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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, August 8th, 2022 by Robert Fulghum in MAYBE (MAYBE NOT)
“Life is. I am. Anything might happen. And I believe I may invest my life with meaning. The uncertainty is a blessing in disguise. If I were absolutely certain about all things, I would spend my life in anxious misery, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Uncertainty
Tagged Maybe (Maybe Not), Robert Fulghum
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 5th, 2022 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“Be alert. Are some of the thoughts that go through your mind the internalized voice of your father or mother, saying perhaps something like, “You are not good enough. You will never amount to anything,” or some other judgment or … Continue reading
Posted in Mind, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 4th, 2022 by D. Stephenson Bond in LIVING MYTH
“The soul suffers when we lack reverence. We live in an age that understands respect – respect earned through achievement, power, or actions. We live in an age that understands rights, obligations, and sets of commitments. But we have difficulty … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged D. Stephenson Bond, Jackson Browne, Living Myth, The Fuse, The Pretender
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1
“Nothing occurs in your life – nothing – which is not first a thought. Thoughts are like magnets, drawing effects to you. The thought may not always be obvious, and thus clearly causative, as in, “I’m going to contract a … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Conversations with God Book 1, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Self-love also involves humility, which is self-expression form the heart and not from the ego. Humility says, “I am open. I am willing to listen. I may not have all the answers.” Humility is one of the qualities that will … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 1st, 2022 by Florence Scovel Shinn in THE SECRET DOOR TO SUCCESS
“That loving our enemies is good for our spiritual health is widely known and accepted. But that negation and poisonous emotions destroy physical health, is a relatively new discovery. The problem of health is often an emotional one. Wrong emotions … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Fear, Feelings
Tagged Florence Scovel-Shinn, The Secret Door to Success
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 29th, 2022 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“No matter how much you have given your power away, the game is not over until you reclaim it. This is not a game of sudden death, but sudden life. It appears that people live until they die, while in … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love, Self-worth
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, July 28th, 2022 by Deepak Chopra in CREATING AFFLUENCE
“Scientists have shown that mental events transform themselves into molecules. These molecules are literally messengers from inner space. They are the equivalent of thought. When they were first discovered, they were called neuropeptides because they were initially found in the … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Creating Affluence, Deepak Chopra
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 by Daniel Ryan in HEALING FROM HEAVEN
“Intention is the steering wheel for creating your reality. Setting your intention from a place of healthy non-attachment will allow you to utilize your infinite potential. What I mean by healthy non-attachment is staying out of the results. Ultimately, you … Continue reading
Posted in Intention
Tagged Daniel Ryan, Healing from Heaven
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 25th, 2022 by Alfred D’Souza in SEVEN CHOICES
“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiring Song Quotes, Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Alfred D'Souza, Jackson Browne, Seven Choices, The Only Child, The Pretender
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 22nd, 2022 by Nicolya Christi in 2012 A CLARION CALL
“When we are disconnected from God/Source, we are disconnected from ourselves and we experience suffering. Many of us have been raised to believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, which further alienates us from God, as we … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged 2012 A Clarion Call, Nicolya Christi
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 21st, 2022 by Oriah Mountain Dreamer in THE INVITATION
“Wisdom is often born in the shadows, frequently more visible in the darkness than the light. The stadium lights of knowledge that seek to eliminate natural cycles of night and day, death and rebirth, sorrow and joy do not cast … Continue reading
Posted in Wisdom
Tagged Oriah Mountain Dreamer, The Invitation
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Make a list of all the people you have written out of your life as evil or scumbags. Write down everything that their presence has taught you. Have you learned to not repeat victim behaviors? Reconsider that so-called scumbag’s value … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Dan Millman, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Your Sacred Self
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 by Joyce Rupp in MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?
“In his collection of Bengali poems, “Gitanjali,” Rabindranath Tagore writes that the song he wanted to sing has never happened because he spent his days “stringing and unstringing” his instrument. Whenever I read these lines a certain sadness enters my … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Joyce Rupp, May I Have This Dance
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