PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in ASK AND IT IS GIVEN

Posted on August 21, 2017 by jmaz479

“The greatest gift you could ever give to another is your own happiness, for when you are in a state of joy, happiness, or appreciation, you are fully connected to the Stream of pure, positive Source Energy that is truly who you are. And when you are in that state of connection, anything or anyone that you are holding as your object of attention benefits from your attention.

No one else needs you to be or do things for them in order for them to be fulfilled – for all of them have the same access to the Stream of Well-Being that you do. Often, others (who do not understand that they have access to the Stream), suffer in their inability to hold themselves in a place of feeling good, and ask you to behave in a way that they believe will make them feel better. But not only to they hold you in a place of discomfort as they try to make you responsible for your joy, they hold themselves in a place of bondage as well. For they cannot control the way any other behaves, and if that control is necessary for their happiness, then they truly are in trouble.”

Esther and Jerry Hicks, in “Ask and It Is Given”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 21st, 2017 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART

Posted on August 20, 2017 by jmaz479

“There are hundreds, if not thousands of ways, in which you can cheat yourself and work out of sacrifice or duty. There are just as many ways in which you can cheat others and work out of impatience and greed. Be aware of the many subtle ways in which you can betray yourself and/or others. Do not settle for the rewards the world would give you. Material wealth, name and fame will not bring you happiness.

Only work that is joyful will bring you happiness. Only work that is joyful will bring happiness to others. Do not think that happiness can come from sacrifice or struggle. The means must be consistent with the ends. The goal unfolds through the process itself. Be wary of work motivated by guilt or spiritual pride. Do not try to save yourself by helping others. Do not try to save others when it is you yourself who needs to be saved.”

Paul Ferrini, in “The Silence of the Heart”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 18th, 2017 by Neale Donald Walsch in WHAT GOD WANTS

Posted on August 17, 2017 by jmaz479

“Guilt is pointless, and is not the same as regret. Regret is the feeling that tells us we are sorry for what we did and do not wish to do it again. Guilt is the feeling that indicts us for it, and never lets us redeem ourselves no matter what we do. Regret is empowering, guilt is paralyzing.

Fear is pointless, and it is not the same as caution. Caution is the feeling that tells us we would benefit from looking both ways before stepping off the curb. Fear is the feeling that won’t let us step off the curb at all. Caution is empowering, fear is paralyzing.”

Neale Donald Walsch, in “What God Wants”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 17th, 2017 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS

Posted on August 16, 2017 by jmaz479

“How many of you have been hearing whispers in your mind that you have been ignoring? For instance, how many of you have heard whispers of what you would like to do for a career, but constantly crate reasons why you can’t do it? Would it not be simpler to create reasons why you can? It takes far more energy to hold yourself back than to allow yourself to move forward. Think how drained you feel when you dwell on the negative, and how energized you feel – and how easily things move – when you dwell on the positive.

You may really want to quit your job and pursue a hobby or longtime interest. You may find your mind whispering to you that it will work. You may hear of other people succeeding in your field, and find all kinds of indications from the universe that this is the right way to go. Intuition beckons you to the future with things you feel drawn to because you love them. When you follow that voice you will find doors opening everywhere. If you are finding closed doors, it is the universe telling you there is a better way to go. Don’t keep pushing against closed doors; look around for the open ones.”

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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH

Posted on August 15, 2017 by jmaz479

“Most people harbor mixed intentions around their goals. It is rare that someone simply knows what he or she wants, goes directly for it, and creates it instantly. When you bump up against mixed intentions, you have a valuable opportunity to decide what you really want and deepen your resolve to achieve it. As you face and move beyond your doubts, fears, and considerations, you gain clarity and strength. You recognize more clearly who you are and where you want to go. Then, as you line up your energy with your desires, you become very powerful indeed. Seen in this light, you can bless and appreciate the entire process, which is less about what is happening outside you and more about what is happening inside you.”

