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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: Present Moment Awareness
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 22nd, 2022 by Jonathan Parker in THE SOUL SOLUTION
“The truth is the past is nothing more than a memory, and it has no real existence other than what we project on it. We benefit greatly when we no longer treat the past as a determiner of our present … Continue reading
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Tagged Jonathan Parker, The Soul Solution
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“Wallace Wattles shares a wonderful tip about eating in one of his books. He recommends that when you eat, make sure you are entirely focused on the experience of chewing the food. Keep your mind present and experience the sensation … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 11th, 2022 by Richard A. Singer in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS
“If we stuff our pain and suffering deep down inside us, it will eventually catch up with us and be released sideways. It is important to express your feelings, emotions, and thoughts on a daily basis to remain clean inside … Continue reading
Posted in Expectations, Letting go, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Richard A. Singer, Your Daily Walk with the Great Minds
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“One of the most common questions about attaining self-realization is, must a seeker top all work projects, give up all goals, leave the family and kids, and donate everything to charity? The answer is “no,” but with one very important … Continue reading
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Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 28th, 2022 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Most people’s daily lives are spent in a chronic roller coaster of emotional reactions to one thing after another. No wonder most people feel chronically unwell and exhausted. If you come home after work and feel drained or worn out, … Continue reading
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Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 3rd, 2022 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“When you meet with people, at work, or wherever it may be, give them your fullest attention. You are not longer there primarily as a person, but as a field of awareness, of alert Presence. The original reason for interacting … Continue reading
Posted in Listening, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 by David Viscott in HOW TO LIVE WITH ANOTHER PERSON
“Relationships seldom die because they suddenly have no life left in them. They wither slowly, either because people do not understand how much or what kind of upkeep, time, work, love and caring they require, or because people are too … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Relationships
Tagged David Viscott, How to Live with Another Person, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 17th, 2021 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“Get out of the past by visualizing the wake of a boat as a symbol of the past. The wake is not driving the boat, it is merely the trail that is being left behind. If you try this and … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Jewel, Your Sacred Self
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 6th, 2021 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Every time you think of a bad memory that makes you feel sorry for yourself, or bad about how you acted, or makes you see yourself as a victim, or makes you hold a negative picture of yourself – Stop! … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 by Carl Bozeman in ON BEING GOD, BEYOND YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE
“There is a saying often quoted: “Those who fail to learn from history are bound to repeat its mistakes.” We refer to this while standing in the rubble of numerous repeated mistakes. Perhaps we should forget history, or at least … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Carl Bozeman, On Being God - Beyond Your Life's Purpose
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 23rd, by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Would you choose unhappiness? If you did not choose it, how did it arise? What is its purpose? Who is keeping it alive? You say that you are conscious of your unhappy feelings, but the truth is that you are … Continue reading
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Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Unhappiness or suffering of any degree, has become a normalized state of being when we think we don’t have what we want; however, few of us can tolerate the truth behind the actual cause of any kind of suffering…chronic and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 by Lisette Larkins in DIFFICULT PEOPLE
“Imagine a powerful river winding through hundreds, or even thousands of miles of countryside. It crosses varying terrains of forest, desert, and prairie, until reaching the sea. At its source, perhaps at the might rainforests of the Amazon, several small … Continue reading
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Tagged Difficult People, Lisette Larkins
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 by Ping Li in AWAKENING
“Each present moment you send out a vibration that tells the universe who you think you are, what you can have and what you believe your life should be like. What you do, think and choose is a reflection of … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Visualization
Tagged Awakening, Ping Li
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