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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 Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 from an HASIDIC TALE
“An old rabbi asked his pupils how they could tell the night had ended and the day had begun. “Could it be,” asked one of the students, “when you can see an animal in the distance and tell whether it’s … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 3rd, 2012 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY
“Before any action can take place, the thought must precede it. We should THINK and then act, without first running around and telling everyone what we’re going to do. That dissipates energy and creates roadblocks. Let’s keep our intentions to … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 30, 2012 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1
“Doing is a function of the body. Being is a function of the soul. The body is always doing something. Every minute of every day it’s up to something. It never stops, it never rests. It’s either doing what it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 1, Neale Donald Walsch, Nisargadatta Maharaj
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 27th, 2012 by Caroline Myss in WHY PEOPLE DON’T HEAL AND HOW THEY CAN
“In every situation, no matter how challenging, you have the option to pursue the meaning behind the event. In some cases, this may simply mean trusting that there must ultimately be a positive reason for what has happened, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline Myss, Why People Don't Heal And How They Can
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Most of us wouldn’t think about beginning our day without washing the accumulated dirt from the day before off our bodies. Yet far too often we go out into the day without similarly cleansing our minds. And our minds carry … Continue reading
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Tagged Everyday Grace, Marianne Williamson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 16th, 2012 by Thich Nhat Hanh
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Thich Nhat Hanh
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 by Anthony DeMello
“There’s only one reason why you’re not experiencing bliss at this present moment, and it’s because you’re thinking or focusing on what you don’t have. Right now, you have everything you need to be in bliss.” Fr. Anthony DeMello, S.J. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baal Shem Tov, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 30th, 2011 by Shakti Gawain in CREATIVE VISUALIZATION
“We each have an infinite supply of love and happiness within us. We have been accustomed to thinking that we have to get something from outside us in order to be happy, but in truth it works the other way: … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Purity is staying inside your energy, conserving it and guarding it. You’re not going to trash your energy by suddenly eating a whole bunch of junk, by going out for a week or two drinking yourself stupid, or by getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 2
“All events, all experiences, have as their purpose the creating of OPPORTUNITY. Events and experiences are Opportunities. Nothing more, nothing less. It would be a mistake to judge them as “works of the devil,” “punishments from God,” “rewards from Heaven,” … Continue reading
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 2, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 19th, 2011 by Stephen Covey in THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
“If we want to make relatively minor changes in our lives, we can perhaps appropriately focus on our attitudes and behaviors. But if we want to make significant, quantum change, we need to work our basic paradigms. In the words … Continue reading
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Tagged Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 9th, 2011 by Dan Millman in WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR
“As a child, everything you would see or experience was an enriching experience. Now, you’ve learned names and categories for everything. “That’s good, that’s bad, that’s a table, that’s a chair, that’s a dog, that’s a house,” etc. Now, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 8th, 2011 by Elaine Smitha in SCREWING MOTHER NATURE FOR PROFIT
“If you hate your job, look for another. Life is too short to spend it being miserable, because your body and its health will suffer. Since cells eavesdrop on all your conversations, spoken aloud or not, it is easy to … Continue reading
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Tagged Elaine Smitha, Screwing Mother Nature for Profit
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 by Leo F. Buscaglia, in LOVING EACH OTHER
“We need courage to meet what comes and know that whatever it is, it will not last forever. Nothing lasts forever. Not pain, not joy, not even life. We need to accept the fact that the only way anything will … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Dubois, Leo F. Buscaglia, Loving Each Other
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