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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.
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK
“The word “renunciate” holds such wrongful meaning. In truth, you cannot renounce anything – because what you resist persists. The true renunciate does not renounce, but simply chooses differently. This is an act of moving toward something, not away from … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 8th, 2024 by Dan Millman in THE LAWS OF SPIRIT
“Whenever you have a problem, it involves something past or future. You keep problems alive in your present mind by giving them your attention and energy, letting them live rent free in your head. Embrace this moment, put one foot … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 29th, 2024 by Gary Zukav in THE SEAT OF THE SOUL
“Challenge your fears. Fear of growing and of transformation of self is what causes you to want to disengage from the present situation and reach for another. When you feel that you are in a pattern of wanting what you … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 22nd, 2024 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST
“NOW is rather an enigmatic concept when you ponder if for a while. No time exists other than NOW. Think of it – the past is over and gone. It will never be in your life again. Whatever happiness or … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 19th, 2024 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
“The most obvious thing about which you can do nothing now is your past behavior. Everything that you ever did is simply over, and while you can almost always learn from it, and sometimes change effects that are continuing into … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“Don’t carry over experiences from the past. In fact, don’t carry over good experiences from the past either. Learn what it means to experience something fully, then drop it and move on to the next moment, uninfluenced by the previous … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE
“Ever wonder what would have happened if you had made different choices in the past? – turned right instead of left, said yes instead of no? If you had made different choices, some things might have turned out better – … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 by David Viscott in EMOTIONALLY FREE
“Sorrow ages you prematurely. When you’re in emotional debt, you’re pessimistic about the future and, even in your green years, long to return to the past to remedy the shortfalls of love and opportunity you suffered. Sometimes you yearn for … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 by Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS
“When you become defensive, blame others, and do not accept and surrender to the moment, your life meets resistance. Any time you encounter resistance, recognize that if you force the situation, the resistance will only increase. You don’t want to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 12th, 2023 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Let your spiritual practice be this: As you go about your life, don’t give 100 percent of your attention to the external world and to your mind. Keep some within…Feel the inner body even when engaged in everyday activities, especially … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 by Krysta Gibson
“Instead of spending your time and energy focusing on the maybes of life, start focusing your attention on the here and now. Who are you to become today? What are you to do? How can you contribute to planetary peace … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 7th, 2023 by Carl Bozeman in ON BEING GOD – BEYOND YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE
“Outside of what we think we know about ourselves is only the tip of a huge iceberg, and we cannot neither see nor comprehend it. In a way, we all seem to intuit within us something far greater than what … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 28th, 2023 by Marsha Sinetar in TO BUILD THE LIFE YOU WANT, CREATE THE WORK YOU LOVE
“As you actively wrestle with today’s problems, tomorrow’s achievements fall into place. Your mind’s honest encounter with reality (not how you wish things were) leads you toward the goals you cherish. What you THINK you’re meant to do in life … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 23rd, 2023 by Michelle & Randy Rosado in PURSUING YOUR DESTINY
“Most people live in the past or the future, without realizing that the present is the most incredible gift of all. It give us the ability to take action now, to make a difference in our future today instead of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 16th, 2023 by Nan Yielding in THINGS I NEVER LEARNED IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
“From a strictly historical viewpoint, unless ancient texts come to light, we will never know exactly who Jesus was. But as scholars have researched and gathered information about him over the years, it becomes more and more evident his primary … Continue reading