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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 Friday, September 12th, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“When we practice anything, we tend to seek proof of our progress. “Are we there yet? How far have we come?” In order to do so, we may seek out others we respect and compare our experiences with theirs. Unless … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 11th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in SILENT POWER
“Start to design your life so that you don’t require things from others. Try to need only those things you can get yourself. And don’t suck on people emotionally or intellectually. When you lean psychologically or emotionally on people or … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 4th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“It’s important to grasp, early on, that spiritual growth is not necessarily convenient or comfortable. This is not only because you have to discard an awful lot of your beliefs and definitions – things you hold most sacrosanct – but … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 1st, 2025 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
“We easily confuse plans with planning, dreams with dreaming, and love with loving. The wisdom waiting within…is that we live like hungry fishermen: sewing and casting our nets, though we never really know what they will catch, never really know … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 22nd, 2025 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“We have within our very minds, hearts, and hands the power to heal and to transform the world. One kind word, look, or touch can make all the difference to a brother or sister in need of love. It is … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 21st, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“You can be peaceful no matter what the outer world is doing…and the wonderful irony of this is that what the outer world is doing will very often be affected by what you are being. How do you remain peaceful … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 14th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“Some humans vehemently deny that images of violence – that movies and television shows of violence, that comic books and video games and the constant barrage of depictions of violence in every conceivable form – have any effect on human … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“I will tell you this plainly. You will not get out of here alive as a human being. The human must die that the divine be born. Not because it is bad. But because it is the shell that holds … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 7th, 2025 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“Listen to no human who declares himself or herself to be more special than anyone else. If a man or a woman seeks to set himself or herself separate and apart from the rest of humanity, or claims to be … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 30th, 2025 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Being caught in anger, judgment, and blame is disempowering; it throws us out of our center; it puts us at the effect of the lovelessness of someone else. To be there for a while is one thing; to stay there … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 by Jack Kornfield in A PATH WITH HEART
“The unawakened mind tends to make war against the way things are. To follow a path with heart, we must understand the whole process of making war, within ourselves and without, how it begins and how it ends. War’s roots … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025 by Tama Kieves in A YEAR WITHOUT FEAR
“Here’s how to take a risk. Decide it doesn’t have to “work out” immediately. It doesn’t have to lead to a preordained outcome. It doesn’t have to end up making a million dollars. It doesn’t even have to be “worth” … Continue reading
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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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Tagged Live Your Bliss, Terry Cole-Whittaker
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