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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: Self-love
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 11th, 2016 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“The gifts you have been given in this life do not belong to you alone. They belong to everyone. Do not be selfish and withhold them. Do not be selfish and imprison yourself in a lifestyle that holds your spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Joy, Self-love
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 20th, 2016 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If you regret the past, you overlook the gifts it has bestowed upon you. If you see yourself as a victim, you deny your role as a powerful creator. If you feel guilty and believe you should have done otherwise, … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Self-love
Tagged Alan Cohen, Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER
“Enjoying your life is easy when you’re having fun. The challenge is enjoying being part of it when the going gets tough. Of course, it doesn’t mean that you have to enjoy tragedies. It’s knowing that you can choose to … Continue reading
Posted in Self-acceptance, Self-love
Tagged Michael Tamura, You Are the Answer
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 25th, 2016 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY
“Self-esteem means believing in yourself, knowing that you did the best you knew how, even though two days later you could see a better way. It involves making yourself right rather than wrong and allowing yourself to feel good about … Continue reading
Posted in Self-acceptance, Self-love
Tagged Living with Joy, Sanaya Roman
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 18th, 2016 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE
“Your happiness will never come from arranging and controlling your external world. It can only come from your willingness to know yourself fully, and to express joyfully and freely from this knowing. Escape the illusion that control of your environment … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Self-acceptance, Self-forgiveness, Self-love, Self-respect
Tagged Sara Chetkin, The Healing Curve
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 13th, 2015 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS
“To say no to people – that’s wonderful; that’s part of waking up. Part of waking up is that you live your life as you see fit. And understand: That is NOT selfish. The selfish thing is to demand that … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love, Trusting Yourself
Tagged Awareness, Fr. Anthony DeMello
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 9th, 2015 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS
“Why do you allow yourself to be in situations throughout the day, even minor ones with store clerks, customers, or telephone calls, in which you are made to feel depreciated? It is because of a belief many of you picked … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Personal Power through Awareness, Sanaya Roman
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 23rd, 2015 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE
“Look at everything that you think and feel and say and do that you do not like in yourself. Your negative emotions, your defects, your handicaps, your errors, your attachments and neuroses and hang-ups and yes, even your sins. Can … Continue reading
Posted in Self-acceptance, Self-love, Witnessing
Tagged Fr. Anthony DeMello, The Way to Love
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 12th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“Each day you have many successes. To you they may seem unimportant. But to the sage, everything is important. Most of us tend to underplay our triumphs, for we are taught as children not to boast – to be nice … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love, Success
Tagged Affirmations, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 by Louise Hay in YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
“How perfect you were when you were a tiny baby. Babies do not have to do anything to become perfect, they already are perfect, and they act as if they know it. They know they are the center of the … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Life
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT
“One of the strangest delusions believed by many of us is that it is good to love other people but bad to love yourself. I suggest that the more you are able to see, love, and accept the one facet … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Millman, Everyday Enlightenment
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 29th, 2015 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU
“No matter where you are or what you may be, no matter how much you have lost or how little you have gained, no matter how far you many think yourself to be from the heights you have set for … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love, Trusting Yourself
Tagged Discover the Power Within You, Eric Butterworth
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH
“While many people fear that following their joy is a sign of selfishness or egotism, they do not realize that they have a long way to go before they would become self-indulgent. More people suffer from a sense of unworthiness … Continue reading
Posted in Self-love
Tagged Alan Cohen, Relax Into Wealth
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