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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 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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 12th, 2022 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE
“Do you want a way to measure the degree of your rigidity and your deadness? Observe the amount of pain you experience when you lose a cherished idea or person or thing. The pain and the grief betray your clinging, … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The more you defend your stuff through the emotion of “mine,” the more lack you’ll have, and the more you cut yourself off from the Infinite Self within. People equate security with owning things. The things you own are, for … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 31st, 2022 by Caroline Myss in ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT
“We are simultaneously matter and spirit. In order to understand ourselves and be healthy in both body and spirit, we have to understand how matter and spirit interact, what draws the spirit or life-force out of our bodies, and how … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 by Anthony DeMello S.J. in AWARENESS
“So why do I fall in love with a person really? Why is it that I fall in love with one kind of person and not another? Because I’m conditioned. I’ve got an image, subconsciously, that this particular type of … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 26th, 2021 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH, BEING YOUR HIGHER SELF
“Trust that what other people do will in some way be for your higher good, even if you don’t understand why. No matter what happens, tell yourself the universe is perfect, and everything that happens is perfect. If something you … Continue reading →
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Tagged Creative Visualization, Sanaya Roman, Shakti Gawain, Spiritual Growth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE
“If you want to know what it means to be happy, look at a flower, a bird, a child; they are perfect images of the kingdom. For they live from moment to moment in the eternal now with no past … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 by Fr. Anthony De Mello in ANTHONY DE MELLO: WRITINGS
“If you want to reform your heart, you must give serious, prolonged thought to four liberating truths. But first choose some attachment that troubles you, something that you are clinging to, or something that you dread, or something you are … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 1, 2021 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“It takes considerable energy to cling to things, and equally as important: by being attached we serve to limit the flow of universal energy into our lives. In that regard, consider this insightful and very amusing quotation from Stuart Wilde: … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 11th, 2021 by Sarah Maria in LOVE YOUR BODY, LOVE YOUR LIFE
“According to the Law of Detachment, in order to manifest your dreams and desires, you must first relinquish your attachment to them. This does not mean that you lose your desire or your passion for them. Quite the contrary; you … Continue reading →
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Tagged Love Your Body, Love Your Life, Sarah Maria
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 22nd, 2021 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF
“Sometimes the greatest gift we can bestow on a friend is to let them go. When the universe is calling for them to move to the next stage of their good, we empower them most meaningfully by supporting them in … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 30th, 2020 by Stuart Wilde in WHISPERING WINDS OF CHANGE
“Our world is built on consumption. It’s the raison d’etre of our economic system. A small amount of consumption is needed for survival and a pleasant life, but much of what we consume is only a part of the chase … Continue reading →
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Tagged Stuart Wilde, Whispering Winds of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Somebody came up to me with a question…He asked me,”Are you enlightened?” What do you think my answer was? What does it matter? You want a better answer? My answer would be:”How would I know? How would you know? What … Continue reading →
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