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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, April 16th, 2021 by Marc Allen in THE GREATEST SECRET OF ALL
“We have all had intimations and glimpses of the greatest secret throughout our lives. We have all heard the greatest secret many times. When we discover it, it transforms our lives. We find it when we fall in love. We … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 15th, 2021 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“Because most people do not believe that there is a relationship between the way we think and the way our body feels, when disease appears they seek only to get rid of the symptom, and do not look any deeper … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“Always remember that you are connected eternally to God. You are a divine creation, and you do not want to fear your divinity any longer. You do not have to perform to anyone else’s standard to be loved; you are … Continue reading
Posted in God, Self-worth
Tagged There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, Wayne W. Dyer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE
“Compare the serene and simple splendor of a rose in bloom with the tensions and restlessness of your life. The rose has a gift that you lack; it is perfectly content to be itself. It has not been programmed from … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Fr. Anthony DeMello, The Way to Love
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 12th, 2021 by Jackson Browne in FOR A DANCER
“Keep a fire for the human race Let your prayers go drifting into space You never know what will be coming down. Perhaps a better world is drawing near And just as easily it could all disappear Along with whatever … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiring Song Quotes
Tagged Jackson Browne
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 8th, 2021 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“To get to the next space, to your goal, you have to travel through the one you are in. It is almost as if the thoughts you usually have must be used up or worn out before you can make … Continue reading
Posted in Patience
Tagged Affirmations, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 by Richard A. Singer, Jr. in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS
“Obsession with money appears to preside over everyone and everything around us. Of course it’s needed, however, to hoard it or center your whole life around making it, saving it, and spending it is a great disgrace to this Universe. … Continue reading
Posted in Money
Tagged Richard A. Singer Jr., Your Daily Walk with the Great Minds
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 by Jerry and Ester Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX
“If you have the developed the pattern of working hard to keep those around you happy, then when they are not happy, when they are presenting anger to you, you may feel that their anger has something to do with … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Power of Positive Thinking, Relationships
Tagged Esther and Jerry Hicks, Getting Into the Vortex
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 5th, 2021 by Thich Nhat Hanh, in PEACE IS EVERY STEP
“We often ask, “What’s wrong?” Doing so, we invite painful seeds of sorrow to come up and manifest. We feel suffering, anger, and depression, and produce more such seeds. We would be much happier if we tried to stay in … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude
Tagged Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 2nd, 2021 by Marc Allen in THE GREATEST SECRECT OF ALL
“The truth is, all the practices and techniques that we’ve heard about over the years work: affirmations, prayers, declarations, positive thinking, creative visualization, self-actualization, self-realization, whatever you want to call it. They all work because every thought we have is … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“The ego identifies with having, but its satisfaction in having is a relatively shallow and short-lived one. Concealed within it remains a deep-seated sense of dissatisfaction, of incompleteness, of “not enough.” “I don’t have enough yet,” by which the ego … Continue reading
Posted in Ego
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 by Marianne Williamson, in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“When we accept ourselves exactly as we are, and where we are, we have more energy to give to life. We are not wasting our time trying to make things different. Any moment that we relax into the deeper ground … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 29th, 2021 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX
“There are many people approaching life from the flawed premise that if they work hard and struggle long and pay a big enough price, they will then be rewarded with financial well-being. And since they do not realize that in … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance
Tagged Esther and Jerry Hicks, Getting Into the Vortex
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