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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 Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“I often use a flashlight to demonstrate a point about focusing on your problems. I’ll shine the light on the floor, in a narrow beam, casting a small circle on the floor. I tell the client to look at the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 15th, 2019 by Dan Millman, in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Each of us is given one gift – a special strength or talent – and it is our task to discover and cultivate it. Take stock of your potential strengths. If you are not sure, ask friends or loved ones; … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“The opening of the heart is an awesome personal politic, providing us with an internal strength greater than any worldly power. As we receive God’s love and impart it to others, we are given the power to repair the world. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 1st, 2019 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“You will find a message in your life today. You will stumble upon it. It will find its way to you. It is marked for you. Be alert to a message today. You do not know from where it will … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“From my experience while traveling the path of spiritual growth, I can confidently say that once you begin in earnest to seek a deeper understanding of yourself, as well as the nature of existence itself, it’s impossible to turn back. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 8th, 2019 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“Do not accept the limits of your form. That is what you have been doing. No longer accept limits. Unlimit yourself. I put no limits on you. I never did, and I don’t know how. What limit do you think … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
“Everything we hate, resist, or disown about ourselves takes on a life of its own, undermining our feelings of worthiness. When we come face-to-face with our dark side our first instinct is to turn away, and our second is to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 4th, 2019 by Deepak Chopra in THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
“In mortal life what limits us first and last are names, labels, and definitions. Having a name is useful – it lets you know which birth certificate is yours – but it quickly turns into a limitation. Your name is … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 22nd, 2019 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“Less than confident means you do not know you belong on earth with all the full rights and privileges of a child of God. You think you are an interloper and you must tiptoe around and perhaps curry favor. Confidence … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“The only advice you can give to the seeker is this: seek for truth within your own heart, for there alone you can find it. Share your experiences? Yes, to be sure! Your story can be of immense help to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 14th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Jesus spoke of our “divine inheritance” as being one of, “the kingdom, the power, and the glory of God.” This, He told us, is our inheritance – our birthright. He also spoke of those who sought to build their own, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“No resource has had a more profound impact on my spiritual growth than the live recording of a workshop by the late Fr. Anthony DeMello called Wake Up to Life. After just one session – a mere seven hours – … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 by Florence Scovel Shinn, in THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD
“Every day is a day of Judgment. We used to be taught that it would be at the end of the world. Look back at your life and see how you have attracted either happiness or disaster through your words. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 28th, 2019 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“There was an instant in time when you were no-where. The moment before your conception you were no-where. The in one holy instant, you went from no-where to now-here. There will be another holy instant when you will go from … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 24th, 2019 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“The antidote for misery is to think less about yourself. When you look at world events and think you are suffering for others, know it is the twang of your own pain that you are feeling. You want to help, … Continue reading

