PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 18th, 2015 by Polly Campbell in IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY

“We lie to ourselves all the time. It’s our way of denying and resisting, and sometimes protecting ourselves. But it’s not an effective way. These lies are simply part of the illusion we create to buffer ourselves against our fears or insecurities. We use them to mask our imperfections so that perhaps we won’t be discovered for who we really are – a flawed human being. But get this: who you are when you stand in your truth is always more powerful that the lies you create to hide it. Those lies always stunt our growth and keep us from living authentically.”

Polly Campbell, in “Imperfect Spirituality”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS

Neale Donald Walsch: What are the beliefs that we have about God that create crisis, violence, killing, and war?

God: First, you believe that God “needs” something. Second, you believe that God “can fail” to get what He needs. Third, you believe that God “has separated” you from Him because you have not given Him what He needs. Fourth, you believe that God still needs what he needs so badly that God now”requires” you, “from your separated position,” to give it to Him. Fifth, you believe that God “will destroy you” if you do not meet His requirements.

These Five Fallacies About God have brought more pain and destruction to your day-to-day existence than all of your other beliefs combined.”

God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, in “The New Revelations”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT

“Making assumptions and then taking them personally is the beginning of hell in this world. Almost all of our conflicts are based on this, and it’s easy to understand why. Assumptions are nothing more than lies that we are telling ourselves. This creates a big drama for nothing, because we don’t really know if something is true or not. Making assumptions is just looking for drama when there’s no drama happening. And if drama is happening in someone else’s story, so what? It’s not your story; it’s someone else’s story.

Be aware that almost everything you tell yourself is an assumption. If you’re a parent you know how easy it is to make assumptions about your children. It’s midnight, and your daughter isn’t home yet. She went out to dance, and you thought she’d be home by now. You start imagining the worst; you start making assumptions: “Oh, what if something happened to her? Maybe I should call the police.” There are so many things you can imagine, and you create a whole drama of possibilities in your head. Ten minutes later your daughter arrives home with a big smile. When the truth arrives and all the lies are dispelled, you realize that you were simply torturing yourself for nothing. Don’t make assumptions.

Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz, in “The Fifth Agreement”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 15th, 2015 by Dr. Stephen Russell in BAREFOOT DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO THE TAO

“Waiting patiently for something good to occur is not a passive activity. Waiting patiently is an active state. With the full knowledge and faith that what’s for you won’t pass you by, and by breathing, relaxing, and going with the spontaneous impulses that arise from within, you actively engage with the world, relishing every moment as it occurs, until in the fullness of time, that good thing you’ve been patiently waiting for will present itself in full manifest from before your very eyes.

You haven’t wasted a single moment of your precious time here wishing it to be different. Patience means wishing everything to be exactly as it is, knowing full well, in the meantime, that according to the immutable law of yin and yang, things will change of themselves anyway and, if your original intention was clearly focused, they’ll change along lines appropriate to your best interests.”

Stephen Russell, in “Barefoot Doctor’s Guide to the TAO”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 12, 2015 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF

“God indeed works in mysterious ways. That which we judge to be unfortunate and evil can teach us our greatest lessons. The thief who cons you out of your money could represent a divine lesson teaching you to let go and not be attached to your things. The drug pusher may be teaching you how to experience addiction and down-in-the-gutter depression so that you will transcend this reliance on external substances for your highs in life.

All people, and I do mean ALL, are in your life to teach you valuable lessons. Don’t ignore those lessons. Get the message and bless them, and move on. When you ignore them, or simply dismiss them as evil, you fail to understand the truth. Emerson knew: Truly, the “whole course of things goes to teach us faith.”

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

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 11th, 2015 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in ASK AND IT IS GIVEN

“With only a few seconds of focusing your attention on a subject, you activate the vibration of that subject within you, and immediately the Law of Attraction begins to respond to that activation. The longer you keep your attention focused on something, the easier it becomes for you to continue to focus upon it because you are attracting, through the Law of Attraction, other thoughts or vibrations that are the essence of the thought you began with.

