BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 12th, 2014 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE

“We derive security from logic. We plan and think, and hope we have covered all the bases. But the insecurity of logic and left-brain thinking disempowers us. Logic operates in a linear way; it can’t see around corners. At best, it can only make an educated guess. So it worries all the time. As soon as you fix one worry, along comes another in your mind. Logic allows you to fall prey to the forces of control – using your insecurity to keep you scared and weak. These forces mold you in the direction they want to go selling you stuff as you dutifully trot along.

The only REAL security is in energy and the use of your subtle feelings. It’s a logic that isn’t logical, a part of the natural etheric power within you. It comes to you as impressions, extrasensory perceptions, and subtle feelings. It is the only way you will ever be certain. You know everything is well because your FEELINGS tell you it is so. Once your feelings are well-honed, they are almost never wrong.”

Stuart Wilde, in “The Sixth Sense”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 11th, 2014 by Sara Chetkin in THE HEALING CURVE

“In the name of being happy, we have become a society of doers. We have even turned the state of “being” into a process by endlessly creating and recreating our self-image. Who are you? You can communicate that to everyone through fashion, music, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and probably some other I haven’t heard of yet. Even the quest for relaxation is a form of doing. People play golf or get a massage or watch TV or read a book. All of this doing leads to very little being.

Our minds never receive the training required to bring peace to our lives so that we can simply be. So, when we are not distracted with our daily occupations, our minds are left fumbling, not knowing what to do. Anyway, I know mine is. The point is that if we don’t train ourselves to enjoy stillness, we begin creating situations just to avoid the quiet, to distract ourselves from the quiet. Maybe we’re workaholics or shopaholics or alcoholics or runners or cyclists or drama queens…It really doesn’t matter what the distraction is. The point is that precious few of us have frequent moments of total stillness. And this is a shame, because stillness is essential not only to a pleasant existence; it is essential to healing.”

Sara Chetkin, in “The Healing Curve”

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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 10, 2014 by Danielle Rama Hoffman in THE COUNCIL OF LIGHT

“Everyone that you come in contact with is there on purpose. It is no accident who is bagging your groceries, who you are married to, who your child is, who you are walking down the street with, or who is in the car next to you. If you approach your life as if there were no accidents, then everything has a synchronicity, is in divine order and divine flow, which simplifies many of your relationships.

Be present with the person who is bagging your groceries to the same degree as you would be present with your lover, present with the person who brings your mail, and present with yourself. Allow each person to play the role that they have. Someone brings your mail, someone is your mom, and someone is your grocery bagger. These are job titles, yet in reality if you were to think about each person playing their role perfectly it would simplify things so much.”

Danielle Rama Hoffman, in “The Council of Light”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 by Bonnie Glass-Coffin and don Oscar Miro-Quesada in LESSONS IN COURAGE

“The consciousness that we cultivate as we deeply connect to the beauty all around us is open to everything that comes through. We do not silence or reject any emotion, fear, or lower impulse. We simply observe it. This is consciousness that requires a letting go of all attachments to everything that we thought we were – the abandoned child,the fearful protégé, the insecure professional, the angry victim.

All insecurities, self-loathing, judgment, attachment, aversion, and need recede from view when we align ourselves with the beauty of the present moment and simply allow. This illumined-mind consciousness is that which is willing to dive deep into the liquid universe and just let go, flowing and moving gracefully with the challenging cycles and rhythms and seasons and pulses of creation.”

Bonnie Glass-Coffin and don Oscar Miro-Quesada, in “Lessons in Courage”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 8th, 2014 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING

“When you stop to think that we’ve spent decades questioning what’s wrong with everything, therefore focusing on all the things in our world we didn’t like, didn’t want, or wanted to change, it’s little wonder we’ve attracted such a barrelful of trials. No human being can be so continually disconnected from their Source energy and get to wherever it is they want to go.

