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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: Power of Positive Thinking
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU
“If someone is criticizing you, “agree quickly” – which means “get yourself in neutral.” Deal quickly with the tendency to flare up and resent the critic, so that you can deal impersonally with the criticism. It may be a helpful … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 13th, 2026 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING
“The more we think about something with even feeble emotion, the bigger and more powerful that something becomes in our life, regardless of whether it’s the lack of what we want, or the thing itself. If we say, “I want … Continue reading
Posted in Body and Health, Healing, Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 27th, 2026 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“The frustration of traffic is a good metaphor for the frustration of modern life. We want to get somewhere…But it’s going too slow, and all these other people are in our way! If we wish to remain affected by traffic, … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“You cannot send problems out of your life by attacking them or understanding them in more depth. Instead, you correct the error in your thinking that produces the problem in the first place. Once you bring a correction to the … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE
“When we settle down a bit and get quiet enough to hear ourselves think, we will also hear those inner voices gossiping about us. You know, the inner dialogue that says things like,”Can you believe what she’s wearing?” or “I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Optimism, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged How to Live an Awesome Life, Polly Campbell
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“Thoughts are, most assuredly, things. They are conceived in the mind and they travel through time and space like ripples in a pond, affecting all that they touch. Thoughts are the building blocks of our experience; the world that we … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 9th, 2026 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“As some persons begin to discover the relationship between thoughts and events, they begin to be afraid of thinking negative thoughts, worrying, “Oh, no! I just had a thought of something bad happening to me – that means I will … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 by Norman Vincent Peale in THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
“Expecting the best means that you put your whole heart (i.e., the central essence of your personality) into what you want to accomplish. People are defeated in life not because of lack of ability, but for lack of wholeheartedness. They … Continue reading
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Tagged Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“Know that you are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be. Know that if you use your mental energy to see yourself spending your days doing what you truly love, and if you keep that thought uppermost … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 5th, 2025 by Caroline Myss in WHY PEOPLE DON’T HEAL AND HOW THEY CAN
“Our thoughts powerfully influence the health of our minds and bodies, and delving into our inner selves is essential to the healing process. Yet negative patterns are not always at the root of illness, and a failure to heal should … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 13th, 2025 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“You cannot help the world by focusing on the negative things. As you focus on the negative events of the world, you not only add to them, but you bring more negative things into your life at the same time. … Continue reading
Posted in Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking
Tagged Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 28th, 2025 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“If something is going well and you find yourself saying, “Things are too good to be true – I wonder how long this will last,” STOP! Instead, challenge yourself to imagine things getting even better. Think of something that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Sanaya Roman, Spiritual Growth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT
“Whatever you tend to think about is what you will focus on, and create more of. For example, if you have some debts and some principal, and your entire focus is on what you have, then you will expand your … Continue reading
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