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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
PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 9th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Our beliefs are programmed into us from birth. Everything that we experience becomes a permanent part of us and we use these experiences to build a sort of database with which we judge subsequent experiences. We are told about God … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 25th, 2008 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“When we understand that evil is nothing but a disease of the human mind, we understand why human societies are the way they are, why there is all the injustice, violence, and war. We have ingested Parasites in the form … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 5th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“You see, fear comes from thinking, which we do in our heads; and our truest desires, like love, come from our heart, which is where we derive the true power behind any effective prayer. A desire to change your experience … Continue reading
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Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 28th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“There seems to be a million different self-help, self-improvement, and life-enhancement books and programs out there; and oftentimes, none of them seem to work. As long as people have talked about the power of positive thinking, there have been people … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 21st, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“It is important that we learn and remember where it is our beliefs came from in the first place so we can keep ourselves out of this double-bind people often find themselves in. We are told, taught, or given our … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 24th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“If we choose to dwell on how tough life is, we continue to live a tough life. Living a tough life doesn’t offer much inspiration to think good thoughts, so we continue thinking about what we continue to see in … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“You have a thought and a desire of something that you want or something that you believe, and as you emotionally place your attention on those thoughts, they activate all of your body, mind, and spirit to be in compliance. … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Sunday, September 21, 2008 by Anthony DeMello S.J. in WAKE UP TO LIFE
Recently I took the opportunity to listen again to an audio series called “Wake Up to Life” by the late Fr. Anthony DeMello. In doing so I was struck by the following statement he made: “The reality is there is … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 18th, 2008 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Freedom is your birthright. It belongs to everyone. Now you may say, “I am not free in this or that area of my life. I am not free to quit my job, travel the world, or do what I want.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 29th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“It can not be stressed enough how important belief, trust, and faith are in making prayer an effective mechanism versus a hollow ritual. The way a person lives their life is often indicative of the degree of faith and trust … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith, Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, Rumi, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Faith means that you have such confidence in the certainty of something occurring, that you truly have not one ounce of doubt about it. Or, as I once heard Dr. Wayne Dyer say during a live presentation, “faith is not … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Beliefs form the foundation for a person’s life, so changing any fundamental belief in particular can be very challenging, and even more so if your family’s opinion remains a dominant influence in your life. However, once you make the decision … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 30th, 2008 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“When you reconnect to the deepest part of who you are through your Source Mind, you learn to trust your choices and to trust your own authority once again. You grant yourself permission to live a different, happier, richer life … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 by David Simon in THE TEN COMMITMENTS
“People invest considerable emotional energy in the defense of beliefs they hold to be true. Although this may seem obvious in regards to religious, political, economic and moral beliefs, I frequently see people fervently invest their emotional energy in dietary … Continue reading
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Tagged David Simon, The Ten Commitments
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 9th, 2008 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“Because we have an innate instinct to want to belong and to be part of the pack, a member of the tribe, the manipulated point of view of the media has a great influence on our psyche in terms of … Continue reading
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