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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 Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“You are made up of billions of beliefs. Beliefs about your body, beliefs about your intellectual worth, beliefs about how attractive you are. Beliefs about God, sin, life after death, morality, beliefs about the tribe or society you live in, … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmations, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 11th, 2014 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“It’s hard for us to swallow the concept that what has been in life has absolutely nothing to do with what can be. That’s diametrically opposed to how we think things work. Yet what has been – or whatever is … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Excuse Me Your LIFE is Waiting, Lynn Grabhorn
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 20th, 2013 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
Posted in Belief, Labeling
Tagged Annemarie Greenwood, LIFE: Living in Fulfillment Every Day, Marissa Campbell
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 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
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Tagged Dr. Irina Koles, Taste of Thoughts
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 20th, 2012 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
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Tagged Jeremy E. McDonald, Peace Be Still
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 12th, 2012 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
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Tagged Miracles, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 19th, 2012 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 Monday, January 2nd 2012 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 Monday, November 14th, 2011 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 Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 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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PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 15th, 2010 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 Thursday, August 26th, 2010 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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PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 2nd, 2010 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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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 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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