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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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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF
“You cannot have a better past, so abandon that idea right now. You did what you knew how to do, given the circumstances of your life. Those mistakes of the past were driven by your ego, which wanted to keep … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 8th, 2007 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“In life threatening emergency situations, the shift in consciousness from time to presence sometimes happens naturally. The personality that has a past and future momentarily recedes and is replaced by an intense conscious presence, very still but very alert at … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 28th, 2007 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Your ego’s tendency is to keep things as they are, no matter how bad they may be. God says: “let go of the past to make room for something that honors you more deeply.” You are afraid to do that … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 21st, 2007 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“A final day awaits us all. We may know in advance when our end is near, through declining health, a terminal illness, old age. Or we may have only a few seconds’ notice, or none at all. When the executioner … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
“The simple truth about your parents is, They did what they know how to do. Period. If your father was an alcoholic or he abandoned you as an infant, if your mother was overprotective or uncaring, then that is what … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 13th, 2007 by Paul Ferrini in THE 12 STEPS OF FORGIVENESS
“Every moment we live is a moment that asks us to make some gesture of forgiveness. Every time we judge ourselves or another, every time we feel fear and attack, every time we want to attack but force ourselves not … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 7th, 2007 by Deepak Chopra in THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
“Think of the railroad track as time. Our narrow sense of time is directly tied to our narrow beliefs. A pessimist believes that nothing will turn out right, which provides a single-minded model for the future. An idealist believes that … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 by David Simon in THE TEN COMMITMENTS
“Accepting life as it unfolds does not imply that we relinquish our desires for things to be different. We would not do or accomplish anything if we relinquished our needs, goals, and intentions. Spirituality does not imply inaction. Spiritually oriented … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 27th, 2007 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Be present as the watcher of your mind—of your thoughts and emotions as well as you reactions in various situations. Be at least as interested in your reactions as in the situation or person that causes you to react. Notice … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 7th, 2007 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“If there is no joy, ease or lightness in what you are doing, it does not necessarily mean that you need to change what you are doing. It may be sufficient to change the how. “How” is always more important … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET
“It really does take many negative thoughts and persistent negative thinking to bring something negative into your life. However, if you persist in thinking negative thoughts over a period of time, they will appear in your life. If you worry … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 11, 2007 by Rhonda Byrne of “The Secret”
“Your mind can be like a runaway steam train if you let it. It can take you off to thoughts of the past, and then take you off to thoughts of the future by taking past bad events and projecting … Continue reading

