PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE

Posted on September 11, 2017 by jmaz479

“The main character of your story is you, but the role that you are playing is not you. You have practiced that role for so long that you have mastered the performance. You have become the best actor in the entire world, but I can assure you that you are not what you believe you are. Thank God, because you are much better than what you believe you are.

I remember when my Grandfather told me, “Miguel, you will know that you are free when you no longer have to be you.” At that moment, I didn’t understand him, but later I knew exactly what he meant. I don’t have to be the way everybody wants me to be. I don’t have to be what I believe. I should be according to my own lies.

Your story is your creation. You are the artist with the force of life flowing through you. If you don’t like your art, you have the power to change it. That’s the good news. You don’t have to be you anymore, and that’s the maximum freedom. You don’t have to be what you believe you are. You don’t have to be that anger or that jealousy or that hate. You can recover the sense of what you really are, return to paradise, and live again in heaven on earth.”

Don Miguel Ruiz, in “The Voice of Knowledge”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 11th, 2017 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK

Posted on September 10, 2017 by jmaz479

“As children, we never chose what to believe or not to believe. We didn’t choose our religion or moral values, or any concept at all. But we agreed with these beliefs, and once we agreed, it was stored in our memory. The outside dream hooked our attention and put knowledge inside us via other humans—via our parents, our teachers, our church, our society. This knowledge sets us up to be slaves of the dream of the planet.

Knowledge itself isn’t good or bad or right or wrong; knowledge is just a program. It is nothing but concepts, But the Parasite that goes with knowledge is evil—it is alive. The Parasite that grows in your mind and takes control of the mind. Once that Parasite takes control of your mind, the real you is dead. You are not alive; there is something else that is living your life. It is not you because the real you is not evil; the real you is not self-destructive.

We eat knowledge, ingest the Parasite, and get sick from what we eat. This is what happened to all of us.”

Don Miguel Ruiz, in “The Four Agreements Companion Book”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 8th, 2017 by Sanaya Roman in Living with Joy

Posted on September 7, 2017 by jmaz479

“There is a fine line between egotistical and humble. Walking that line brings the expression of power into balance. Do you brag about yourself? Do you go around wanting to tell people when you did something great? Or do you listen to people with an open ear, putting your own accomplishments aside? The tendency to overstate or exaggerate accomplishments can create problems.

Do you find yourself rehearsing what you are going to say to someone about something wonderful you accomplished? There is a difference between coming from confidence and coming from egoism.

If you feel you have done or are doing something great or unusual, you are sending a message to your subconscious telling it that this is not a normal achievement. If you want to bring more great accomplishments into your life, then take them in stride when they happen. (Congratulate yourself, but let it seem as if it is something you do every day.)”

Sanaya Roman, in “Living with Joy”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 7th, 2017 by Polly Campbell in HOW TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE

Posted on September 6, 2017 by jmaz479

“Bad habits aren’t going to be the only thing slowing down your forward progress. Temptation, fatigue, uncertainty, beliefs, and external factors are a few of the other things that you are probably going to rise up and slam the door to possibility in your face. This is all part of the deal, so you don’t need to worry about adversity; just prepare to move through it. I’m not saying you’ll love the setbacks. You won’t be able to neatly work through everything with a glass of wine and a good laugh – yet those coping strategies are powerful in their own right.

The path through adversity is not always clear. Often it is infuriating, doubt-producing, exhausting, and frustrating – been there, done that. But there is nothing like the satisfaction and joy that come from knowing you kept at it, did your best, and in the end, created something better than before.”

Polly Campbell, in “How to Live an Awesome Life”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 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. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 6th, 2017 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF

Posted on September 5, 2017 by jmaz479

“People who laugh a lot live longer, but more important they live better. What is the use of living if you can’t enjoy yourself while you are here? Laughter is a gift from God. I know that God has a great sense of humor. I’ll be He laughs at most of the renditions of his son as a painfully serious teacher. One who knows God knows laughter. Some people criticize humor as irreverent. Humor is very reverent; it is, in fact, a very high form of prayer. If there were more laughter in churches, there would be more people in churches. I know several ministers who are very humorous teachers, and their congregations are among the largest.

