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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.
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Category Archives: Intuition
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, Julyl 19th, 2018 by Carolyn J. Gable in EVERYTHING I KNOW AS A CEO I LEARNED AS A WAITRESS
“Every morning when I wake up, I have a conversation with God. I say, “Today, let me be everything you want me to be. How can I serve you today?” Before going to bed at night, we talk again. I … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 9th, 2018 by Joseph Murphy in THE AMAZING LAWS OF COSMIC MIND POWER
“When you are perplexed, confused, and fearful, and wonder what decision to make, remember that you have an inner guide that will lead and direct you in all your ways, revealing to you the perfect plan, and showing you the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 20th, 2017 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH
“When something is right and important for you, the universe will stay after you, prodding you to do it. You may resist your next step, put it off, deny it or even run away. But if an event, relationship, activity, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“Following your intuition requires a great deal of trust and faith. To develop that quality further you can go back and remember times when you believed in yourself, heard the whispers and acted upon them. Acting upon intuition requires flexibility … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September, 21st, 2017 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“Your Higher Self is always sending you suggestions and ideas to keep you flowing in the higher current and linked with the Higher Will. These suggestions are very gentle. You are rarely asked to make radical changes without many suggestions … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 27th, 2917 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“Although I sometimes speak of following your inner voice, most people do not literally experience it as a voice. Often it’s more like a simple feeling, and energy, a sense of “I want to do this” or”I don’t want to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“Intuition is the ability to know without words, to sense the truth without explanations. Intuition operates beyond time and space; it is a link to your higher self. Intuition is not bound by the physical body. It operates knowing that … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“As often as not, your intuition comes from subliminal information you’ve picked up about a situation as you’ve gone along. Subliminal, as you probably know, means “below the normal threshold of conscious awareness.” Day by day we pick up so … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 27th, 2015 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“Pay attention to whatever feedback you get from the way things unfold in your external experience. See how things work out when you follow your own inner guidance. If things don’t seem to be working out, it may be because … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 19th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Sometimes being very intellectual is a huge spiritual disadvantage. If you are very clever, you tend to dwell in the mind. It’s reasonable and pleasing to do so. It’s the same as if you’re very good at running – you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“When we choose not to follow our intuitive promptings, we close off our channel and our cells receive less energy. The body begins to deteriorate faster. When we aren’t following the flow of energy, life becomes a struggle. Stress and … Continue reading
Best of Ponder on This for Monday, January 5th, 2015 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“How many times have you said to yourself, “I just got a hit (or a hunch, or a gut-feeling) to go there.” And so you did; you went there, and then found out it was a good thing you did. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 1st, 2014 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“What does it mean to trust your intuition? How do you do it? It means tuning in to your “gut” feelings about things – that deepest inner sense of personal truth – in any given situation, and acting upon them, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 by Gary Zukav in THE SEAT OF THE SOUL
“Each question that a person asks, such as, “Why does news of this business meeting affect me this way?”, “Why do I feel disturbed?”, and “Does my experience support my suspicion?”, invokes guidance. Every time you ask for guidance, you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in REAL MAGIC
“To befriend and cultivate your intuition, treat those inner proddings that crop up in your mind as welcome guests instead of labeling them as nothing but random hunches. Try stopping yourself during your next intuitive episode, whatever it is about, … Continue reading

