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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: Attachment
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“We participate in attachment to the past when we attempt to determine for others what their spiritual choices should be, based on what we were taught to believe. What education we seek, what vocation we choose, who our friends will … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 14th, 2023 by Cherie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
“Being unattached does not mean being disinterested or removed; rather, it means remaining neutral in your judgments of circumstances and in your desire for a specific outcome. In other words, if your goal is to amass a million dollars, it … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 21st, 2023 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT
“Fixation on a goal comes easily, especially with the constant visualization of the goal and how wonderful we know we will feel when we achieve our goal. At the same time, too much fixation is like overwatering a plant. Often … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Attachment [to tradition] is perhaps at the root of more conflict in the world than anything else. If you doubt this to be true, take a moment to consider most of the ongoing struggles in world, and you will find … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“When we are waiting for something, our attention often goes to the wait, or waiting, and how difficult or uncomfortable that phase is for us; this makes time seem to slowly creep by and we begin to think that our … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT
“There are many techniques you can use to remain unattached. One of the most common is to make your request to the Universe and then write it down and put the paper in a drawer or box. Leave the message … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 9th, 2023 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“When you TRULY awaken you will see the insignificance of any attachment to any of your stuff. Imagine yourself after leaving this plane (dying), looking back at all of your attachments. You can see how unimportant they will then be. … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 15th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“During an average month in the United States, we are barraged with literally thousands of messages originating from a variety of sources, the majority of which are designed to get us to buy either a product or an idea. As … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“An attachment to maintaining or improving one’s physical appearance will always lead to anxiety and disappointment, for the simple reason that the human body is constantly in a state of change. Despite this obvious fact, each year millions of people … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“To understand the concept of surrendering, you will not be able to rely on your ego. Ego never wants you to even consider surrendering. It would much rather you hang on to the belief that you must strive and cling … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 23rd, 2022 by Daniel Ryan in HEALING FROM HEAVEN
“One definition of attachment is holding onto a fixed idea of how something is supposed to be. This ultimately catapults you into the past as your mind attempts to categorize and relate to it from a previous experience. This will … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 8th, 2022 by Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS
“The search for security is an illusion. In ancient wisdom traditions, the solution to this whole dilemma lies in the wisdom of insecurity, or the wisdom of uncertainty. This means that the search for security and certainty is actually an … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 14th, 2022 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Take a look at the world and see the unhappiness around you and in you. Do you know what causes this unhappiness? You will probably say loneliness or oppression or war or hatred or atheism. And you will be wrong. … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT
Please Note: For some unbeknownst reason, when the email delivery firm Feedblitz sent the “Ponder on This” message for Monday, November 7, it was missing the first paragraph of the post. I’ve never seen that error before and brought it … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“One of the ways we interfere with the free flow of energy is holding on to what we already have. We hold on to money or other things of material value. We hold on to people that we have a … Continue reading →
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