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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: Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Life gives us every opportunity to learn and grow. With each recurrence, we learn to refine how we respond to that type of person, thing, situation, idea or energy. We get to practice as much as we need. The sooner … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 30th, 2025 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Keep your most important desires secret. This prevents unwanted comments from others who may be rivalrous, or afraid of losing control over you, or limited in their knowledge of what is possible. Our minds are fragile in the sense that … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 19th, 2025 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
“Write this agreement on paper, and put it on your refrigerator to remind you all the time: DON’T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY. As you make the habit of not taking anything personally, you won’t need to place your trust in what … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 12th, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“One of the greatest thieves of your natural humor and laughter are secrets. We pretend we’re able to hide things, to keep things to ourselves and no one will ever know. How silly. We’re all on “Cosmic Camera” 24/7. If … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC
“The components of anxiety, stress, fear and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. You cannot go out with a bucket and bring home some of these things. They simply do not exist in the physical world, … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 by Deepak Chopra in THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
“Countless people are devastated when they lose their jobs, when their children grow up and leave home, when a beloved spouse dies. Their sense of “I” is so bound up in names, labels and roles that they haven’t made time … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“When there is no way out, there is still always a way THROUGH. So don’t turn away from the pain. Face it. Feel it fully. FEEL it – don’t THINK about it! Express it if necessary, but don’t create a … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Fogelberg, Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
“We are at best filled with the divine, but we have only two hands and one heart. In a deep and subtle way, the want to do it all is a want to be it all, and though it comes … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 1st, 2025 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Spirit is not something we get from our work as much as something we bring to It – and it’s less about WHAT we do than HOW we do it. As Martin Luther King Jr. advised, “Whatever your life work … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 24th, 2025 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“The greatest challenge in life, in spiritual practice, or in any field of endeavor is how to turn what we know into what we actually DO. It can take years to consistently live according to what we have learned. In … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Society tends to measure our worth by what we do, as well as by how much and how well we do it. Yet, in truth, our worth never depends on our accomplishments or lack of them. It’s not in accomplishing … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 21, 2025 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
“It was a very small thing, watching a robin carry a twig too big for its nest. It tried once, then twice, to use it, and somehow, with its very small bird brain, it knew it was no good. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 18th, 2025 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Albert Einstein once described his creative moments as “muscular.” There’s a consciousness we’re capable of that integrates our various dimensions. It’s joyful to be there because it feels like we’ve broken through constrictions which normally hold us back. This kind … Continue reading
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Tagged Illuminata, Marianne Williamson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 11th, 2025 by Florence Scovel Shinn in THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD
“All life is vibration. You combine with what you notice, or you combine with what you vibrate to. If you are vibrating to injustice and resentment you will meet it on your pathway, at every step. You will certainly think … Continue reading
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Tagged Florence Scovel-Shinn, Power of the Spoken Word
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