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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, December 9th, 2022 by Patrick McNally in HOW TO LIVE AN AMAZING LIFE
“People today think they have something. That’s because people have to find a label for a feeling. If they don’t give it a name the drug companies can’t sell you the drug to trick you into thinking you feel okay … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged How to Live an Amazing Life, Patrick McNally
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“As you continue along the path of spiritual growth, it is inevitable that you arrive at the point where you come to accept a simple but profound truth about forgiveness—that in order to forgive, you must first have assigned blame. … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 by Eliza Mada Dalian in IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS
“Your fear is a blessing. It is giving you an opportunity to dis-identify from your mind and learn to trust the unknown. The mind can never trust or surrender. Trust always happens through intelligence and consciousness. The mind always asks … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Uncertainty
Tagged Eliza Mada Dalian, In Search of the Miraculous
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 5th, 2022 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT
“Have you ever had an “Aha” moment, when all of the pieces to the puzzle fit together, or you played your best game of golf, or remarkable focus on a project resulted in amazing results? Athletes often talk about “being … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Law of Attraction, Manifesting
Tagged Beyond Intent, Gary Spinell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 2nd, 2022 by Nicolya Christi in 2012 A CLARION CALL
“So what can you do to heal your ancestors? First of all heal them by remembering them, not for the hurt they may have caused you, which keeps them bound to you and results in the experience of you continuing … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Healing
Tagged 2012 A Clarion Call, Nicolya Christi
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 1st, 2022 by Jack Kornfield in A PATH WITH HEART
“To live in the present demands on ongoing and unwavering commitment. As we follow a spiritual path, we are required to stop the war not once but many times. Over and over we feel the familiar tug of thoughts and … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged A Path With Heart, Jack Kornfield
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“If you find yourself feeling remorseful about something you have said or done, or regretting something you feel you should have done, what you must do is learn to forgive yourself. By this I mean that you literally need to … Continue reading
Posted in Self-forgiveness
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“God does not judge and punish us; we judge ourselves and administer our own punishment. Shame and guilt for our so-called past mistakes can cause us to be too embarrassed to face God, to come back home and receive all … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Andrea Dombecki, Angel Lessons of Light and Healing, Live Your Bliss, Terry Cole-Whittaker
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 28th, 2022 by Ching Ning Chu in THICK FACE BLACK HEART
“If you do not consider yourself the most positive person you have ever known, don’t worry. The secret is that most of the perky people lie about how positive they are. Even the best of motivational teachers, speakers, or authors … Continue reading
Posted in Death
Tagged Chin-Ning Chu, Thick Face Black Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 25th, 2022 by Jerry and Ester Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX
“The need to see the immediate evidence of progress is the most significant hindrance to most people. When you attempt to take score of your progress too soon, you move further from the results you seek. There is no desire … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction
Tagged Esther and Jerry Hicks, Getting Into the Vortex
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 24th, 2022 by Mark Thurston in DISCOVERING YOUR SOUL’S PURPOSE
“What kind of person is attracted to the search for a mission in life? What sort of individual wants to discover the soul’s purpose? Most likely such a seeker is someone whose life is generally going all right, but who … Continue reading
Posted in Purpose
Tagged Discovering Your Soul's Purpose, Mark Thurston
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Money is simply a medium of exchange, and yet if you queried the average person, many would choose to define money as abundance itself. The fact is however, that abundance is much more than money alone. Abundance is the pure … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“Humans have a need to explain and justify everything; we have a need for knowledge, and we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know. We don’t care whether the knowledge is true or not. Truth or fiction, we believe … Continue reading
Posted in Assumptions
Tagged Don Jose Ruiz, Don Miguel Ruiz, The Fifth Agreement
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 21st, 2022 by Sharon Huffman in GRATITUDE, A WAY OF LIFE BY LOUISE HAY AND FRIENDS
“The key to a happy, healthy, and successful life is gratitude. It uplifts us and sustains and draws us to what we want. We become a magnet for our good. When we give gratitude to life, life gives back to … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude
Tagged Gratitude A Way of Life, Sharon Huffman, Theresa Crabtree
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