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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, January 20th, 2014 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“It would be nice if we could master life from our armchairs – achieving our goals through positive thinking or creative visualization alone. But the power to change depends not on what you hope or wish or think or feel … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
“Each of us has a built-in mechanism which is designed to guide us toward perfect responses to all events and experiences in our lives. I call this the PERFECT RESPONSE MECHANISM (PRM). It is the mechanism that is brilliant enough … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 9th, 2014 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“The truth is that all knowledge 100 percent of it, is nothing more than symbolism or words that we invent for the need to understand and express what we perceive. Every word in our mind and on this page is … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Jose Ruiz, Don Miguel Ruiz, The Fifth Agreement
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 6th, 2014 by M. Scott Peck, M.D. in THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED & BEYOND
“Nothing will ever remove all mystery. But I believe at least part of the answer to these questions can be found in the Latin derivation of the very word “conscious,” con-scire, which literally means to “to know with.” What a … Continue reading
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Tagged M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled and Beyond
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 3rd, 2014 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“When faced with situations that seem threatening or even tragic, our human tendency is to allow the flow of appearances to get us involved in a negative way. But the solution to a problem is never to be found on … Continue reading
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Tagged Nikos Kazantakis, Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla, The Quest
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 19th, 2013 by Nicolya Christi in 2012 A CLARION CALL
“Our early life experiences remain alive in us and reflect to us the lives we now lead. For example, you may have been told you were “not good enough.” Taking into the account the power of the subconscious mind, you … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 by Rosalyn W. Berne in WHEN THE HORSES WHISPER
“For the first many millennia of human existence, we lived in a physical, mental, and spiritual world in which we belonged to a great and complex web of life, in which all creatures were intertwined. In the last few millennia,humans … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 5th, 2013 by Bonnie Glass-Coffin and don Oscar Miro-Quesada in LESSONS IN COURAGE
“After years of apprenticeship with my beloved teachers of both physical and non-physical realms, I live with this heartfelt conviction: The earth-honoring traditions of our planet’s original peoples provide a welcome alternative to all dogma. These traditions show us the … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 by Mystic Pete in MYSTIC PETE CHRONICLES
“When you take the initiative to clean up the chaos in your life and act with compassion, like any self-respecting Heavenly being would, you will no longer need daddy/mommy/God to discipline you. You will discover that trouble stops showing up … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 29th, 2013 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The mental discipline for somebody who is very intellectual is the idea of not making your mind God and becoming arrogant. Then you have to somehow pull out of too much thinking. Excess thinking is a disease. It’s what I … Continue reading
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Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 28th, 2013 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 3
“Everything that occurs – everything that has occurred, is occurring, and will occur – is the outward physical manifestation of your innermost thoughts, choices, ideas, and determinations regarding Who You Are and Who You Choose to Be. Condemn not, therefore, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 3, Neale Donald Walsch
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 21st, 2013 by JB Lewis in THE MIRACLE OF YOU: BACK TO CONSCIOUSNESS
“Try seeing yourself as a spiritual being of energy. Go to a mirror and look at your body then close your eyes. See your body in your mind then erase your skin, bones, blood, everything; and leave only a filed … Continue reading
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Tagged JB Lewis, The Miracle of You: Back to Consciousness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 11th, 2013 by James Redfield in THE CELESTINE PROPHECY
“Whenever people cross our paths, there is always a message for us. Chance encounters do not exist. But how we respond to these encounters determines whether we’re able to receive the message. If we have a conversation with someone who … Continue reading
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Tagged James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Any effective spiritual practice must assist you in noticing how frequently you become offended by others, virtually without ceasing. Although you may have labeled this habit as being “sensitive,” there’s actually nothing sensitive about it at all. True sensitivity involves … Continue reading
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Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 by Daphne Rose Kingma in THE TEN THINGS TO DO WHEN YOUR LIFE FALLS APART
“We are increasingly seeing, feeling, and experiencing how unavoidably connected we all are. And we’re not just connected in the present. We can also be carried backward in time, to the music of the sixties, the sonnets of Shakespeare, the … Continue reading
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