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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, August 25th, 2017 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Nothing will bring about an inner feeling of turmoil faster than allowing yourself to be seduced into fighting or arguing. You always have a choice. Always! To argue or not to argue. To confront or not to confront. When you … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 17th, 2017 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“How many of you have been hearing whispers in your mind that you have been ignoring? For instance, how many of you have heard whispers of what you would like to do for a career, but constantly crate reasons why … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“Spend as little time as possible in the distractions of life and as much time as possible moving toward your goal. Feel free to cut people short if they waste your time. Eliminate all unnecessary effort, and try to maximize … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“The initiation of the awakening process is an act of grace. You cannot make it happen nor can you prepare yourself for it or accumulate credits toward it. There isn’t a tidy sequence of logical steps that leads toward it, … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“Associating with the most intelligent, loving, and spiritually enlightened people possible, either in person or via their books and teachings, is the best and fastest way for us to advance, whatever the goal. We rise and fall by our associations, … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 6th, 2017 by Mary Beth Ford in WISDOM FROM THE GARDENS: LIFE LESSONS
“Quiet times alone in nature can help prepare you for your own creative expression. But these times are more than just periods of stillness. They are opportunities to connect with the Life Force within and listen to the wisdom of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 30th, 2017 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“There is a basic rhythm to the Universe. We can notice it only when we are quiet enough to listen. Each of us has a rhythm that is in natural harmony with the universal rhythm. All of us together have … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 by Alanis Morissette in EXCUSES
“Why, no one will help me, I’m too dumb, I’m too smart, They’ll not understand me, I’m lonely, they’ll hate me There’s not enough time, it’s too hard to help me God wants me to work, no resting, no lazy … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 23rd, 2017 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“It is spiritual pride to think that you are any further on the journey than anyone else. Even if this were true, it would not serve you to know it or claim it. What serves you is compassion for self, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Make an inner commitment to establish a new relationship with truth. The way to make this happen is to catch yourself when you are exaggerating or deceiving anyone, including yourself. Then silently tell yourself that you were about to puff … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 by Thich Nhat Hanh in PEACE IS EVERY STEP
“In Buddhism the word “suchness” is used to mean “the essence of particular characteristics of a thing or a person, its true nature.” If we want to live in peace and happiness with a person, we have to see the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 26th, 2017 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT
“The traditional macho man has a helpless, hysterical female voice inside of him desperately trying to be heard. He will tend to attract women who have a low self-image and are clingy and needy, or who express their power indirectly … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 by Thich Nhat Hanh in NO DEATH, NO FEAR
“Look into a plum tree. In each plum on the tree there is a pit. That pit contains the plum tree and all previous generations of plum tree. The plum pit contains an eternity of plum trees. Inside the pit … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 1st, 2017 by Neale Donald Walsch in HOME WITH GOD
“All of life is interconnected. No aspect or individuation of the Whole acts independently of any other aspect or individuation. Life continuously creates interactively. We are producing outcomes mutually. There is no other way We CAN produce them. Your conversation … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 17th, 2017 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If you resist delegating, you end up doing all kinds of things you don’t want or need to do. Then you wonder why you feel overwhelmed. Or why your business isn’t growing. Or why your children are so needy. It’s … Continue reading