Alan Cohen, in “Relax into Wealth”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 15th, 2017 by Mark Nepo in THE BOOK OF AWAKENING

Posted on August 14, 2017 by jmaz479

There exists for each life on Earth a set of inner doors that no one can go through for us. We can change jobs or lovers, travel around the world, become a doctor or lawyer or expert mountain climber, or nobly put our life on hold to care for an ailing mother or father, and when we are done, though the worthy distraction could take years, the last threshold we didn’t cross within will be there waiting. There is no substitute for genuine risk. Stranger still is how the very core issues we avoid return, sometimes with different faces, but still, we are brought full circle to them, again and again.

Regardless of how we may try to skip over or sidestep what we need to face, we humbly discover that no other threshold is possible until we use our courage to open the door before us. Perhaps the oldest working truth of self-discovery is that the only way out is through. That we are returned repeatedly to the same circumstance is not always a sign of avoidance, but can mean our work around a certain issue is not done.”

Mark Nepo, in “The Book of Awakening”

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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 14th, 2017 by Alanis Morissette in the song THIS GRUDGE

Posted on August 13, 2017 by jmaz479

“I want to be big and let go, of this grudge that’s grown old.
All this time I’ve not known how to rest this bygone.
I want to be soft and resolved, clean of slate and released,
I want to forgive, for the both of us.
Maybe if I cut the chord, veils will lift from eyes.
Maybe as I lay this to rest, dead weight off my shoulders will rise.”

Alanis Morissette, in the song “This Grudge”, from the CD “So Called Chaos”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 11th, 2017 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on August 10, 2017 by jmaz479

“Many people throughout the world, and particularly in Western society, remain intent upon accumulating as much money and stuff as they possibly can. This is not to suggest that there is anything wrong with spending money, for the act of spending itself can serve to demonstrate confidence in our abundance.

The problem that arises when accumulation itself is the goal is that not only do we become inordinately focused on collecting money and material goods, but we then also take it a step further by putting an enormous amount of energy into doing whatever is necessary to hold on to what we have. When you compare this typical ‘adult’ behavior to how we behaved as very young children, you can see that we have virtually lost the ability to truly enjoy something for its very essence — the experience or feeling it provides us.

As this excerpt from Stuart Wilde’s book Infinite Self emphasizes, as souls inhabiting bodies (and not the other way around), it is indeed essential that we come to the realization that the value in money derives from the ‘experiences’ it allows us to purchase:

“The whole function of money is not to have it; its function is to use it. The main reason for generating money is to buy experiences. You want to get to the end of your life with zilch in the bank, and look back and say, “My God, look at this huge pile of experiences,” because none of your memories are ever lost. Everything you’ve done is in your eternal memory somewhere.”

Once we adopt this attitude about money, what we effectively do is put ourselves in a position to add valuable experiential mileage to our souls.”

Jeff Maziarek, in “Spirituality Simplified”

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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 10th, 2017 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE

Posted on August 9, 2017 by jmaz479

“Being mindful in relationships can be difficult, especially because it often reveals the truth of the relationships. What do we do when we learn that our partner isn’t caring or committed to the relationship? We can deny the truth and construct a fantasy relationship, or we can apply mindfulness to see and fully accept a relationship for what it is – without blaming or judging the relationship or the other person involved. Once freed from our judgment, this person, too, may become more open and less resentful.

In relationships, as in all systems in nature, a change in one part of the system affects the whole system. Intentionally Centering Attention Now lets us notice the changes and appreciate them for the treasures they bring, recognizing that relationships are fragile and impermanent. Tend to each person in your life as you would an acorn you plant. Water and nurture that seedling without expectations, and let it grow into the Oak tree it is meant to be.”

Donald Altman, in “The Mindfulness Code”

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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 9th, 2017 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW

Posted on August 8, 2017 by jmaz479

“Humanity is under great pressure to evolve because it is our only chance of survival as a race. This will affect every aspect of your life and close relationships in particular. Never before have relationships been as problematic and conflict ridden as they are now. As you may have noticed, they are not here to make you happy or fulfilled. If you continue to pursue the goal of salvation through a relationship, you will be disillusioned again and again. But if you accept that the relationship is here to make you conscious instead of happy, then the relationship will offer you salvation, and you will be aligning yourself with the higher consciousness that wants to be born into this world.”

