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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: Detachment
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 18th, 2021 by Matthew Fox in CHRISTIAN MYSTICS
“Life is a series of letting-go moments: from when we leave the womb – letting to of nine months in our mother’s belly – to the hour of our death and our final leave-taking. Every new beginning involves a letting … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment, Letting go, Surrender
Tagged Christian Mystics, Matthew Fox
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 1st, 2021 by James Redfield in THE SECRET OF SHAMBHALA
“The problem with fear…is that it can be very subtle and sneak up on us quickly. You see, a fear image is always about some outcome we don’t want. We fear failing, embarrassing our selves or our families, losing our … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Detachment, Fear
Tagged James Redfield, The Secret of Shambhala
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 by David Simon in THE TEN COMMITTMENTS
“Change is the only constant in life. It is the one thing we can count on. Most human suffering comes from resisting change. We either resist new things from entering or familiar things from leaving, and in this resistance we … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Detachment
Tagged David Simon, The Ten Commitments
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 by Laura Alden Kamm in INTUITIVE WELLNESS
A wonderful movie called Auntie Mame has one of my favorite lines: “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.” Life is full of experiences that can remind us to let go of the things keeping … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment
Tagged Intuitive Wellness, Laura Alden Kamm
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“The spiritual lessons of this Earth plane are complex. We are here to learn to let go and trust our perception so that we feel safe without all the trappings of the material ego-world: burglar alarms, handguns, insurance policies, nasty … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment, Surrender
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Sixth Sense
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 by Wayne W. Dyer in WISDOM OF THE AGES
“Most of the suffering we experience outside of outright physical pain occurs because of our identification with our own self-importance. As I was planning how I would approach this topic of ego and suffering I recalled a conversation I had … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment
Tagged Wayne W. Dyer, Wisdom of the Ages
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 2nd, 2019 by Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS
“Intention combined with detachment leads to life-centered, present-moment awareness. And when action is performed in present-moment awareness, it is most effective. Your intent is for the future, but your attention is in the present. As long as your attention is … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment, Intention, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 9th, 2018 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH
“When you are ripe and ready for a right relationship, car, home, job, physical healing, or any desired next step, there are thousands of ways your riches can come to you. If you fixate on one of those avenues and … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment, Surrender
Tagged Alan Cohen, Relax Into Wealth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 20th, 2019 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Society teaches us that success equals ownership of many things. This overlooks the universal principle that no one can own anything. The only way to truly enjoy anything is to let go of it. If you notice that something stays … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment
Tagged Arnold Patent, You Can Have It All
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“Thoughts are like bubbles in the sea – you you may cup your hands and hold some underwater, but eventually they rise to the surface. Practices such as counting your breaths or reciting a particular prayer or mantra create a … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Detachment
Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March, 1st, 2019 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“Are you aware of how tightly you hold on to what is not for you to hold on to? You try to hold people to you. You try to keep them in place. But people are travelers in their own … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment, Relationships
Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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