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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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Category Archives: Acceptance
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“The reality is that all individuals are simply doing the best they know how to do at any particular time, given the level of their awareness of spiritual principles. People are usually so focused on their own life that they … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Forgiveness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 by Chin-Ning Chu in THICK FACE, BLACK HEART
“Many teachers preach that you must do what you love, then you will be very good at your job. This is only part of the story. Most people have not reached a clear state of realizing exactly what they love … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Doing What You Love
Tagged Chin-Ning Chu, Rabindranath Tagore, Thick Face Black Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Unhappiness or suffering of any degree, has become a normalized state of being when we think we don’t have what we want; however, few of us can tolerate the truth behind the actual cause of any kind of suffering…chronic and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Imagine a powerful river winding through hundreds, or even thousands of miles of countryside. It crosses varying terrains of forest, desert, and prairie, until reaching the sea. At its source, perhaps at the might rainforests of the Amazon, several small … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 16th, 2021 by Stuart Wilde in WHISPERING WINDS OF CHANGE
“Matterism comes from seriousness and importance. How you catch matterism is by having too many things that matter. What matters is that you allow your heart – not your ego – to rule your life. Then very little matters because … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Surrender
Tagged Stuart Wilde, Whispering Winds of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 13th, 2021 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“You would not be the person you are today, you would not have the love, the understanding, the maturity, the depth, the compassion, the soul-searching desire for more of God’s goodness in your life – if you had not had … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Self-forgiveness, Self-love, Self-worth
Tagged Catherine Ponder, Open Your Mind to Prosperity
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 by Stuart Wilde in LIFE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A STRUGGLE
“To have balance and stability, you have to exercise control over every area of your life. This may not be possible as yet, but you can move toward self-realization bit by bit. This you are not going to let life … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Power of Positive Thinking, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Life Was Never Meant to be a Struggle, Stuart Wilde
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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
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Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“…a person who does harm to another is simply doing what they know how to do at the time given the level of their awareness of spiritual principles, nothing more, nothing less. While it can be difficult to adopt this … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Every experience you have can be lifted up through the power of unconditional acceptance and love. Every experience, no matter how seemingly painful! God does not work alone. He needs your cooperation. You should not work alone either. When you … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Cause and Effect
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“If there is unhappiness in you, first you need to acknowledge that it is there. But don’t say, “I’m unhappy.” Unhappiness has nothing to do with who you are. Say: “There is unhappiness in me.” Then investigate it. A situation … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 27th, 2020 by Leo Buscaglia in LOVING EACH OTHER
“It does not surprise me that people feel irritated when they hear this much overused phrase, “Know yourself.” The term has been tossed about since the dawn of civilization and has been especially abused over the past two decades. People … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Leo Buscaglia, Loving Each Other, Rainer Maria Rilke
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 6th, 2020 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“It has been said that when we lift ourselves we lift 30,000 other people with us. When we think of the far reaching effects ONE life can have, as evidenced in the famous movie with Jimmy Stewart, It’s a Wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Blame, Taking Responsibility
Tagged Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, Karol K. Truman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 15th, 2020 by Robert Mack in HAPPINESS FROM THE INSIDE OUT
“Expectation is the source of all misery in the world. In order to be happy, therefore, you must give up your expectations; you must detach from the need for having specific outcomes or specific or specific results. You must not … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
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