Within 17 seconds of focusing on something, a matching vibration becomes activated. And now, as that focus becomes stronger and the vibration becomes clearer, the Law of Attraction will bring to you more thoughts that match. At that point, the vibration will not have much attraction power, but if you maintain your focus longer, the power of the vibration will become further-reaching. And if you manage to stay purely focused upon any thought for as little as 68 seconds, the vibration is powerful enough that its manifestation begins.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER

“Life provides us with our next step. But if we’re wrapped up in expectations of what we “should” be doing, where we “should” be by now, as well as the judgments of how bad we are for not fulfilling those expectations, then we can’t discover the purpose, meaning and value of what we are doing and where we are right now. Just as water naturally flows downstream, we naturally gravitate toward what we need to do next, but our expectations and judgments get in our way of doing that.

Anytime you find yourself in a “should’ or “shouldn’t” situation or any variation of them (“supposed to,” “ought to,” etc.), you are caught in an expectation and out of touch with the present reality. Take a breath and relax. Ask yourself, “What is the purpose, meaning or value of where I am and what I am doing right now?” Step out of the expectations and return to the present. “That’s where you’ll find meaning – never in the past or future.”

Michael J. Tamura, in “You Are the Answer”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE

“Deal fairly and equitably with everyone as best as you can, and set appropriate boundaries so others don’t use you. But always try to offer a generosity of spirit. Turn a soft eye upon your brothers and sisters, and see them in the same context as you would see yourself – infinite, that is. Offer them compassion, hard as that might be at times. Understand that they are often weak, but they are learning, as we all are, to become infinite and angelic in our perspective of self. It may take a while, but in the end we’re all on a winding path back to God – we never left our infinite state, and we’re still in that infinite dimension of goodness even though our physical bodies are here on Earth.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Sixth Sense”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 8th, 2015 by Dr. Stephen Russell in BAREFOOT DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO THE TAO

“Fame and infamy merely consist of others’ projections, fantasies and opinions, which mean about as much as yours. People’s opinions of you are like clouds passing in the sky, pushed here and there by whichever wind is prevailing. When they’re with you, your mythical self gets a massage; when they’re against you, it gets punched around, but it only hurts as much as you believe in the myth of who you are.

Conversely, fame, acclaim, renown or just straightforward approval can cause tension when you’re afraid to lose them, and infamy and disgrace can be quite enjoyable as a refuge for a while. Ultimately, it’s YOU who does the approving and disapproving of yourself, and your “public” simply reflects that in this nutty hall of mirrors.

Approval and disapproval alternate on the revolving yin-yang wheel, so any effort to hold on to the former and avoid the latter is futile. It’s far better to identify yourself with your spirit which is eternal, unchanging and beyond anyone’s approval or disapproval, even yours.”

Stephen Russell, in “Barefoot Doctor’s Guide to the TAO”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 5th, 2015 by Ching Ning Chu in THICK FACE BLACK HEART

“Fear does not have to be destructive. If we learn to respect fear and channel the emotion of fear for a higher purpose, it will benefit us. Just think: if you never experience any fear, it is probably because you are living your life too safely, beneath your capacity and avoiding challenges. Such a life can be summed up in one word – nothing. An ancient wise man once said, “I would rather have fear and worry than nothing.”

Due to the grace of fear, we learn to respect the laws of nature. We do not foolishly jump into a blazing fire, or drown ourselves in the depths of the ocean. We do not jump out of an airplane without proper training and equipment. Due to the grace of fear, a mother will tenderly watch and protect her child from harm.

Do NOT be afraid of fear. Our creator did not place fear in our hearts in order to destroy us, but rather to guide and protect us. Understand your fear, befriend your fear. Talk to your fear, and ask how you can utilize it to your benefit rather than your destruction.”

Chin-Ning Chu, in “Thick Face, Black Heart”

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BONUS “Best of” PONDER on THIS

“If you think your life is, complete confusion,
’cause you never win the game.
Just remember that, it’s a grand illusion,
DEEP INSIDE WE’RE ALL THE SAME.”

