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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: Faith
Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 23rd, 2013 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Faith is founded upon the observation that the universe operates according to a higher intelligence, a master play, revealed as orderly laws. As Einstein said, “God does not play dice with the universe.” Neither does God play dice with you. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Self-acceptance, Self-love
Tagged Dan Millman, Living on Purpose
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013 by Bear Heart in THE WIND IS MY MOTHER
“Most of us have very little faith – we say we do until something difficult happens and then we feel everything is hopeless. We try and try, we struggle, yet we feel like giving up sometimes thinking, “Well, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Bear Heart, Molly Larkin, The Wind is My Mother
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY
“The next time you’re running errands, pause for five minutes in the parking lot to consider all that had to happen to get you safely to that spot. At one time you had to find the money to buy the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Imperfect Spirituality, Polly Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 19th, 2012 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Many traditional religionists might argue that having “faith” means we may not question established religious doctrine, for the sheer act of doubting what we have been taught to believe is to be considered blasphemous behavior. As this quotation from Fr. … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Faith
Tagged Anthony DeMello, Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 by Robert Fulghum in MAYBE (MAYBE NOT)
“Life is. I am. Anything might happen. And I believe I may invest my life with meaning. The uncertainty is a blessing in disguise. If I were absolutely certain about all things, I would spend my life in anxious misery, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Uncertainty
Tagged Maybe (Maybe Not), Robert Fulghum
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 by Caroline Myss in WHY PEOPLE DON’T HEAL AND HOW THEY CAN
“Our lives change externally when we change internally. One follows the other naturally, and try as we will, we cannot stop this dynamic. As is often the case, we will try desperately to take with us those people about whom … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Caroline Myss, Why People Don't Heal And How They Can
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 20th, 2011 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“Most of us go through life afraid – and with good reason. We are shown images every single day that validate our suspicion that the world is a place to be feared!…We have programmed ourselves into a constant state of … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Fear
Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 from an Ancient Hindu Scripture
“The content of fear may be intense and gripping, so much so that it overwhelms us completely. But when we look beyond that content at the fear itself, what do we find? Pure energy, energy which, if we focus on … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Fear
Tagged Rabindranath Tagore
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 22nd, 2011 by Betty Eadie in THE AWAKENING HEART
“Through my own journeys I have learned that it often seems easier not to move on; even the muck and mire in which we are stuck often seems less fearful and challenging than the unknown path ahead? Some people use … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Betty Eadie, The Awakening Heart
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 24th, 2011 by Synolve Craft in LOVE THE NEW CURRENCY
“Your dream is truly worth dreaming. Don’t allow what you do not have in terms of money or resources to stop you. Send a smoke signal out through prayer or by simply writing down on a piece of paper what … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Love the New Currency, Synolve Craft
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 30th, 2011 by Dan Millman in THE LAWS OF SPIRIT
“Faith means living with uncertainty, feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark. There is no absolute security except in absolute faith. This doesn’t mean that all circumstances will go your way, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Trust
Tagged Dan Millman, The Laws of Spirit
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by Doreen Virtue in UNCONDITIONAL GRATITUDE excerpted from GRATITUDE: A WAY OF LIFE
“Every situation in which we find ourselves is an opportunity to look in the mirror and see a perfect reflection of our thought patterns. All our situations—whether we’d label them negative or positive—are products of our thoughts. It is impossible, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Power of Positive Thinking
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 27th, 2010 by Nan Akasha in ALREADY RICH
“Don’t measure your success, wealth, life by what you are currently experiencing physically around you. Measure it by what is going on within you! Your inner world is always ahead of your outer world. Manifestation is a process, it can … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Trust, Trusting Yourself
Tagged Already Rich, Nan Akasha
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 10th, 2010 by Dr. Judith Orloff in SECOND SIGHT
“There are situations in life that are glitches in time, when the rules bend and the mystery takes hold, enchanted moments that sparkle with ethereal light. These are déjà vu. They can take place anywhere, at any time, and with … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Intuition
Tagged Judith Orloff, Second Sight
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“Many traditional religionists might argue that having “faith” means we may not question established religious doctrine, for the sheer act of doubting what we have been taught to believe is to be considered blasphemous behavior. As this quotation from Fr. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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