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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: Guilt
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
“When you are filled with guilt, your energy is awash with anguish and self-reproach. You are so down on yourself that you feel unworthy of receiving blessings from the universe or anyone in it. Persistent feelings of guilt will prevent … Continue reading
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Tagged Manifest Your Destiny, Wayne W. Dyer
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 24th, 2023 by Jill Turland in GETTING BACK ON TRACK
“Social attitudes tech us it is bad to show emotions, that only the intellectual mind can be allowed expression. This imbalance between our respect for intellect and our respect for feelings is causing inappropriate reactions in the body when feelings … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Guilt, Stress
Tagged Getting Back On Track, Jill Turland
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 10, 2023 by Jill Turland in GETTING BACK ON TRACK
“If we take a stand any time and start acting outside of guilt, especially if it appears to disadvantage someone else, we are immediately judged, and judged harshly, and the guilt flak starts flying thick and fast. By this means, … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt
Tagged Getting Back On Track, Jill Turland
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 23rd, 2021 by Lily Fairchilde in SONG OF THE PHOENIX
“Hatred, vengeance, guilt, and self-condemnation are toxic emotions which feed on the inability to forgive. They weaken the body, mind and soul. Love strengthens; it heals and makes you whole. To prove this to yourself, take a moment to go … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Guilt
Tagged Lily Fairchilde, Song of the Phoenix
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 1st, 2021 by Donna Marie Thompson in BOUNCING BACK FROM LOSS
“Ruminating over the past focuses on looking back and reliving the details of your loss over and over and over. The movie keeps playing in your head…It can sneak into your mind at any time. Each time the movie plays … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges and Obstacles, Guilt, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Bouncing Back From Loss, Donna Marie Thompson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 4th, 2021 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“A mind that adopts guilt becomes vulnerable, disempowered, and easily led. People who believe they owe a debt to a power stronger than themselves will do just about anything to placate that power and keep it at bay. Since the … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt
Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 27th, 20202 by Ping Li in AWAKENING
“When your actions are motivated by fear, you prevent yourself from moving forward and achieving your dreams. You do not allow the universe to support you in reaching your highest potential and your true purpose in life. You allow your … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt, Obligation
Tagged Awakening, Ping Li
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 14th, 2020 by Hueina Su in INTENSIVE CARE FOR THE NURTURER’S SOUL
“Some people hold on to resentment, anger, guilt,and hurt from their past. Have you ever seen older people with permanently grouchy faces? It’s like they are wearing years of pain, hurt and resentment on their faces, and they tend to … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Forgiveness, Guilt
Tagged Hueina Su, Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 18th, 2017 by Neale Donald Walsch in WHAT GOD WANTS
“Guilt is pointless, and is not the same as regret. Regret is the feeling that tells us we are sorry for what we did and do not wish to do it again. Guilt is the feeling that indicts us for … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Guilt
Tagged Neale Donald Walsch, What God Wants
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 by Tess Whitehurst in HOLISTIC ENERGY MAGIC
“You’ve heard it a million times, but it bears repeating: we all make mistakes – all of us. And while guilt can sometimes be a natural side effect of a mistake, especially when we perceive that mistake to have negatively … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt, Self-forgiveness
Tagged Holistic Energy Magic, Tess Whitehurst
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Guilt comes along as the administrator of self-punishment. Guilt is our refusal to accept a positive outcome because, deep down, we feel we don’t deserve it. But guilt stops the flow. This form of self-sabotage prevents us from using our … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt
Tagged Live Your Bliss, Terry Cole-Whittaker
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 by Michelle Bersell in F.E.E.L.: FEEL EVERY EMOTION AS LOVE
“An easy way of awakening from the ego’s trickeries coming from guilt is to listen for the “shoulds.” Stop “shoulding” yourself to death! If you listen to your internal dialogue when your guilt is triggered, all you will hear is: … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt
Tagged F.E.E.L.: Feel Every Emotion as Love, Michelle Bersell
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Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 27th, 2014 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“If you spend time feeling bad about something you did, feeling that you were not powerful, or that you did not say the right thing, of if you focus on the things you are not, you increase their power over … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt, Self-worth
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 17th, 2013 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY
“When you are filled with guilt, your energy is awash with anguish and self-reproach. You are so down on yourself that you feel unworthy of receiving blessings from the universe or anyone in it. Persistent feelings of guilt will prevent … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt
Tagged Manifest Your Destiny, Wayne W. Dyer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Guilt is a worthless energy. If you’ve messed up or failed, grant yourself absolution. Then draw a line in the sand and say, “From now on, I’m going to act in a better way. I’m going to act in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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