Styx, from the song “The Grand Illusion”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 4th, 2015 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT

“You can keep happy those people who want to be happy, and you can’t keep happy those who don’t want to be happy. It’s as simple as that. The notion of you keeping someone happy is a myth, a dysfunctional agreement, a social-sanctioned illusion. No matter what you do, people will find their own reasons to ecstatic or miserable. You can tell people exactly what they need to hear to save them grief, and still they will make painful defeating choices. You can show people how to achieve their goals, but if they are not motivated, they will pay no attention. You can remove people from self-defeating situations, and the moment you turn your back, they will return to them. Then, when you finally throw up your hands and shout, “I give up!” they may take their life into their hands and stop into their next rung of power. They had to do it in their own way, in their time.

The only person you have the power to keep happy is yourself. Do that, and you will be an extremely positive force in the life of everyone you encounter. You will also know how to deal with them when they have a problem. You can model behavior for others, influence, encourage, and inspire, but you cannot choose for them. Glory Hallelujah! You are free!”

Alan Cohen, in “Why Your Life Sucks…And What You Can Do About It”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY

“Trusting does not mean you never experience life’s valleys. There will be peaks and valleys as long as you live on this physical plane. There is no happiness without the opposite experience of unhappiness. Opposites are the way it is in the physical plane. Expect this is also your reality.

Do not abandon trust when your ego thinks things should be different than they are. It is better to embrace trust when darkness is present, knowing that light will follow. Begin to look for the lesson in the darkness rather than cursing it. Trust allows you simply to observe the dark and unhappy times rather than identifying totally with those aspects of life. From this perspective you are not at the mercy of your ego energy, insisting that everything must be perfect, and that when things are not, you have reasons to give up your trust in the divine.

The valleys are merely the way of the physical plane, but they are not who you are. You are part of the unseen wisdom that created this entire physical plane and you can trust in it uncategorically.

Wayne W. Dyer, in “Manifest Your Destiny”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 by John St. Augustine in LIVING AN UNCOMMON LIFE

“Getting to the truth of why we do what we do, live the way we live, think the way we think, and believe what we believe should be a top priority. The “penalty” for doing what you have always done is a life filled with confusion, victimization, and lack. The “reward” for digging through your belief systems – testing each belief to see if it’s yours or passed on by your parents, a neighbor, or some talk radio host – is a life filled with clarity, contentment, and abundance. There is not one area of our lives that is not affected by our beliefs in one way, shape, or form. You can either live the truth or live the consequences, but you cannot live both at the same time.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 1st, 2015 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT

“Most people do have some sense, at least deep inside, of what they would love to be doing. This feeling is often so repressed, however, that it is experienced only in the form of some wildly impractical fantasy, something you could never do. I always encourage people to get in touch with these fantasies. Observe and explore thoroughly your most incredible fantasy of how you’d like to be and what you’d like to be doing. There is truth in this desire. Even if it seems impossible, there is at least a grain of truth in the image. It is telling you something about who you really are and what it is you really want to be doing.”

Shakti Gawain, in “Living in the Light”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 29th, 2015 by Neale Donald Walsch in THE NEW REVELATIONS

“God’s direct revelations ended long ago, your religions agree. Only old sacred books contain divine revelation. Most people can accept that God’s great truths have come TO humans THROUGH humans. They simply cannot accept that this could be true of humans living today. This is how you think. This is how you have it constructed.

If it’s old, it’s worthy; if it’s new, it’s unworthy.
If it’s old, it’s true; if it’s new, it’s false.
If it’s old, it’s right; if it’s new, it’s wrong.
If it’s old, it’s good; if it’s new, it’s bad.

This peculiar mindset is what makes progress on your planet so difficult, and evolution so time-consuming. What complicates all of this is that, as you have constructed it, this mindset applies only to things – that is, inanimate objects – and to ideas. Ironically, when it comes to PEOPLE you have it constructed the other way around.

If it’s new, it’s worthy; if it’s old, it’s unworthy.  Thus, your society dismisses out of hand some of the brightest new ideas and some of the wisest old people.”

God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, in “The New Revelations”

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