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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 Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 by Chérie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. in IF LIFE IS A GAME THESE ARE THE RULES
“Every person creates his or her own reality. Authorship of your life is one of your absolute rights; yet so often people deny that they have the ability to script the life they desire. They often use the excuse that … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Why is it that so many people punish themselves by remaining in an uncomfortable situation past the point of realizing that they are not comfortable there? Take responsibility for your thoughts. You don’t create your thoughts, but it is the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“Imagine you are sitting above the earth, as you have seen it from the satellite photos, and imagine that a great deal of mankind below you is thinking about mundane things, or is lost in lower thoughts. Imagine that the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 16th, 2018 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“Here is another reason why it is so difficult for people to become problem eliminators and attract into their lives what they want. It is very easy to spend your energy on the circumstances of your life, or as it … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 9th, 2018 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Imagine you are standing in line at a fast-food restaurant. When it is your moment at the counter, you have a choice to make. You can ask for what you want, or you can ask for what you do not … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 29th, 2018 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Heroes are born when fear dies. We all seem to recognize when someone has transcended, even if just for a moment, the limitations of their beliefs of mortality and weakness. We admire these individuals, for they remind us of our … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 26th, 2018 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
“I believe we create every so-called “illness” in our body. The body, like everything else in life, is a mirror of our inner thoughts and beliefs. The body is always talking to us, if we will only take time to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
“If you really want peace of mind and inner calm, you will get it. Regardless of how unjustly you have been treated, or how unfair the boss has been, or what a mean scoundrel someone has proved to be, all … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 19th, 2018 by Florence Scovel Shinn in THE SECRET DOOR TO SUCCESS
Compiler’s Note: Yesterday March 18, marked the 19th year anniversary of “Ponder on This.” Amazingly, many of the original subscribers are still on the list, and while the list has shrunk over the years for whatever reason, we still have … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH
“Your positive thoughts and beliefs can make a contribution to others. As you believe that you create your own reality and take responsibility for your life, your telepathic broadcast of this goes out to others. Your thoughts that you create … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 25th, 2018 by Robert H. and Jeanette C. Lauer in WATERSHEDS
“There is an old story about a man who wrote to the department of agriculture in his state to find out how to cope with the crabgrass that was spoiling his lawn. The department responded with a number of suggestions. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 24th 2018 by Alan Cohen DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
“Learning to see God in all requires effort, creativity, courage, and love. Our old thought patterns of lack and failure will kick and scream, and they will find the subtlest and craftiest ways to retain their hold on our consciousness, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 18th, 2018 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“When you feel bad about yourself it feels as though you are sucking the life out of you, because all of your good, on every single subject—including health, wealth, and love—is on the frequency of joy and feeling good. The … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 15th, 2018 by Judith Wright in THE ONE DECISION
“We all have these haunting doubts and self-limiting beliefs that try to present themselves as facts. These thoughts represent stinking thinking that distorts our reality by masquerading as Truth. This way of thinking can become so ingrained that it talks … Continue reading

