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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, October 13th, 2014 by Jack Kornfield in A PATH WITH HEART
“Do not confuse desire with pleasure. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying pleasant experiences. Given the many difficulties we often face in life, enjoyment is wonderful to have. However, the wanting mind grasps at the pleasure. We are taught in this … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 25th, 2014 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If someone asks you for help, serving them takes on an entirely different dynamic than trying to fix them. If a friend comes to you and asks, “Can you show me how to rollerblade?” or “Do you have any feedback … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“If you’re going through an emotional time, ask yourself, ‘What is my opinion here?’ You might say, “I’m insecure, because I think I might be losing my job.” Okay, stop and pull back. What can you do about it? THE … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 by Jonathan Parker in THE SOUL SOLUTION
“Grace operates outside of the typical human ways of doing things. People want to believe they’re in control. In fact, people feel like they need to be in control in order not to feel out of control. As a result … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 8th, 2014 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION
“How DO we create real change in our personal lives and in the world? The simple answer to this question is this: We change the world most effectively by changing our own consciousness. There is a quote attributed to Mohandas … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 4th, 2014 by Richard Carlson in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“I’ve never met anyone (myself included) who hasn’t turned little things into great big emergencies. We take our own goals so seriously that we forget to have fun along the way, and we forget to cut ourselves some slack. We … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 by Sara Wiseman in LIVING A LIFE OF GRATITUDE
“According to Chinese legend, the gods tie an invisible string around each of us at the ankle. The other end of this string is tied to those we are destined to know. We might call it the red string of … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 1st, 2014 by Stuart Wilde in WHISPERING WINDS OF CHANGE
“It is senseless to take on activity just for the sake of it or so you have something to do to keep your ego happy. Or to feel needed or wanted or to feel included. That’s immature. It’s better not … Continue reading
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Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 29th, 2014 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“When you notice yourself avoiding taking action because you feel nervous or reluctant, that is your moment of truth. What will you do? Anyone who has faced a moment of truth – who has felt the fear and leaped from … Continue reading
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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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Tagged Conversations with God Book 3, Neale Donald Walsch
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