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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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 25th, 2022 by Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“You are here to enjoy life. You are not here to suffer over your drama or your personal importance. It’s not you, it doesn’t belong to your presence. You are here to be a dreamer, to be an artist, to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 18th, 2022 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
“All of us have heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” If a thing is true, there is a way in which it is true. You are what you eat psychologically and spiritually. Thoughts of God, thoughts of love, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 by Elaine Smitha in SCREWING MOTHER NATURE FOR PROFIT
“So, how do you really know when you’re on the right track? If you don’t feel relaxed and happy each day, seek the source of your angst. Whatever the situation, you and your friends as well as your work associates … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 27th, 2022 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
“What we think about ourselves becomes the truth for us. I believe that everyone, myself included, is 100% responsible for everything in our lives, the best and the worst. Every thought we think is creating our future. Each one of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 20th, 2022 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“Perfectionism is unforgiving. It demands nothing less than achieving total success by meeting the highest standards of excellence. To do less is to be mired in mediocrity and steeped in failure. Perfectionism offers the promise of control, leading us to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 by Stuart Wilde in THE TRICK TO MONEY IS HAVING SOME
“Buying into what everyone else says you should do disempowers you. It serves as a constant reminder that you are not in control of your life. It’s better, therefore, that you go out into the world, live on your own … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 14th, 2022 by Richard Bach in RUNNING FROM SAFETY
“You declare “Life Is,” knowing that it’s true, and you work your little heart out to transform what you will…And it doesn’t change…You keep working, and you watch for coincidence to come strolling your way. Watch carefully, for it always … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Talents are gifts of the Universe. We do not learn a talent. Each talent is a complete gift that comes with the tools to express it perfectly. If we have artistic talent, we have all of the skills necessary to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 10th, 2021 by Robert H. Hopke in THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS
“If we bring a symbolic attitude to our lives, searching out the meaning of what happens to us and thereby allowing our own capacity to make wholeness out of the random and disparate events of our lives, then no matter … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 by Stuart Wilde in THE QUICKENING
“To establish control over time you first have to slow it down. This is accomplished by balance, by living more and more in the NOW, by having fewer and fewer thoughts about the future and the past and by disengaging … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 by Clare Cooper Marcus in HOUSE AS A MIRROR OF SELF
“Profound, un-selfconscious soul-experiences of childhood, for the most part, fade away with the onset of adolescence and adulthood. We become busy with school, relationships, figuring out who we are, what our role in life might be. Soul connection fades for … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 26th, 2021 by George Bernard Shaw
“This is the true joy in life: The being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. The being a force of nature, instead of a feverish, selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 by Confucius
“Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.” Confucius BEST of BONUS … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 by Henry David Thoreau in WALDEN
“But alert and healthy natures remember that the sun rose clear. It is never too late to give up our prejudices. No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. What everybody echoes, or in silence … Continue reading

