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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.
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Category Archives: Acceptance
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 4th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in WHISPERING WINDS OF CHANGE
“If you’re surrounded by a bunch of incredibly negative, rather grim people, sometimes called relatives, or perhaps friends or co-workers, whatever – rather than fighting that ugliness around you and seeing it as misfortune, LOVE IT. Look at the people, … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 25th, 2024 by Eliza Mada Dalian in IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS
“Each time a thought comes into your consciousness, look at it with a welcoming attitude, accept it, and let it go. Don’t judge or analyze the thought, just accept it and let it go. When you try to analyze or … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“Pain is a relatively objective, physical phenomenon; suffering is our psychological resistance to what happens. Events may create physical pain, but they do not in themselves create suffering. Resistance creates suffering. Stress happens when your mind resists what is. If … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“When you are in acceptance of your life, you do not refuse to give your gifts because they do not meet your expectations. You give them because they are there to be given. Because the opportunity to give presents itself. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 30th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“If you’re dissatisfied, it’s like having a perpetual itch that you can’t scratch. You’ve got to make these current circumstances right. Roam around your house and say, “This is right.” At work, say, “This is right at this moment. Tomorrow … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 1st, 2024 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“Some of us center our lives around other people’s feelings; we try to make them happy. But since you can’t control your feelings, how can you possibly fix the feelings of others? The plain truth is that feeling responsible for … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 7th, 2024 by Eliza Mada Dalian in IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS
“All struggles and unhappiness arise out of your rejection of what life brings. Instead of enjoying the life you already have, you seek what your beliefs and conditionings dictate. If you were prepared to accept what life gives you and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 19th, 2024 by Cherie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
“Surrender is the transcendence of ego and the release of control. When you surrender to your lessons that arise, you allow yourself to flow with the rhythm of life, rather than struggling against it. The peaks and valleys that mark … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 10th, 2023 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“To be totally accepting means not to quarrel with what is showing up right now. It means not to reject it, or throw it back, or walk away from it, but to embrace it, hold it, love it as if … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 19th, 2023 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“In order to awaken spiritually, you must become friendly with the present moment. Surrender to what is. This is the counterpoint to the mind’s demand for negative emotional reactions to never-ending minutia. Changes can still be made, but such changes … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 16th, 2023 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX
“Most rarely align with their true power, because it seems illogical to them that there is power in relaxation, in letting go, or in love or joy or bliss. Most people do not understand that their true power lies in … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“With all the spiritual seeking and hustle-bustle of self-improvement and personal growth, we tend to lose sight of the bigger picture – that everything is unfolding as it must, that we are playing our role perfectly, on track and on … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 by Deepak Chopra in AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND
“Life’s uncertainty makes constant demands on everyone’s coping mechanisms. There are basically two ways to cope with uncertainty – acceptance and resistance. Acceptance means that you allow events to unfold around you and react to them spontaneously, without suppression. Resistance … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 by Kathleen Martin in UNDERSTANDING UNIVERSAL LAWS 101
“Whatever you are experiencing, learn to accept where you are. Remember that acceptance is the polar opposite of resistance. Resistance happens when we put our focus and attention on what we don’t want and prevents us from having all that … Continue reading