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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 Friday, October 7th, 2016 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Look at the world and be satisfied. See it as eternal, and understand that you don’t have to push against the way it is. If you don’t like things, walk away. Generally speaking, it’s too much effort to change things. … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Detachment
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“There is a powerful line in A Course in Miracles which reminds me of this lesson: “It takes great learning to understand that all things, events, encounters, and circumstances are helpful.” Great learning is an understatement! It takes great faith … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, Wayne W. Dyer
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 by Paul Ferrini in THE 12 STEPS OF FORGIVENESS
“Accept your life as it is right now. You don’t have to change anything about it. Every situation is perfect as it is. Every relationship is perfect as it is. Every lesson enables you to grow. Every outer obstacle helps … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The 12 Steps of Forgiveness
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“You don’t have the right to try to fix other people’s points of view. You don’t need to be right and make them wrong because of what you believe. They have the right to suffer if that’s what they want … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements Companion Book
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 20th, 2016 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If you regret the past, you overlook the gifts it has bestowed upon you. If you see yourself as a victim, you deny your role as a powerful creator. If you feel guilty and believe you should have done otherwise, … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Self-love
Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
“An ancient teaching says, “The world is a teacher to the wise man and an enemy to the fool.” No event is painful in and of itself. It’s all a matter of perspective. It’s important to understand that everything happening … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Debbie Ford, Elaine Boosler, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“Accepting something doesn’t mean refusing to change it. In fact, the opposite is true. You cannot change that which you do not accept – in yourself especially, and outside of yourself as well. Accept everything, therefore, as the divine manifestation … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Friendship with God, Neale Donald Walsch
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 29th, 2016 by Vadim Zeland in REALITY TRANSURFING 1
“Accept your present situation as it is and get rid of your dissatisfaction and resentment. You can always find something good in everything and in any situation. Even the smallest things in life can be a source of joy. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Gratitude
Tagged Reality Transurfing 1, Vadim Zeland
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 4th, 2016 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“Acceptance does not mean that we have to allow things into our lives that aren’t good for us. Obviously, we wouldn’t go out and commit a crime because we believed there was something to be gained by learning to confront … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Relationships
Tagged Shakti Gawain, The Path of Transformation
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“On the level of form, there is birth and death, creation and destruction, growth and dissolution, of seemingly separate forms. This is reflected everywhere: in the life cycle of a star or a planet, a physical body, a tree, a … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 11th, 2015 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
Relationships are lessons in tangible form that we need for our personal growth. If we are holding any unconsciousness about a character trait, or some prejudice or judgment about any kind of action, someone who does the thing we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Relationships
Tagged Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Try this spiritual practice: “What I see is a mirror showing me what I believe. Everything that happens in my life is a reflection of some belief I have about myself.” Try saying this to yourself every time you start … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Mirror concept, Surrender
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 26th, 2015 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE
“You can blame others for your failures and setbacks. You can pin your rejection on someone else. You can make excuses for not getting the job done – I’m too busy, I’m too broke, maybe when my kids are older … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Blame
Tagged How to Live an Awesome Life, Polly Campbell
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 19th, 2015 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE
“Stop trying to control the Universe, your spouse, your computer, what people say on social media, how they drive and everything else. We can crush our expression of purpose if we create too many rules around it. If we try … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Openmindedness
Tagged How to Live an Awesome Life, Polly Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 2nd, 2015 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC
“Spiritual beings do not order their lives to be “against’ anything. They are not against starvation, they are for feeding the people and seeing that everyone in the world is nutritionally satisfied. They work on what they are for, rather … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Real Magic
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