Eckhart Tolle, in “The Power of Now”

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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 8th, 2017 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS

Posted on August 7, 2017 by jmaz479

“Spend as little time as possible in the distractions of life and as much time as possible moving toward your goal. Feel free to cut people short if they waste your time. Eliminate all unnecessary effort, and try to maximize your own free time – time that you will use to better your life, to study, to learn, to indulge in life – time to understand yourself and time to honor the Life Force in all things.

The cult of the individual will inherit the earth, for in the end, everyone will see that this is the only path and that all associations are but way stations to the individual transcendence that is the destiny of all of us. Make your choices, then feel free to change them if you wish. But make choices. Become action-oriented, collect valuable experiences, and use those experiences to assist you in surmounting the next challenge.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Affirmations”

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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 7th, 2017 by Wayne W. Dyer in WISDOM OF THE AGES

Posted on August 6, 2017 by jmaz479

“To see the absurdity of impatience in your life, set your watch ahead several hours and tear off several months on you wall calendar. Then see if you have advanced time! The failures and frustrations, along with the immediate successes, are a part and parcel of the perfection of it all. By observing nature—your nature and the natural world around you—you will see that you must allow a wound to progress at its own pace; to eat a fig you must first let it flower, put forth fruit, and ripen. Trust in your nature and let go of your desire to have things done quickly.”

Wayne W. Dyer, in “Wisdom of the Ages”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 4th, 2017 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET

Posted on August 3, 2017 by jmaz479

“Many people have sacrificed themselves for others, thinking when they sacrifice themselves they are being a good person. Wrong! To sacrifice yourself can only come from thoughts of absolute lack, because it is saying, ‘There is not enough for everyone, so I will go without.’ Those feelings do not feel good and will eventually lead to resentment. There is abundance for everybody and it is each person’s responsibility to summon their own desires. You cannot summon for another person because you cannot think and feel for another. Your job is You. When you make feeling good a priority, that magnificent frequency will radiate and touch everyone close to you.”

Rhonda Byrne, in “The Secret”

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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 3rd, 2017 by Eckhart Tolle in A NEW EARTH

Posted on August 2, 2017 by jmaz479

“The initiation of the awakening process is an act of grace. You cannot make it happen nor can you prepare yourself for it or accumulate credits toward it. There isn’t a tidy sequence of logical steps that leads toward it, although the mind would love that. You don’t have to become worthy first. It may come to the sinner before it comes to the saint, but not necessarily. That’s why Jesus associated with all kinds of people, not just the respectable ones.

There is nothing you can do about awakening. Whatever you do will be the ego trying to add awakening or enlightenment to itself as its most prized possession and thereby making itself more important and bigger. Instead of awakening, you add the concept of awakening to your mind, or the mental image of what an awakened or enlightened person is like, and then you try to live up to that image. Living up to an image that you have of yourself or that other people have of you is inauthentic living – another unconscious role the ego plays.”

Eckhart Tolle, in “A New Earth”

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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 2nd, 2017 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU

Posted on August 1, 2017 by jmaz479

“The rules of all bargaining sessions or peace conferences should include the agreement that they will treat each other on the level of their innate divinity. This agreement would lead to the opening premise that would be in essence a prayer even if it were not prayerfully invoked—the thought that God is on both sides of the table. This would lead to an open-minded listening to one another’s views…

“Agree with thine adversary quickly,” remembering that the adversary is not the person or situation that stands before you, but your reaction to or feeling about it. It has been said, “Things may happen around you, and things may happen to you, but the only things that really count are the things that happen in you.” We can’t always control what happens to us. But we can control what we think about what happens—and what we are thinking is our life at any particular moment.”

Eric Butterworth, in “Discover the Power Within You”

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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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