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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
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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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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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 by Grant Connolly in ALLOWING HAPPINESS ON CUE
“We say to ourselves, “I want to have the money to buy the things that will make my life easier.” We hear ourselves ask for this and then when it doesn’t promptly show up we say that God has forsaken … Continue reading
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Tagged Allowing Happiness On Cue, Grant Connolly
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 25th, 2011 by Emmet Fox in YOUR HEART’S DESIRE
“People work so hard to bring health to their bodies; to bring prosperity, to bring happiness, to bring success into their lives; to bring artistic or literary gifts or talents within their grasp, to bring great new ideas from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Emmet Fox, Your Heart's Desire
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 10th, 2011 by Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT
“You are here to enjoy life. You are not here to suffer over your drama or your personal importance. It’s not you, it doesn’t belong to your presence. You are here to be a dreamer, to be an artist, to … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Jose Ruiz, Don Miguel Ruiz, The Fifth Agreement
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
“All of us have heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” If a thing is true, there is a way in which it is true. You are what you eat psychologically and spiritually. Thoughts of God, thoughts of love, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 by Elaine Smitha in SCREWING MOTHER NATURE FOR PROFIT
“So, how do you really know when you’re on the right track? If you don’t feel relaxed and happy each day, seek the source of your angst. Whatever the situation, you and your friends as well as your work associates … 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, October 12th, 2011 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
“What we think about ourselves becomes the truth for us. I believe that everyone, myself included, is 100% responsible for everything in our lives, the best and the worst. Every thought we think is creating our future. Each one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Life
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS
“Perfectionism is unforgiving. It demands nothing less than achieving total success by meeting the highest standards of excellence. To do less is to be mired in mediocrity and steeped in failure. Perfectionism offers the promise of control, leading us to … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Altman, One Minute Mindfulness
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 30th, 2011 by Stuart Wilde in THE TRICK TO MONEY IS HAVING SOME
“Buying into what everyone else says you should do disempowers you. It serves as a constant reminder that you are not in control of your life. It’s better, therefore, that you go out into the world, live on your own … Continue reading
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Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Trick to Money is Having Some
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