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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 Monday, August 25th, 2014 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Who’s living in you? It’s pretty horrifying when you come to know that. You think you are free, but there probably isn’t a gesture, a thought, an emotion, an attitude, a belief in you that isn’t coming from someone else. … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 14th, 2014 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
“Here is a simple technique you can use to receive guidance on any subject: Quiet the mind and still the body. Tell the body to relax; it has to obey you. It has no volition, initiative, or self-conscious intelligence. Your … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX
“Everyone wants to feel good, to be of value, to be engaged with life, to feel progress, to learn new things, and to feel love. But many people are looking for love in all the wrong places. When you witness … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 8th, 2014 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS
“When left unhealed, the past will destroy our lives. It buries our unique gifts, our creativity, and our talents. And when these parts of ourselves go unclaimed they stagnate inside us: we use them against our world instead of in … Continue reading
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Tagged Debbie Ford, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 24th, 2014 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“You were programmed to deliver a message, and the creation of that message is your greatest art. What is the message? Your life. With that message you create mainly the story of you, and then a story about everything you … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 14th, 2014 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 3
“Keep in mind that what you are looking at, you are not really “seeing.” Your brain is not the source of your intelligence. It is simply a data processor. It takes in data through receptors called your senses. It interprets … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 by Cyndi Dale in ENERGETIC BOUNDARIES
“Healthy relational boundaries attract people who will support our spiritual mission and core personality. Such boundaries will deter, if not totally repel, individuals who might hurt, harm, ridicule, or demean us. When someone unappealing or harmful does enter our energy … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Bridges, Cyndi Dale, Energetic Boundaries, Spirit Wisdom for Daily Living
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 30th, 2014 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“Look for the benefit in those who are delivering sadness to you. Yes, there is a benefit that accrues to you when you encounter any energy that is lower than the energy of spirit. These people are your greatest teachers! … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 30th, 2014 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE
“Observe the wisdom that operates in doves and in flowers and trees and the whole of Nature. It is the same wisdom that does for us what our brain could never do: It circulates our blood, digests our food, pumps … Continue reading
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Tagged Fr. Anthony DeMello, The Way to Love
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 23rd, 2014 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“There is a craving deep within all of us to attain a greater spiritual awareness. Often we cannot identify this craving, this void we feel, and so we try to fill the emptiness with “things.” If you’ve tried that, you … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“Idealism is what we strive for; realism is how we actually live. Both schools of thought have benefits and liabilities, and both are essential to the whole, balancing one another like day and night, sun and moon. Somehow, we have … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 12th, 2014 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Clint Bridges, Fr. Anthony DeMello, Spirit Wisdom for Daily Living
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 by Richard A. Singer in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS
“I am quite certain that there are numerous people in your life that elicit negative emotions from you. Do not allow those individuals to have power over you; learn from them and treat them kindly. These are the greatest teachers … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 by Tony Burroughs in THE LAW OF AGREEMENT
“Our Continuous Comfort Zone (CCZ) will keep us from fulfilling the calling we set for ourselves long, long ago. You see, all of us have projects that we arranged and agreed to do here on Earth, and if we stay … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 18th, 2014 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE
“What is clear thinking and how does one arrive at it? The first thing you must know is that it does not call for any great learning. It is so simple as to be within the reach of a ten-year-old … Continue reading
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