People do not want to be taught that life is a downer. Many of us have been taught that lesson for most of our life, and the ensuing burden has worked against our enlightenment. Perhaps we are ready now for a new lesson. Perhaps we are ready to learn that gaiety is an intrinsic ingredient of health and success. Perhaps we are ready to let go of the heaviness with which we have associated the spiritual path, and see it through new eyes.

Wouldn’t it be a riot if we got to Heaven and there we found God laughing?”

Alan Cohen, in “Dare to Be Yourself”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 1

Posted on September 4, 2017 by jmaz479

“You have been taught to live in fear. You have been told about the survival of the fittest and the victory of the strongest and the success of the cleverest. Precious little is said about the glory of the most loving. And so you strive to be the fittest, the strongest, the cleverest – in one way or another – and if you see yourself as something less than this in any situation, you fear loss, for you have been told that to be less is to lose.

And so of course you choose the action fear sponsors, for that is what you have been taught. Yet I teach you this: when you choose the action love sponsors, then you will do more than survive, you will do more than win, then you will do more than succeed. Then will you experience the full glory of Who You Really Are, and who you can be.”

Neale Donald Walsch, in “Conversations with God, Book 1”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 4th, 2017 by Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS

Posted on September 3, 2017 by jmaz479

“If you observe nature at work, you will see that least effort is expended. Grass doesn’t try to grow, it just grows. Fish don’t try to swim, they just swim. Flowers don’t try to bloom, they bloom. Birds don’t try to fly, they fly. This is their intrinsic nature. The earth doesn’t try to spin on its own axis; it is the nature of the earth to spin with dizzying speed and to hurtle through space. It is the nature of babies to be in bliss. It is the nature of the sun to shine. It is the nature of the stars to glitter and sparkle. And it is human nature to make our dreams manifest into physical form, easily and effortlessly.”

Deepak Chopra, in “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 1st, 2017 by Richard Carlson PH.D., in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

Posted on August 31, 2017 by jmaz479

“Think of someone who truly irritates you, who makes you feel angry. Now, close your eyes and try to imagine this person as a tiny infant. See their tiny little features and their innocent little eyes. Know that babies can’t help but make mistakes and each of us was, at one time, a little infant. Now, roll forward the clock one hundred years. See the same person as a very old person who is about to die. Look at their worn-out eyes and their soft smile, which suggests a bit of wisdom and the admission of mistakes made. Know that each of us will be one hundred years old, alive or dead, before too many decades go by.

You can play with this technique and alter it in many ways. It almost always provides the user with some needed perspective and compassion. If our goal is to become more peaceful and loving, we certainly don’t want to harbor negativity toward others.”

Richard Carlson, PH.D., in “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 31st, 2017 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH

Posted on August 30, 2017 by jmaz479

“When your actions or happiness depend on external factors, you will bob up and down like a cork on the surface of a turbulent ocean. Your days and career will be an emotional roller coaster. You will feel stressed and frazzled, and your journey may be compounded with relationship conflicts and health problems. When you give your power away to people and circumstances, which are fickle and transitory, your life will be out of control.

If, on the other hand, you source your experience from your inner spirit, you call forth your power to generate dynamic results and enjoy the process. Then you are the master of your career, destiny, and life. Your energy proceeds from your choices, not the marketplace.

Resolve now to set your own tone, no matter what appearances may indicate. Be bigger than your circumstances, and your circumstances will reform themselves to reflect your intentions.”

Alan Cohen, in “Relax into Wealth”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 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. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS

Posted on August 29, 2017 by jmaz479

“At a certain level, everyone knows the truth about each other. You may try not to see the truth, but you do indeed know it at some level. There is no hiding from each other, and there is no need to do so. You are a magnificent, beautiful, alive human being, doing the very best you know how.

