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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: Freewill choice
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 20th, 2024 by Neale Donald Walsch in BRINGERS OF THE LIGHT
“Understand that “beingness” is a State in which one IS, not an action which one takes. You cannot DO “happy,” you can only BE “happy,” depending upon what YOU decide to be. You cannot DO “sad.” You cannot DO “afraid.” … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice, Happiness
Tagged Bringers of the Light, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 1st, 2024 by Annemarie Greenwood and Marissa Campbell in LIFE: LIVING IN FULFILLMENT EVERY DAY
“The thing about repetitive, reactive behaviors is that over time they become deeply ensconced in our physiology. By always reacting a certain way to a certain stimulus, we create deep neural pathways, deep ingrained ruts. We have absolutely no concept … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged Annemarie Greenwood, LIFE: Living in Fulfillment Every Day, Marissa Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“Just imagine if you really have free will, which is the power to make your own choices. Do you really choose to sabotage your own happiness or your own love? Do you choose to judge yourself, to blame yourself, to … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Voice of Knowledge
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Remember that each encounter with another soul is an opportunity to practice unconditional love, which is exactly what we need in order to release ourselves from judging others as good and bad. This allows us to elevate our consciousness to … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged Live Your Bliss, Terry Cole-Whittaker
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 3
“The people of every country think I condone the war they are fighting, and condemn the war that their opponent is fighting. The people of every nation believe they have God on their side. Every cause assumes the same thing. … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged Conversations with God Book 3, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 10th, 2020 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“Even if you manage to eliminate need from your relationship with each other, and with Me, you may still have to struggle with expectation. This is a state in which you have an idea that someone else in your life … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged Friendship with God, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 by Richard Blackstone in NUTS & BOLTS SPIRITUALITY
“You may be in a circumstance where you feel you have no control, but every circumstance is external, and every state of being is internal. No matter what is happening external to you, you still have ultimate choice over how … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Freewill choice
Tagged Nuts & Bolts Spirituality, Richard Blackstone, Todd Rundgren
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 20th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Do you see the similarities among certain people with certain chronic illnesses? Can you see that people with similar personalities will often develop similar physical appearances and health conditions? It is actually quite easy to see when you become aware, … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 6th, 2019 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“The reality – the real reality – is that we are already worthy, there is no test to pass, and sin is nothing but a man-made abomination to foster control by others. The real reality is that we have come … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice, Self-worth
Tagged Excuse Me Your LIFE is Waiting, Lynn Grabhorn
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 by Rich Work in GOD THIS IS A GOOD BOOK!
“Many complain about the work they do, yet each day they repeat the same old pattern. If it does not bring them joy, then why do they continue to reinforce their misery? The human experience is a world of choices. … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged God This is a Good Book, Rich Work
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“We say that humans have free will, but this is hardly true. Our will is controlled by the dream of the planet; our attention is hooked by the outside dream, and we follow the will of the outside. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements Companion Book
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“To think you know what is best for another person is an industrial-strength ego trip. When you try to play God, you overlook that God is playing your friend. From your limited human perspective, you cannot understand all the factors … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Freewill choice
Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 25th, 2016 y Rich Work in GOD THIS IS A GOOD BOOK
“You make the rules in the game of life; you make your own choices. For each situation there are no fewer than three choices. You can take the high road, the middle road or the low road – the easy … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Making, Freewill choice
Tagged God This is a Good Book, Rich Work
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“The school of life is one of experience and distilling what we learn from it into wisdom. Therefore, what is truly important in a soul’s education is not what we are born into – our heredity, gender, environment, religion, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael Tamura, You Are the Answer
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Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 19th, 2014 by Caroline Myss in ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT
“We all struggle in a seemingly never-ending cycle of disappointment in which we attempt to control our lives. We search endlessly for the one grand choice that will put everything in our lives into permanent order, halting the motion of … Continue reading
Posted in Freewill choice, Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Anatomy of the Spirit, Caroline Myss
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