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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, September 2nd, 2015 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“The force that opposes determination is INERTIA. Inertia is not a static thing; it is a “dynamic force.” Like any force, it tends to magnify itself and gain momentum until or unless it is superseded by another force stronger than … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“Life was never meant to be a struggle. Yet everything is designed to control us and to limit us. The light (which is truth) is not visible to us, so we make rules and regulations, partly in an effort to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 24th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in LIFE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A STRUGGLE
“Do you remember being told as a child that if you wanted to make it in life you would have to work hard? That life involves pain and struggle; that you’d have to earn love and acceptance; and that, if … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 13th, 2015 by JB Lewis in THE SOUL & THE BRAIN
“Have you ever been in a room so dark that even your hand in front of your face is blacked out? And the only way to get through the room without hurting yourself is to feel your way along the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 10th, 2015 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Whenever you lose your space to any degree, then in order to return to your spiritual nature, you must first realize that you HAVE a body but are NOT the body. You are a spiritual being incarnated into a physical … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 3rd, 2015 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“As you may have noticed, it often takes a personal crisis of some kind to catalyze real change and growth in our lives. Upon reflection, you can probably remember how a period of great upheaval, filled with confusion and pain, … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE
“We all have subconscious dynamics playing within us, and the fears and misconceptions that arise from these dynamics deeply affect our conscious state of mind. These thoughts and feelings are there for us to uncover, but it takes tremendous work … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 17, 2015 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“You are a spiritual seedling. (Compared to our limitless potential, we all are.) Because you are, your spiritual quest must be nurtured as one would nurture any tiny plant. Like a seedling, your growth may need sheltering from the winds … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 by Cherie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
“Joseph Campbell once said, “The world is a match for you, and you are a match for the world.” By this he meant that when you fully recognize your challenges, your gifts, and your individual reality, and you accept the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 26th, 2015 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“This is something you must understand: YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS A TEACHING. Everything that you think, say, and do instructs another. Do you imagine that others do not know what you are thinking? Is it your idea that they are … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 22nd, 2015 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Noticing the way the Universe functions and using It as a model leads us to conclude that the ideal state is freedom of movement. Air moves freely down rivers and streams. Waves roll freely onto beaches. The earth moves freely … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 25th, 2015 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“When we practice anything, we tend to seek proof of our progress. “Are we there yet? How far have we come?” In order to do so, we may seek out others we respect and compare our experiences with theirs. Unless … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 22nd, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in SILENT POWER
“Start to design your life so that you don’t require things from others. Try to need only those things you can get yourself. And don’t suck on people emotionally or intellectually. When you lean psychologically or emotionally on people or … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 15th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“It’s important to grasp, early on, that spiritual growth is not necessarily convenient or comfortable. This is not only because you have to discard an awful lot of your beliefs and definitions – things you hold most sacrosanct – but … Continue reading

