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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