So here’s the flash: Continuing to live life as a victim of circumstance, forever focusing on what’s wrong with everything and everybody, will never, ever, bring the life desired. It will only bring one thing: more of whatever it is we’re wanting so desperately to change.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 5th, 2014 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT

“If we never suffered pain or loss – if death did not await us – we might never need to seek a higher understanding, might never wonder about the soul, the hereafter, or the ultimate meaning of life. But life is brief – a flash of lightning, a snap of eternity’s fingers. So we question and wonder. While striving for a successful place in the material world, our path eventually leads to the arena of spiritual growth and discovery.

We sometimes seek Spirit in churches, temples or revival tents, but we don’t always encounter it there. Some of us look for Spirit in a bottle or a pill, leading either to an early death or unconscious life. Others seek inspiration in sports or sexual relationships. Yet all the time, Spirit has been waiting for us, calling for us, right here, right now in everyday life.

Everyday life is our spiritual school. As you see your reflection more clearly in the mirror of daily life, you will come to know and accept yourself as never before. As you learn from the natural consequences of your actions, you’ll find the wisdom necessary to progress on the path of personal and spiritual growth.”

Dan Millman, in “Everyday Enlightenment”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 4th, 2014 by David R. Hawkins in POWER VS. FORCE

“Enlightened beings have always described the general populace as being “trapped in a dream”; the majority of people are driven by unseen forces, and for a great deal of our lives, most of us are in despair over this fact. We pray to God to relieve us of the burden of our sins, and we look for relief through confession. Remorse seems woven into the fabric of life. How can salvation be possible, then, for those who have unwittingly become ensnared by such destructive influence?

Even from a merely scientific viewpoint, salvation is indeed possible; in truth, it’s guaranteed by the simple fact that the energy of a loving thought is enormously more powerful than that of a negative one. Therefore, the traditional solutions of love and prayer have a sound scientific basis; man has within his own essence the power of his own salvation.”

David R. Hawkins, in “Power vs. Force”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS

“The decision to alter your life is serious. After years of working with people, I’ve discovered that many people like to talk about change but are unwilling to let go of behaviors that keep them stuck in negative patterns. Ask yourself if your search for peace, happiness, and wholeness is an ongoing drama, or if you’re ready to take control and be the one that shapes your experiences. No one OUT THERE can fix YOU. But you can fix yourself. You are the one with the power, the answers, and the ability to change your life. And YOU are the ONLY one.”

Debbie Ford, in “The Dark Side of the Light Chasers”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS

“Guilt comes along as the administrator of self-punishment. Guilt is our refusal to accept a positive outcome because, deep down, we feel we don’t deserve it. But guilt stops the flow. This form of self-sabotage prevents us from using our talents, pursuing our dreams, and prospering, and it exists only in the mind. Stop punishing yourself, and go forth cheerfully and prosper.

Stay away from people who like to blame you and make you feel bad. Most of us have something to be ashamed of. Once we realize the error of our ways, guilt and shame become counterproductive; they have a negative effect, not a positive one. God loves each of us regardless of what we did or did not do. Life goes on, we go on, for we are eternity. Since God is not punishing us, whey should we?”

Terry Cole-Whittaker, in “Live Your Bliss”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 1st, 2014 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT

“What does it mean to trust your intuition? How do you do it? It means tuning in to your “gut” feelings about things – that deepest inner sense of personal truth – in  any given situation, and acting upon them, moment by moment. Sometimes these “gut messages” may tell you to do something unexpected or inconsistent with your previous plans; they may require that you trust a hunch that seems illogical; you may feel more emotionally vulnerable than you are used to; you may express thoughts, feelings, or opinions foreign to your usual beliefs; perhaps follow a dream or fantasy; or take some degree of financial risk to do something that feels important to you.

