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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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Category Archives: Present Moment Awareness
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 22nd, 2024 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“True salvation is a state of freedom – from fear, from suffering, from a perceived state of lack and insufficiency and therefore from all wanting, needing, grasping, and clinging. It is freedom from compulsive thinking, from negativity, and above all … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 1st, 2024 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life. Whereas before you dwelt in time and paid brief visits to the Now, have your dwelling place in the Now … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 27th, 2024 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
“The Point of Power is always in the present moment. You are never stuck. This is where the changes take place, right here and right now in our own minds. It doesn’t matter how long we’ve had a negative pattern … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 17th, 2024 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time, but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 3rd, 2024 by Jeremy E. McDonald in PEACE BE STILL
“What I have grown to understand is that as soon as I question things or try to figure them out, I am taking myself out of balance. When I let go and let “God” then all things become possible. I … Continue reading
Posted in Detachment, Present Moment Awareness, Surrender
Tagged Jeremy E. McDonald, Peace Be Still
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla, The Quest
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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
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Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Pulling Your Own Strings
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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