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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: Belief
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 2nd, 2023 by Annemarie Greenwood and Marissa Campbell in LIFE: LIVING IN FULFILLMENT EVERY DAY
“Limiting beliefs create a mold, a fabrication, very much like creating a papier mache ball from a newspaper and a balloon…Labels and judgments, experiences and impressions accumulate over time. Layer by layer, we take these truths and plaster them over … Continue reading
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Tagged Annemarie Greenwood, LIFE: Living in Fulfillment Every Day, Marissa Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 14th, 2023 by Dr. Irina Koles in TASTE OF THOUGHTS
“When we are full of our old beliefs, there is no space for new ones. It does not mean that we need to discard all our previous experience and knowledge. It just means that we need to be open to … Continue reading
Posted in Belief
Tagged Dr. Irina Koles, Taste of Thoughts
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 by Jeremy E. McDonald in PEACE BE STILL
“Most of us want to debate what we know, or believe. We continue to debate and defend with others about how we believe. This is because we have a struggle and a debate still going on inside of us. What … Continue reading
Posted in Belief
Tagged Jeremy E. McDonald, Peace Be Still
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 by Stuart Wilde in MIRACLES
“Universal Law is impartial and unemotional. It has no way of knowing what you want, nor does it discriminate between your hopes and aspirations, likes and dislikes – it is pure energy. It accepts whatever thoughts, feelings, and actions you … Continue reading
Posted in Belief
Tagged Miracles, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Many traditional religionists might argue that having “faith” means we may not question established religious doctrine, for the sheer act of doubting what we have been taught to believe is to be considered blasphemous behavior. As this quotation from Fr. … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith
Tagged Anthony DeMello, Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 15th, 2022 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 3
“Keep in mind that what you are looking at, you are not really “seeing.” Your brain is not the source of your intelligence. It is simply a data processor. It takes in data through receptors called your senses. It interprets … Continue reading
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 3, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 by Doreen Virtue in I’D CHANGE MY LIFE IF I HAD MORE TIME
“When we believe that it takes a long time to get a new career, a different house, or a better relationship, it does take a long time. But when we believe it’s possible for changes to instantly occur, then they … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Doreen Virtue, I’d Change My Life If I Had More Time
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in THE AMAZING POWER OF DELIBERATE INTENT
“When you expect something, it is on the way. When you believe something, it is on the way. When you fear something, it is on the way. Your attitude or mood is always pointing toward what is coming, but you … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Ask and It Is Given, Esther and Jerry Hicks
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 by Betsy Otter Thompson in WALKING THROUGH ILLUSION
“Why are people convinced that their beliefs are so important? Do they assume that those beliefs will get them into heaven? And if those beliefs aren’t making them happy now, why do they think they will sometime later? My beliefs … Continue reading
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Tagged Betsy Otter Thompson, Walking Through Illusion
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE
“Do you ever ask yourself the question, “Why isn’t my life going the way I want it to?” Are you experiencing desired results? If the answer is “no,” it could be due to your earliest programming…If you desire better results … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Cause and Effect, Feelings, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, Karol K. Truman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 27th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Prayers for something to happen someday in the future will happen some day in the future; unfortunately for you, you will never be in the future. It is critical that you visualize the realization of your desire – the answer … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith, Prayer, Surrender
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana in FULL BODY PRESENCE
“When we can stand back a bit from our problems to see from a broader perspective, it becomes clear that the underlying cause of much of our resistance boils down to one cause: our beliefs. Our beliefs about ourselves and … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Openmindedness
Tagged Full Body Presence, Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 3rd, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“True knowing does not come from any book, but from the heart. If a belief is the tool you use to draw lines in the sand in order to set yourself apart from the rest of God’s creation, you might … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, God
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 4th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Your subconscious…believes everything that enters it. It is normally the job of the conscious mind to mediate what enters, but even if you logically reject a certain fact, there is a good chance your subconscious has accepted it; and having … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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