All of you are deeply aware of each other, and when you match your words and actions precisely to that awareness, you evolve. You may think it is not kind to speak your mind, to speak up, if you hold an image that it is not understanding and sympathetic. You may think you are doing someone a favor by covering up your feelings, but you may be setting up a drama where the only way out is through the truth.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Personal Power through Awareness”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 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. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 29th, 2017 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF

Posted on August 28, 2017 by jmaz479

“It is a common trait of the ego-driven person to judge others by the external measures of their possessions, appearance, and conduct. Frequently, judgment is polite and without mean-spiritedness when you classify and choose not to encourage friendliness with someone based on their position on your status scale. Nevertheless, it is a technique useful to the ego to keep you from knowing your higher self.

All of the judgment concerning appearances is simply a tool for upgrading oneself by comparison with another. Ego gets you to reconfirm your separateness, and it loves to keep you in a state of separation from others. In that way it manages to prevent you from feeling connected as you are in reality.

When you consult your higher self, you learn that you are a part of the same divine essence that connects all of us to the source of spirit. Your inner self confirms that you are no better than another and that you do not need to judge or to compare yourself against others. There is one God, one source with many different manifestations.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “Your Sacred Self”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 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. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 28th, 2017 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION

Posted on August 27, 2017 by jmaz479

“A healing crisis occurs at the point where we have outgrown an old pattern or way of being, but are still unconsciously holding onto that old way because it feels safe and familiar. Our response to a healing crisis can vary greatly, both according to who we are and in reaction to other influences that may be affecting us at the time. We may be feeling relatively comfortable and content in a pattern that is no longer vital, unaware that our soul—which always welcomes forward motion—is ready to guide us to a new level. Or we may be feeling stuck and frustrated, wanting to make a change but not quite willing or able to. So, we unconsciously create some kind of physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual crisis that shakes us out of the old and propels us into the new.”

Shakti Gawain, in “The Path of Transformation”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 25th, 2017 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF

Posted on August 24, 2017 by jmaz479

“Nothing will bring about an inner feeling of turmoil faster than allowing yourself to be seduced into fighting or arguing. You always have a choice. Always! To argue or not to argue. To confront or not to confront.

When you opt for arguing or confronting, you’re allowing the ego to push your higher self into the background. Here is your ego speaking to you: “You are separate from your spouse/that clerk/those bureaucrats. You need to show them how special you are and that you can’t be pushed around. Go ahead and tell them your point of view and don’t listen to what they have to say.”

Behind this approach to life is the ever present need to be right. When you give up the need to be right, you no longer need the turmoil.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “Your Sacred Self”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 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. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 24th, 2017 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE

Posted on August 23, 2017 by jmaz479

“While it’s true that you have only one chance to make a first impression, it’s also true that you will spend a lifetime in relationships with all kinds of people, and the one thing that will keep them coming back above all is character. Think about it: every single connection you have with someone, personally or professionally, is built on character. You cannot sustain successful relationships without it, and since the world is really nothing but one big block party, get about the business of character building. We could really use your help out here. Our reputation may always precede us, but our character defines us.”

John St. Augustine, in “Living an Uncommon Life”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday August 23rd, 2017 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING

Posted on August 22, 2017 by jmaz479

“Because of our upbringing, and because of attitudes passed down over countless generations, we believe that what we see in the moment, and what we are experiencing in the moment, is the way it has to be until we either find a way to eradicate it or accept it. We can see it, we’re surely experiencing it, so in our book that makes it reality.

And yet reality, real reality—is nothing more than the result of how we’ve been flowing our energy. Let’s say, for instance, you’re living in a body you don’t much like. You call that reality, which equates to that which is unchangeable and must be accepted. Or, let’s say you’re currently living in a declining economy which is affecting your income. You call that reality, a potentially disastrous condition over which you have no control.

Here’s the flash: We do not have to face up to or put up with anything. All we have to do is learn to flow our energy differently, for nothing—nothing—affects our experience except how we flow our energy. NOTHING!!!”

Lynn Grabhorn, in “Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 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. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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