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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: Ego
PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 10th, 2010 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“The ego identifies with having, but its satisfaction in having is a relatively shallow and short-lived one. Concealed within it remains a deep-seated sense of dissatisfaction, of incompleteness, of “not enough.” “I don’t have enough yet,” by which the ego … Continue reading
Posted in Ego
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“If you think you are the “doer,” you will feel justified in making endless plans. Now, I do not suggest that you try to stop making plans. I ask you instead to watch carefully what happens to your plans. See … Continue reading
Posted in Ego, Present Moment Awareness, Uncertainty
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“All struggle is ego. It is the pain and anguish that the ego creates—yearning and demanding and fighting to sustain itself. Pull back and get yourself into a position that you can control. If, let’s say, your problem is money, … Continue reading
Posted in Ego, Money, Struggle
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 31st, 2007 by Sanaya Roman in Living with Joy
“There is a fine line between egotistical and humble. Walking that line brings the expression of power into balance. Do you brag about yourself? Do you go around wanting to tell people when you did something great? Or do you … Continue reading
Posted in Ego, Humility
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 by Deepak Chopra in THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
“Ego is “I”; it is your singular point of view. In innocence this point of view is pure, like a clear lens. But without innocence the ego’s focus is extremely distorting. If you think you know something—including yourself—you are actually … Continue reading
Posted in Ego, Judgment, Labeling
Tagged Deepak Chopra, The Way of the Wizard
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 27th, 2007 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“It seems to be that the key to happiness lies in getting over yourself. The happiest times of my life have been when I was more involved in something I was doing for others rather than in something I was … Continue reading
Posted in Ego, Happiness
Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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