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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.
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 3rd, 2020 by Daphne Rose Kingma in THE TEN THINGS TO DO WHEN YOUR LIFE FALLS APART
“When a crisis occurs, it’s asking not only that we scramble and find some good tools to deal with the vexing problems at hand, but also that we grow. Tough times, pain, illness, radically changed circumstances, walls that cave in, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
“Be aware of the need to be grateful for the suffering and struggles that are part of the fabric of your life. Sometimes it’s easy to simply be angry at your suffering rather than to know that it is the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 1st, 2019 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“The doorway to deeper truth is awareness. It is paying attention to, and holding up, the vision of truth. The more you act from integrity, the more evolved you become. Every situation in your life that requires truth from you, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 17th, 2018 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Right living is the result of right thinking. You project right thoughts out ahead of you on the road of life, and then you experience the reality of living in those right thoughts when you have arrived at them – … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
“The person who is most capable of disturbing your state of peace is a person who is reminding you that you are not truly in the state of peace and enlightenment that results from trust. At that moment, this person … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 15th, 2018 by Paramahansa Yogananda in THE LAW OF SUCCESS
“Even failures should act as stimulants to your will power and to your material and spiritual growth. When you have failed in any project, it is helpful to analyze every factor in the situation in order to eliminate all chances … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 5th, 2018 by Stuart Wilde in LIFE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A STRUGGLE
“Do you remember being told as a child that if you wanted to make it in life you would have to work hard? That life involves pain and struggle; that you’d have to earn love and acceptance; and that, if … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 15th, 2018 by John Randolph Price in THE ANGELS WITHIN US
“Regardless of what the traditional religious teaching has said about the ups and downs of life, I agree with the mystics and sages of the past who taught that the only place we can go is up, that the spiral … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 by Dan Millman and Doug Childers in DIVINE INTERVENTIONS
“Some view suffering as divine punishment for moral transgressions; others see it as a necessary part of the soul’s education and evolution. To find meaning in the suffering and adversity in your own life, look back to before they occurred, … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 12th, 2017 by Jonathan Parker in THE SOUL SOLUTION
“In every life, forces from the past create obstacles. If you look back on your own life, you’ll see that some of your experiences hit you where you felt the most vulnerable. If you’ve noticed this, you’re not alone, because … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 7th, 2017 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE
“Bad habits aren’t going to be the only thing slowing down your forward progress. Temptation, fatigue, uncertainty, beliefs, and external factors are a few of the other things that you are probably going to rise up and slam the door … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 29th, 2017 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF
“Your problems cannot be solved at the same level of consciousness at which you perceive them. The answer is always on a higher level than the problem. That is why the problem exists in the first place—to draw you to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF
“There is one awareness that gives us the energy and power to keep going and make our dream come true: Remember the vision. Remember why you decided to do this in the first place. Remember the excitement and enthusiasm you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 31st, 2017 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth. Pleasant experiences make life delightful, but they don’t lead to growth in themselves. What leads to growth is painful experiences. Suffering points up an area in you where you have … Continue reading