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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 Monday, April 19th, 2021 by Richard Carlson, PH.D. in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date. It isn’t. In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“If you love yourself for who you are, you are living in present time which is the gateway to personal power. If you love only who you will be, then you are out of your body, living in a future … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Self-love
Tagged Personal Power through Awareness, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 by Thich Nhat Hanh in PEACE IS EVERY STEP
“The foundation of happiness is mindfulness. The basic condition for being happy is our consciousness of being happy. If we are not aware that we are happy, we are not really happy. When we have a toothache, we know that … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh
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BEST of PONDER on THIS Monday, March 8th, 2021 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Guidance is your greatest ally in life. When you rely on your guidance, you can get by with a minimum of planning. But when you ignore your guidance, no amount of planning can guide you home. If you know where … Continue reading
Posted in Intuition, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 1st, 2021 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE
“PRACTICING MINDFULNESS DOES NOT MEAN that we won’t still find ourselves overcome with doubt. There will be periods when purpose is hard to find, when the journey seems like a chore, and when you’re not sure if your values and … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Donald Altman, The Mindfulness Code
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 25th, 2020 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM
“Give up your personal history which is nothing more than low energy thoughts you carry around about the way things used to be and why you are upset today because they no longer are that way. Many of your so-called … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, Wayne W. Dyer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 by Chérie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES
“One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people are afraid of not having enough of whatever it is they need or want, and so they are always striving to get to some point in the future when … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Gratitude, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Cherie Carter Scott, If LIfe is a Game These Are the Rules
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 23rd, 2020 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
“The “you should have” gambit is used virtually every minute of every day, especially in offices around the world, by people who want to tie you up for their convenience… When people use the “you should have” tack, they are … Continue reading
Posted in Blame, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Pulling Your Own Strings
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“The past only has an impact on the present when you continue to waste your powerful thought and feeling energies on something that no longer exists at all, other than in your own mind. Whatever it was that happened is … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness, Taking Responsibility
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 15th, 2020 by Robert Mack in HAPPINESS FROM THE INSIDE OUT
“Expectation is the source of all misery in the world. In order to be happy, therefore, you must give up your expectations; you must detach from the need for having specific outcomes or specific or specific results. You must not … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Happiness from the Inside Out, Robert Mack
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 by Nan Akasha in ALREADY RICH
“Who is in your mind? Most people are not in their own mind. They let others in and they think based on what others tell them is right for them. They are literally “out” of their mind. This means creating … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Already Rich, Nan Akasha
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 7th, 2020 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW
“Why does the mind habitually deny or resist the Now? Because it cannot function and remain in control without time, which is past and future, so it perceives the timeless Now as threatening. Time and mind are in fact inseparable. … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 28th, 2020 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Life is what is happening; death is what is not happening. A moment after something happens, it is already dead. Whatever happened to us as a child, in school, with friends, in love relationships – whatever was true thirty years … Continue reading
Posted in Present Moment Awareness
Tagged Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements Companion Book
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