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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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Category Archives: Ego
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 29th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE
“Because celebrities have so many observers, they seem to exist in a well-defined particle state and thus give the illusion that they are more solid and secure than ordinary folk. They seem very real and larger than life, not in … Continue reading
BEST PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 12th, 2024 by Clint Bridges in SPIRIT WISDOM FOR DAILY LIVING
“The ego knows that its world-view is an illusion that has been created around its emotional reaction to the events and people in its environment. Perhaps we grew up poor or rich. Perhaps someone said we were stupid or ugly, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 8th, 2024 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Remember that the ego thrives on consumption. The false belief is that the more you have, the more you will acquire and ultimately the more freedom you will experience. You can buy freedom, says your ego, and you are free … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 by Edwin Harkness Spina in MYSTIC SECRETS REVEALED
“There is no other mission on earth as critical as learning to tap into your inner self for guidance and expressing your inner light. As numerous spiritual traditions assert, “The highest and best source of wisdom comes from within.” Learning … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 25th, 2024 by Jeremy E. McDonald in PEACE BE STILL
“Our level of accomplishment and satisfaction does not come from measurements, it comes from a clear understanding of yourself and the magnificence of who you are as a spiritual being, not what you see yourself as in the physical world. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 30th, 2023 by Jonathan Parker in THE SOUL SOLUTION
“Treat the Ego as an Injured Child: An effective technique in working with the ego is to treat it as a person you love who’s experiencing painful struggles. Suppose that person is your child. How would you be inclined to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 11th, 2023 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“An illness can either strengthen or weaken the ego. If you complain, feel self-pity, or resent being ill, your ego becomes stronger. It also becomes stronger if you make the illness part of your conceptual identity: “I am a sufferer … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 10th, 2023 by Annemarie Greenwood and Marissa Campbell in LIFE: LIVING IN FULFILLMENT EVERY DAY
“It’s extremely easy to focus on the negative. Which is why as we progress on the path, it is essential to recognize and move beyond the ‘but, but, but’ arguments that the ego tries to thwart us with. We try … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 30th, 2022 by Karen Monteverdi in LIVING CONSCIOUSLY IN AN EGO DRIVEN SOCIETY
“…Emotions can be a barometer of how one experiences life. Signs of being in ego include feelings and language of blame, shame, judgment, domination, guilt, and a disproportionate need to compete. The list goes on and on. When we recognize … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“A big ego is not the sign that one likes oneself, but just the opposite. If people “brag” and “show-off” a lot, it raises the question, what do they dislike about themselves so much that they feel they have to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“When your drop your ego beliefs, you are on the way to becoming one of those people Jean Houston describes who have managed to grasp their spiritual identity and fulfill their sacred questions. In a taped interview with New Dimensions … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 29th, 2021 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“The absurd overvaluation of fame is just one of the many manifestations of egoic madness in our world. Some famous people fall in to the same error and identify with the collective fiction, the image people and the media have … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 5th, 2021 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“What is spiritual realization? The belief that you are spirit? No, that’s a thought. A little closer to the truth than the thought that believes you are who your birth certificate says you are, but still a thought. Spiritual realization … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 7th, 2021 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“To become free of the ego is not really a big job but a very small one. All you need to do is be aware of your thoughts and emotions – as they happen. This is not really a “doing,” … Continue reading