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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 Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 by Deborah Denicola in THE FUTURE THAT BROUGHT HER HERE
“Reflect what you want reflected back. Do unto others. Only by changing your own fear into love can this occur. Only if you know beyond a doubt that death is not the end can you transcend this fear, this greed, … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 9th, 2020 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS…AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“When you recognize that your spirit is withering, stop and do whatever it takes to renew yourself. Get outdoors. Take your best friend to dinner at your favorite restaurant. Walk on the beach and drink in the magic moment when … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 27th, 2020 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“The best that linear, sequential thinking can give you is a map of your potential experience. But it cannot guide you through that experience. When you are in the midst of the experience, there are signs that help you out. … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 14th, 2020 by Randolph J. Rogers in THE KEY OF LIFE
“Krishnamurti once said, “The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.” I don’t believe in any organized religion or movement, only in the truth. Krishnamurti once told a story of how the devil and a friend of his … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“There is no difference between God in Heaven and God on earth. I am the same God. I am One. I do not make flagrant distinctions. I do not go by whim. I am ever the same. I have no … Continue reading
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Tagged Gloria Wendroff, Heavenletters
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 10th, 2020 by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. in KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM
“I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. And especially if it’s given from the heart. … Continue reading
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Tagged Kitchen Table Wisdom, Rachel Naomi Remen
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 6th, 2020 by White Eagle in HEAL THYSELF
“Remember…your fellow travelers on life’s road are confused, as you are, by the events which occur in human life; they are confused by emotions and desires which they do not understand. Every soul is striving, even as you are; so … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“This is most people’s reality: As soon as something is perceived, it is named, interpreted, compared with something else, liked, disliked, or called good or bad by the phantom self, the ego. They are imprisoned in thought forms, in object … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 27th, 2020 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“The way to enhance our identity with the God-Force is to begin to release ego and melt into the infinity of all things. This means practicing being alone with yourself. There is a great power in solitude, for it allows … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmations, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 by Tracy Latz & Marion Ross in SHIFT, A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO TRANSFORMATION
“It is important to recall and be aware daily that you are loved and lovable at all times no matter what is going on in your life: You are never alone or abandoned. There is never an actual separation between … Continue reading
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Tagged Marion Ross, Shift A Woman's Guide to Transformation, Tracy Latz
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 9th, 2020 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“It isn’t easy giving birth to our spiritual potential. Spiritual labor can be very arduous-one holy instant at a time when we give it up, surrender, soften, don’t care if we’re right, forego our impatience, detach from the opinions and … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 6th, 2020 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF
“To put ourselves through continued suffering because we believe we must atone for past “evil” deeds is self-created suffering. At that point, the lesson we must learn is not related to the original error, but one of releasing ourself from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Cohen, Dare to Be Yourself
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 27th, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Imagine life to be like a camera. The amount of light in the picture is determined by the size of the aperture at the time the picture is taken. For most of us most of the time, our experience of … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 26th, 2019 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“The only person you are in competition with is yourself. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to first realize that even if you win the rat race…you’re still a rat! Even if you think you have it … Continue reading
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Tagged John St. Augustine, Living an Uncommon Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 by David Simon in THE TEN COMMITMENTS
“Playwright, poet and first president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel once said, “Keep the company of those who seek the truth, and run from those who have found it.” If you keep this in mind as you search for … Continue reading
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