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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: Uncertainty
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 18th, 2023 by Ragini Elizabeth Michaels in UNFLAPPABLE
“Mystics embrace change. They embody a deep acceptance of life’s ongoing movement and the uncertainty that movement creates. Without this attitude, the reality of impermanence complicates everything, since you can’t really count on anything remaining the same. On the other … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Uncertainty
Tagged Ragini Elizabeth Michaels, Unflappable
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 by Deepak Chopra in AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND
“Life’s uncertainty makes constant demands on everyone’s coping mechanisms. There are basically two ways to cope with uncertainty – acceptance and resistance. Acceptance means that you allow events to unfold around you and react to them spontaneously, without suppression. Resistance … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Uncertainty
Tagged Ageless Body Timeless Mind, Deepak Chopra
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 8th, 2023 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“If what you are following is your true adventure, if it is something appropriate to you deep spiritual need or readiness, then magical guides will appear to help you. If you say, “Everyone’s going on this trip this year, and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncertainty
Tagged Diane K. Osbon, Joseph Campbell, Reflections on the Art of Living
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 by Eliza Mada Dalian in IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS
“Your fear is a blessing. It is giving you an opportunity to dis-identify from your mind and learn to trust the unknown. The mind can never trust or surrender. Trust always happens through intelligence and consciousness. The mind always asks … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Uncertainty
Tagged Eliza Mada Dalian, In Search of the Miraculous
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“From all that I have witnessed, successfully dealing with uncertainty requires that you keep your thoughts in the present moment as much as possible, for normally it is only when you are “time-traveling” into the future that insecurity besets you. … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Uncertainty
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 8th, 2022 by Robert Fulghum in MAYBE (MAYBE NOT)
“Life is. I am. Anything might happen. And I believe I may invest my life with meaning. The uncertainty is a blessing in disguise. If I were absolutely certain about all things, I would spend my life in anxious misery, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Uncertainty
Tagged Maybe (Maybe Not), Robert Fulghum
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 27th, 2022 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH
“You are able to live with uncertainty, even enjoy it. When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents … Continue reading
Posted in Uncertainty
Tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 15th, 2021 by Deepak Chopra in THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
“Struggle, worry, planning and controlling runs against the grain of life. Life compresses chaos and orderliness together. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be in the flow of life, you can’t struggle against it at … Continue reading
Posted in Uncertainty, Worry
Tagged Deepak Chopra, The Way of the Wizard
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 30th, 2018 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“If you think you are the “doer,” you will feel justified in making endless plans. Now, I do not suggest that you try to stop making plans. I ask you instead to watch carefully what happens to your plans. See … Continue reading
Posted in Ego, Present Moment Awareness, Uncertainty
Tagged Paul Ferrini, The Silence of the Heart
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 3rd, 2017 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“People are attached to the “known” because, as a rule, none of us really like change. We all tend to prefer the status quo because it’s predictable, and therefore theoretically safe. This is the case even if we are not … Continue reading
Posted in Uncertainty
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 by Ragini Elizabeth Michaels in UNFLAPPABLE
“Mystics embrace change. They embody a deep acceptance of life’s ongoing movement and the uncertainty that movement creates. Without this attitude, the reality of impermanence complicates everything, since you can’t really count on anything remaining the same. On the other … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Uncertainty
Tagged Ragini Elizabeth Michaels, Unflappable
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 8th, 2013 by Deepak Chopra in AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND
“Life’s uncertainty makes constant demands on everyone’s coping mechanisms. There are basically two ways to cope with uncertainty – acceptance and resistance. Acceptance means that you allow events to unfold around you and react to them spontaneously, without suppression. Resistance … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Uncertainty
Tagged Ageless Body Timeless Mind, Deepak Chopra
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 25th, 2013 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“If what you are following is your true adventure, if it is something appropriate to you deep spiritual need or readiness, then magical guides will appear to help you. If you say, “Everyone’s going on this trip this year, and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncertainty
Tagged Diane K. Osbon, Joseph Campbell, Reflections on the Art of Living
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