumstances-choices toward life, toward love, toward service, toward connection. But no matter what life … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“There are probably millions of people who would say that the act of forgiving is nearly impossible in some circumstances, particularly when it comes to the perpetrators of heinous and/or violent crimes. While this position is of course very understandable, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 by Stuart Wilde in THE QUICKENING
“The mind of thinking-man contains a myriad of opinions as to what should be. Each opinion is an affirmation of thinking-man’s pathetic state of weakness. It is only an opinion that says one’s body should be strong and healthy. It … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 10, 2023 by Jill Turland in GETTING BACK ON TRACK
“If we take a stand any time and start acting outside of guilt, especially if it appears to disadvantage someone else, we are immediately judged, and judged harshly, and the guilt flak starts flying thick and fast. By this means, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 7th, 2023 by Carolyn M. Matthews in MENTORING THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE SURVIVOR
“We all dream, but we don’t all have dream recall. For those who do not have easy recall, here are a few pointers. When you go to sleep, tell yourself that you will remember your dreams when you wake up. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 6th, 2023 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“When we talk about settling the world’s problems, we’re barking up the wrong tree. The world is perfect. It’s a mess. It has always been a mess. We are not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“As you proceed in your spiritual growth, you will eventually reach the point where you come to understand a simple but powerful truth about forgiveness – that in order to forgive, you must have first assigned blame. Once you do … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 by Jeremy E. McDonald in PEACE BE STILL
“Most of us want to debate what we know, or believe. We continue to debate and defend with others about how we believe. This is because we have a struggle and a debate still going on inside of us. What … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 3rd, 2023 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY
“Without true Self-identity we’ll find that living for the fun of it is nothing more than an impossible dream. And the nose goes back to the grindstone, the heavy backpack of responsibilities is shouldered once again, and the trudge through … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 31st, 2023 by Jill Turland in GETTING BACK ON TRACK
“We are trained in childhood to a lot of false beliefs, which alter our view of life and change our enjoyment of it. We have different backgrounds and life experiences. Many attitudes are based on ingrained false beliefs held by … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 30th, 2023 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“Ambition is a brainwashing that has been done on us! We’ve been told that unless we have ambition, we won’t do anything. The energy and delight in work have been forgotten. When an archer shoots for no particular reason, he … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“The reality is that you, as well as every other person in the world, have unique, innate skills that crave to be expressed. While you may doubt this to be true, remember that the God-Force literally threw away the blueprint … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“We all know what we know. Or do we? The truth is that we each only know what we have been told. When that information serves us – great! Most of the time, however, what we have been taught only … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 27th, 2023 by Chin-Ning Chu in THICK FACE, BLACK HEART
“The path to wealth is not to chase money for its own sake, but to understand and develop your own intrinsic talents and inclinations. You must seek a livelihood that allows you to do what you were intended to do … Continue reading

