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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: Openmindedness
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
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 by Richard A. Singer in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS
“Keep your mind open and life will present you with the opportunity to learn extraordinary lessons. Open-mindedness is imperative if you desire success and personal growth. Those with open minds are able to break through the barriers of society and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 5th, 2022 by E. J. Michael, in QUEEN OF THE SUN
“Never believe everything you hear. No matter who says it. Truth can only live in hearts and minds that are free. Dogmatic belief and fanatical adherence to official pronouncements – whether religious or supposedly scientific – have done immeasurable harm … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 by Richard A. Singer in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS
“Fear and a closed mind will certainly create a mundane and spiritless existence. When you allow your ego to dominate your life you merely exist and give up your opportunity to thoroughly enjoy life. It is a vital task to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana in FULL BODY PRESENCE
“When we can stand back a bit from our problems to see from a broader perspective, it becomes clear that the underlying cause of much of our resistance boils down to one cause: our beliefs. Our beliefs about ourselves and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 16th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“You will not be faced with a reality that you aren’t ready to see. You may not choose to accept the reality, but your exposure to it means you were ready to see it. You don’t have to like it, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 29th, 2019 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“Nothing has to be the way you thought. Nothing has to be the way it has always been. All the rules in life are boundaries. Boundaries are departure points. They are not the limit of you. Depart, depart from your … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 18th, 2019 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“Here’s the deal: Resisting the inevitable is an exercise in futility. The process of transformation excludes no one. The only question is: How hard will you fight the changes that are manifesting in your life? What will it take you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 1st, 2018 by Fr. Anthony DeMello S.J. in AWARENESS
“The most difficult thing is the world is to listen, to see. We don’t want to see. Do you think a rich person wants to look at a poor person? We don’t want to look, because if we do, we … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 19th, 2015 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE
“Stop trying to control the Universe, your spouse, your computer, what people say on social media, how they drive and everything else. We can crush our expression of purpose if we create too many rules around it. If we try … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Being open to accept new things, ideas, and people into your life creates an ever expanding capacity for joy. There is a mass thoughtform that the future might be worse than the present. This creates the need to hang on … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 24th, 2015 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Being open to accept new things, ideas, and people into your life creates an ever expanding capacity for joy. There is a mass thoughtform that the future might be worse than the present. This creates the need to hang on … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 12th, 2015 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“When the mind is closed, the heart shuts down, and vice versa. It doesn’t really matter which one closes first, the other one isn’t far behind. Don’t expect the mind to stay open. It won’t. An open mind is a … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 19th, 2014 by Daniel Ryan in HEALING FROM HEAVEN
“The mind is a very powerful thing. It has the ability to fill in gaps of information and complete the picture that you are seeing or feeling automatically without a single conscious thought. This subconscious projection is a product of … Continue reading