Learning to trust your intuition is an art form, and like all other art forms, it takes practice to perfect. You don’t learn to do it overnight. You have to be willing to make “mistakes;” to try something and fail, and then try something different the next time; sometimes even to embarrass yourself of feel foolish. Your intuition is always one-hundred percent correct, but it takes time to learn to HEAR it correctly. If you are willing to risk acting on what you believe to be true, and risk making mistakes, you will learn very fast by paying attention to what works and what doesn’t work. If you hold back out of fear or being wrong, learning to trust your intuition could take a lifetime.”

Shakti Gawain, in “Living in the Light”

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Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 28th, 2014 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE

“Because our attention is often distracted, obscured, or lost in thought, we fail to notice many things. That is why the ability to pay attention to what is arising in any given moment – to our actions and their results – is one of the basic tenets of living on purpose. Failures and unwanted outcomes serve to generate new behavior and different approaches. The only real failure is the failure to learn from our mistakes. As the old saying goes, “Awareness of a problem is half the solution.” Until we become aware of actions, cues, and messages that were previously unnoticed, we repeat the old patterns.”

Dan Millman, in “Living on Purpose”

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BONUS BEST of PONDER on THIS

“There’s no method in the madness,
We all can’t escape from sadness,
Don’t surround heart with hardness,
You may someday need someone to sympathize.

Before you’re crushed by your own selfishness,
You must confess,
We are ALL in this TOGETHER.”

Todd Rundgren, in “Who’s Sorry Now” from the CD, “2nd Wind”

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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 27th, 2014 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS

“Thank you Creator of the Universe,
for this amazing gift of life that you have given me.
Thank you for giving me all that I have every truly needed.
Thank you for the opportunity to experience this beautiful body
and this wonderful mind.
Thank you for living inside me with all your love,
with your pure and boundless spirit,
with your warm and radiant light.
Thank you for using my words, for using my eyes,
for using my heart to share your love wherever I go.
I love you just the way you are, and because I am your creation,
I love myself just the way I am.
Help me to keep the love and peace in my heart
and to make that love a new way of life,
that I may live in love the rest of my life.
Amen.”

Don Miguel Ruiz, in “The Four Agreements”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

“You are not – first and foremost I want to tell you that you are not – your past. You are not your yesterdays. You are not what you did yesterday, what you said yesterday, what you thought yesterday. A lot of people are going to want to think that you are your yesterdays. In fact, some others are going to insist that you be. They will do this because they have a big investment in your continuing to show up that way. For one thing, they can then be “right” about you. For another, they can then “depend on you.”

What you are invited to do is live in the moment. This allows you to separate your Self from your former ideas about you – a remarkable percentage of which are foundationed in OTHER people’s ideas about YOU.”

God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, “Friendship with God”

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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 by Danielle Rama Hoffman in THE COUNCIL OF LIGHT

“Even if you experience a lack of health in your perception you can look for the well-being that exists in that moment. This is a skill you develop. Let’s say you have a pain in your body. What would happen in the old paradigm is that as a part of your body hurts, you forget that the other 99.9 percent of your body doesn’t hurt. It becomes the loudest thing in your perception. But if you know that you’re safe and you train your body and your being to look for the 99.9 percent that is expressing well-being in that moment, you’re able to see that what exists is actually wellness.”

Danielle Rama Hoffman, in “The Council of Light”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 24th, 2014 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER

“When you get stuck, always remind yourself that what you’re stuck on is “only a picture.” If you’re beating yourself up because you failed in something, those feelings of grief, anger and frustration as well as the thoughts that go with them are all contained in little pictures in your associative mind. >

The intensity of those emotions and thoughts that you experience is the amount of your power you put into them. You must decide to step back from the pictures and realize that, as totally real and unchangeable as they may seem to you now, they are nothing more than pictures.

It is comparable to the way a slide projector magnifies the slides to become larger than life on the screen. What you see on that screen may have happened before but it isn’t happening NOW. It would be silly to get all worked up and try to do something about a slide show of what happened when you were three years old, wouldn’t it? Yet that’s what most people do, day in and day out.”

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

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