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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, 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING
“We easily confuse plans with planning, dreams with dreaming, and love with loving. The wisdom waiting within…is that we live like hungry fishermen: sewing and casting our nets, though we never really know what they will catch, never really know … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 4th, 2015 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“We have within our very minds, hearts, and hands the power to heal and to transform the world. One kind word, look, or touch can make all the difference to a brother or sister in need of love. It is … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 1st, 2015 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS
“You can be peaceful no matter what the outer world is doing…and the wonderful irony of this is that what the outer world is doing will very often be affected by what you are being. How do you remain peaceful … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 24th, 2015 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
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 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
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 17th, 2015 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
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 9th, 2015 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
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