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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: Judgment
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 26th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Think about it. If you don’t judge and don’t criticize, what you’re saying is, “I’m infinite. I let people be. I have no knowledge about an individual’s evolution. I can’t comprehend if what he/she is doing is good or evil, … Continue reading
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Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 12th, 2024 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“Along with heaven and hell, we usually hear the term “judgment day.” That’s the day we supposedly will all be taken before God, who will render the final judgment as too whether we go “up” or “down.’ Is there a … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Thoughts
Tagged Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla, The Quest
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Do you want to change the world? How about beginning with yourself? How about being transformed yourself first? But how do you achieve that? Through observation. Through understanding. With no interference or judgment on your part. Because what you judge … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Labeling
Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
“We project our own perceived shortcomings onto others. We say to others what we should be saying to ourselves. When we judge others we are judging ourselves. If you constantly beat yourself up with negative thoughts, you will either beat … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Mirror concept
Tagged Debbie Ford, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 30th, 2023 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“When you judge others, you are often projecting your thoughts about reality onto them. Those thoughts may not describe them accurately at all! For instance, if you see people yelling at their children in a store, you might think they … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment
Tagged Sanaya Roman, Spiritual Growth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 by Walter E. Jacobson M.D. in FORGIVE TO WIN
“Day to day, person to person, moment to moment, our judgmental thoughts must stop. This is not a simple task. We must continuously challenge the belief that we need judgmental thoughts to protect ourselves, prevail, and prosper in a chaotic, … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment
Tagged Forgive to Win, Walter E. Jacobson
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 31st, 2023 by Jill Turland in GETTING BACK ON TRACK
“We are trained in childhood to a lot of false beliefs, which alter our view of life and change our enjoyment of it. We have different backgrounds and life experiences. Many attitudes are based on ingrained false beliefs held by … Continue reading
Posted in God, Judgment
Tagged Getting Back On Track, Jill Turland
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“One way to develop your open-mindedness is to begin to observe yourself as you are in the process of being exposed to new concepts. To do this, you essentially take the role of a witness to the process, as well … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Openmindedness
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 4th, 2022 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Any discomfort we experience is a result of locking energy in our bodies. More particularly, it is a result of attaching thoughts to feelings. Something occurred in our experience which we interpreted in a way that created the attachment. This … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Judgment
Tagged Arnold Patent, You Can Have It All
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 14th, 2022 by Cherie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
“We view others through the grid of our past experiences, feelings, and thoughts. Usually we convince ourselves that our perceptions of them are objective and disconnected to any of our own issues. Consider, however, approaching your life as if other … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Mirror concept
Tagged Cherie Carter Scott, If Life Is A Game, These Are The Rules
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 29th, 2022 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“The first thing to remember about judgments is that they do not alter anything or anyone in the Universe. Just because you dislike someone or react negatively toward some behavior does not change the person or behavior you are judging. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Francis Bacon, You'll See It When You Believe It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE
“The next time you feel impatient or ill at ease, pause right where you are and don’t be so quick to run off to something else. Instead, simply notice whatever feelings (perhaps frustration, impatience, boredom) or thoughts precede your rejection … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Donald Altman, The Mindfulness Code
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 6th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“One way to develop your open-mindedness is to begin to observe yourself as you are in the process of being exposed to new concepts. To do this, you essentially take the role of a witness to the process, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 10th, 2020 by Laura Alden Kamm in INTUITIVE WELLNESS
“Blame, criticism, and comparing your life to someone else’s are derivatives of judgment. Let them go…Forgive. Better yet, invoke your sacred power and one of its virtues, such as courage, and walk your path with dignity and integrity. This will … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Blame, Judgment, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Intuitive Wellness, Laura Alden Kamm
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