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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 Friday, December 7th, 2012 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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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 6th, 2012 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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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 29th, 2012 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 Monday, November 26th, 2012 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 Friday, November 2nd, 2012 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 Friday, October 5th, 2012 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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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 20th, 2012 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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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 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 Monday, August 27th, 2012 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 Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 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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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 26th, 2012 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT
“Visualization by itself is a marvelous process for attracting to us what we desire. The problem is that what I call our “human-ness” gets in the way. Being human, our minds and emotions kick into gear and become engulfed in … Continue reading →
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 8th, 2012 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 Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 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 Friday, March 30th, 2012 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 Friday, December 16th, 2011 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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