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About Pondercentral, PONDER on THIS, and me, author Jeff Maziarek
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: God
PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 27th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Things can go any way. All things are indeed possible. This is why people say, “Be careful what you ask for; you just might get it!” We need to be specific – and patient – if there is a specific … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, God, Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formul
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Mentors can point the way, but we must make the journey. So living on purpose entails, most of all, trusting our inner guidance system. If we do not trust our own hearts – our deepest desires and destiny – what … Continue reading
Posted in God, Taking Responsibility
Tagged Dan Millman, Living on Purpose
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 12th, 2009 by Neale Donald Walsch, in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 1
“God says it’s okay to be happy – yes, even happy in your work. Your life work is a statement of Who You Are. If it is not, why are you doing it? Do you imagine that you HAVE to? … Continue reading
Posted in Doing What You Love, God
Tagged Conversations with God Book 1, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“In the olden days, the idea was that individuals were too weak and sinful to have a meaningful dialogue with God. So, systems were developed whereby people had to use a third party to communicate with God. Once you had … Continue reading
Posted in God, Religion
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“According to Conversations with God, Book 2, God is giving us guidance every minute of every day. The challenge for you, then, is to discern which of the thousands of feelings, thoughts, and words passing through your consciousness each day … Continue reading
Posted in God, Intuition
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 16th, 2009 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“The point is, you have not been damaged by others in your life who did what you wish they had not done, or who didn’t do what you wish they had. I tell you this – again: I have sent … Continue reading
Posted in God, Gratitude, Love
Tagged Friendship with God, Neale Donald Walsch
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PONDER on THIS for Sunday, February 8th, 2009 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“Harken to messages today because you have a great one coming. This idea alone will wake you up. You are going to have a revolution of thought. That means that an insight within you, long dormant, will awaken. It will … Continue reading
Posted in God, Intuition
Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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PONDER on THIS for Sunday, February 1st, 2009 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“You may think no one exerts power over you, but you give power to others constantly. The power and the glory are Mine. Yet you exalt others. You think they have something to do with you. You think they have … Continue reading
Posted in God, Self-love
Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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PONDER on THIS for Sunday, January 25th, 2008 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“When you wake in the morning, say to yourself: “God is looking out for me right now. God is always looking out for me.” During the day remember those words, and let them run through you. When you go to … Continue reading
Posted in God, Surrender
Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 23rd, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Do you really think that those thoughts that you think of as prayers actually get routed to a different place than all the others, as if they had been addressed like a letter? Well, if you do, that’s great – … Continue reading
Posted in God, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“You are receiving messages from Me day and night. I am ever sending you messages. And they reach you. That is My part. Now it is yours to open them. Often you do not even notice their arrival, so how … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 15th, 2008 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“All the times you have said that, if you were God, you would design a different world. Confess. You have ideas for what you would add, and what you would take away, but upon what are your ideas based? Momentary … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 25th, 2008 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Religious institutions are not the only arbiters of religious experience. They do not own the Truth, for Truth cannot be owned. Nor should they think they hold some franchise on our spiritual life. They are consultants and frameworks, but they … Continue reading
Posted in God, Religion
Tagged Illuminata, Marianne Williamson
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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Sunday, September 21, 2008 by Anthony DeMello S.J. in WAKE UP TO LIFE
Recently I took the opportunity to listen again to an audio series called “Wake Up to Life” by the late Fr. Anthony DeMello. In doing so I was struck by the following statement he made: “The reality is there is … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, God
Tagged Fr. Anthony DeMello, Wake Up to Life
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“So how do we overcome our fear and doubts and truly begin to trust in the God-force? From personal experience, the only way to learn to “let go and let God” is to practice doing so, moment-by-moment, one day at … Continue reading
Posted in Doubt, Fear, God, Surrender
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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