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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: Relationships
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 by Jerry and Ester Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX
“The person who comes right now will be a match to the essence of the person you are right now. When you are feeling misunderstood or lonely or unloved, you cannot find a mate who will offer anything different to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 16th 2011 by Leo Buscaglia in LOVING EACH OTHER
“The very measure of a good relationship is in how much it encourages optimal intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth. So, if a relationship becomes destructive, endangers our human dignity, prevents us from growing, continually depresses and demoralizes us – and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 9th, 2011 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
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“In relationships, the primary motivator for manipulation is emotional insecurity. If I can get you to feel guilty, you will stay where I want you and do what I like. You will have sex with me, give me money, keep … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
Many people come to me and say, “Gosh, I want someone who loves me. I want the right man or the right woman to come into my life.” Who is the right man or the right woman? It’s not about … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“Hard as it is to believe, emotional safety is not to be founding most relationships. That is because most relationships are addictive and temporary. They end in mutual distrust and/or abandonment. Yet, when we “fall in love,” we have the … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 17th, 2010 by Jerry and Ester Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX
“If you have the developed the pattern of working hard to keep those around you happy, then when they are not happy, when they are presenting anger to you, you may feel that their anger has something to do with … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 21st, 2010 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Every relationship is a teaching-learning assignment. Anyone we are destined to meet, we will. We are drawn to each other for teaching and learning, as each of us is presented with the chance to learn the next lesson in the … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“You are not dependent upon the companionship of others as much as you tend to think you are. You are not any more integral to others’ lives than they are to yours. Yet how you want to keep everyone and … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, January 29th, 2009 by Don Miguel Ruiz, in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
“How many times do we pay for one mistake? The answer is thousands of times. The human is the only animal on earth that pays a thousand times for the same mistake. The rest of the animals pay once for … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 5th, 2009 by Doris Roper in WAKE UP Your Life!
“This is what I have learned about the people around us: Whenever somebody triggers something in you, pushes a button, causes an unpleasant sensation for you, do not look at that person. Look at yourself. Ask yourself, “What is it … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 1st, 2008 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“Are you aware of how tightly you hold on to what is not for you to hold on to? You try to hold people to you. You try to keep them in place. But people are travelers in their own … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 20th, 2008 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU
“In every experience we face, there is always a time when ultimate problems exist merely as seed possibilities. In all bitter feuds between people, in all wars between nations, in all emotional problems of individuals, there was always a time … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“True success is derived from living a fully aware life, one in which you do not base your happiness on meeting societal standards or acquiring outside approval. As a person who spent the better part of thirty years doing the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 by James Redfield in THE CELESTINE PROPHECY
“We humans always seem to take a manipulative posture. No matter what the particulars of the situation, or the subject matter, we prepare ourselves to say whatever we must in order to prevail in the conversation. Each of us seeks … Continue reading

