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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 Friday, February 17th, 2017 by Michael J. Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Every condition in life exists as a result of agreement. When you feel the emotion of sadness in your body, you might agree that you are indeed sad. With that agreement, you become the sadness. If, instead, you agree that … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 13th, 2017 by Neale Donald Walsch in COMMUNION WITH GOD
“Some people think that things happen for a reason, and so they try to discern what that reason is. Others say that certain things are “a sign”. So they try to understand what the sign is telling them. In one … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE
“Because we are creatures of habit and don’t like to break from the routine (even that which isn’t very good for us), find simple ways to change the way you see things. Drive a different way to work. Park in … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 16th, 2017 by Alan Cohen
“Many people ask me, “How can I find my passion in life?” and “How can I know what my purpose is?” The answer is simple, I tell them, but it takes courage and practice: Tell the impeccable truth (at least … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 by Richard Carlson in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“The truth is, life is rarely exactly the way we want it to be, and other people often don’t act as we would like them to. Moment to moment, there are aspects of life that we like and others that … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 16th, 2016 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Jesus taught us not to be anxious and worry about our life, but to seek first the Source of all creation. Then, he said, all things will be provided us. After all, don’t we go to the faucet when we … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 by Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. in IF LIFE IS A GAME THESE ARE THE RULES
“A sense of adventure is inherent in young children. We are all born with an innate sense of wonder that propels us to explore. Most children are naturally curious and experimental, ready to try anything. They are not held back … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 2nd, 2016 by Marshall Vian Summers in WISDOM FROM THE GREATER COMMUNITIES
“When you do have something to say, say it simply. If you feel the need to express something but the opportunity is not there or the right people are not there, then hold this within yourself. Let the fires burn … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 18th, 2016 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“It’s well and good to know about your spiritual nature – to talk about it and learn about it – but that in itself is not enough. The object is to experience your spirituality, to feel your oneness with the … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“If one hundred people perceive the same event, you hear one hundred different stories, and everybody claims that his or her story is the true story. Of course, it’s only true for that person, and your story is only true … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 31st, 2016 by Richard Eyre in SPIRITUAL SERENDIPITY
“Too much planning can make the actual experience of living almost anticlimactic. (There may be times for reading the script, but it’s never as exciting as ad-libbing.) Too much thinking about something removes us from it – we become observers, … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 24th, 2016 by Bill Bryson in A SHORT HISTORY OF EVERYTHING
“To begin with, for you to be here now, trillions of drifting atoms had to somehow assemble in an intricate and intriguingly obliging manner to create you. It’s an arrangement so specialized and particular that it has never been tried … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Dump the concept of luck. Lucky people attract positive events because they think lucky. People who continually attract negative events hold patterns of thought that match them. What you dwell on, you dwell in. Your stars and numbers do not … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 10th, 2016 by Vadim Zeland in REALITY TRANSURFING STEPS I-V
“Allow yourself the luxury of deserving the best. If someone tries to persuade you that you must work for the good of someone or something else do not believe them. If someone tries to prove to you that everything in … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 3rd, 2016 by Richard Eyre in SPIRITUAL SERENDIPITY
“We seek to control everything when real spirituality is lodged in letting the spirit control us – in noticing the beauty and opportunity of circumstance, in finding good currents instead of swimming upstream, in seeking and accepting guidance from our … Continue reading
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