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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.
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 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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Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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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
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Tagged Happiness from the Inside Out, Robert Mack
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“How does love cast out fear? Real love is unconditional. Real love accepts the perfection of all…accepts that EVERYTHING is perfect just the way it is, and EVERYONE is perfect just the way they are! When we accept everything and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Fear, Love, Self-love
Tagged Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, Karol K. Truman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 5th, 2020 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 2
“This is difficult to hear, but I tell you this: There is perfection in everything. Strive to see the perfection…Need nothing. Desire everything. Choose what shows up. Feel your feelings. Cry your cries. Laugh your laughs. Honor your truth. Yet … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Conversations with God Book 2, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 18th, 2020 by Paul Radamacher in A SPIRITUAL HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE
“An indescribable richness awaits each of us. Yet it is not something we can attain by a frantic search for security. It doesn’t lie in distant and exotic lands. It’s as close as your next thought. That thought requires a … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Fear
Tagged A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, Paul Radamacher
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 5th, 2020 by Dr. Joan Borysenko in MINDING THE BODY, MENDING THE MIND
“See people for who they are instead of who you want them to be. Then accept them as they are rather than judging them for who they are not. The more accepting you become of yourself, the more you can … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Self-acceptance
Tagged Joan Borysenko, Mending the Body Mending the Mind
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 22nd, 2019 by Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. in IF LIFE IS A GAME THESE ARE THE RULES
“How can we move from resistance to openness? By first recognizing the feeling of resistance. Resistance usually manifests itself physically in a clenched jaw, a tightness in the chest, or sighing. Mentally, it shows up in thoughts like, “Why do … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherie Carter Scott, If LIfe is a Game These Are the Rules
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 by Al Diaz in BEing THE TITUS CONCEPT
“What if things are currently happening in your Life that you wish would go away? Proclaim them as being for your best and highest good, and if it pops up again, then say it again. Trust me – whatever is … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Diaz, BEing the Titus Concept
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 by Richard Carlson, PH.D., in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“The truth is, if you have destructive mental habits — if you get annoyed and bothered easily, if you feel angry and frustrated a great deal of the time, or if you’re constantly wishing things were different, these identical tendencies … Continue reading
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Tagged Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“Thoughts are like bubbles in the sea – you you may cup your hands and hold some underwater, but eventually they rise to the surface. Practices such as counting your breaths or reciting a particular prayer or mantra create a … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Detachment
Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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