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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 Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“The heart has a language all its own. To speak from the heart in the next minute is to communicate from a place of love, truth, and beauty. But for many, the heart may be hidden and locked away behind … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Donald Altman, One Minute Mindfulness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“The school of life is one of experience and distilling what we learn from it into wisdom. Therefore, what is truly important in a soul’s education is not what we are born into – our heredity, gender, environment, religion, or … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged Michael J. Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 13th, 2025 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“You cannot help the world by focusing on the negative things. As you focus on the negative events of the world, you not only add to them, but you bring more negative things into your life at the same time. … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 10th, 2025 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Noticing the way the Universe functions and using It as a model leads us to conclude that the ideal state is freedom of movement. Air moves freely down rivers and streams. Waves roll freely onto beaches. The earth moves freely … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Arnold Patent, You Can Have It All
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 9th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Sometimes being very intellectual is a huge spiritual disadvantage. If you are very clever, you tend to dwell in the mind. It’s reasonable and pleasing to do so. It’s the same as if you’re very good at running – you … Continue reading
Posted in Feelings, Intuition
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY
“We lie to ourselves all the time. It’s our way of denying and resisting, and sometimes protecting ourselves. But it’s not an effective way. These lies are simply part of the illusion we create to buffer ourselves against our fears … Continue reading
Posted in Authenticity
Tagged Imperfect Spirituality, Polly Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“Neale Donald Walsch: What are the beliefs that we have about God that create crisis, violence, killing, and war? God: First, you believe that God “needs” something. Second, you believe that God “can fail” to get what He needs. Third, … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, The New Revelations
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 6th, 2025 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“Making assumptions and then taking them personally is the beginning of hell in this world. Almost all of our conflicts are based on this, and it’s easy to understand why. Assumptions are nothing more than lies that we are telling … 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 Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“God indeed works in mysterious ways. That which we judge to be unfortunate and evil can teach us our greatest lessons. The thief who cons you out of your money could represent a divine lesson teaching you to let go … Continue reading
Posted in God, Lessons
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Your Sacred Self
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in ASK AND IT IS GIVEN
“With only a few seconds of focusing your attention on a subject, you activate the vibration of that subject within you, and immediately the Law of Attraction begins to respond to that activation. The longer you keep your attention focused … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction
Tagged Ask and It Is Given, Esther and Jerry Hicks
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Life provides us with our next step. But if we’re wrapped up in expectations of what we “should” be doing, where we “should” be by now, as well as the judgments of how bad we are for not fulfilling those … Continue reading
Posted in Expectations, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Michael J. Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 29th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“Deal fairly and equitably with everyone as best as you can, and set appropriate boundaries so others don’t use you. But always try to offer a generosity of spirit. Turn a soft eye upon your brothers and sisters, and see … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion
Tagged Sixth Sense, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 25th, 2025 by Ching Ning Chu in THICK FACE BLACK HEART
“Fear does not have to be destructive. If we learn to respect fear and channel the emotion of fear for a higher purpose, it will benefit us. Just think: if you never experience any fear, it is probably because you … Continue reading
Posted in Fear
Tagged Chin-Ning Chu, Styx, Thick Face Black Heart
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