BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 20th, 2013 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Posted on May 19, 2013 by jmaz479

“When you judge others, you are often projecting your thoughts about reality onto them. Those thoughts may not describe them accurately at all! For instance, if you see people yelling at their children in a store, you might think they are bad parents. Instead, they may be tired, under pressure, or doing just what is perfect for their children at that moment. Sending them love will do more to lift them than your negative judgments. As you get beyond judgment and learn to see people through the eyes of compassion, you will feel an increasing oneness with them.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Spiritual Growth”

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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 Friday, May 17th, 2013 by Arnold Patent in YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL

Posted on May 17, 2013 by jmaz479

“You can have a relationship with a person, have total commitment to the relationship, trust the other person completely and yet have no attachment to the person or to the relationship. You give the other person total freedom at all times. The relationship continues as a result of the participants reconfirming the relationship, constantly.

By not holding onto a relationship, there is an opportunity for other people to come into your life. Each relationship has its own kind of commitment which is special to it, and the experience of each relationship expands and enhances the quality of other relationships. In fact, while we are experiencing a particular relationship, the energies of our other relationships flow through us to enrich the present experience. If we feel a need to hold on to one or more of our relationships, we block the free flow of energy.”

Arnold Patent, in “You Can Have It All”

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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, May 16th, 2013 by Donald Altman in ONE MINUTE MINDFULNESS

Posted on May 16, 2013 by jmaz479

“When was the last time you thanked your body for all it does for you on a daily basis? The “inward smile” is an ancient practice, a way to deeply honor the body by acknowledging it and sending it gratitude. It’s also a practice you can begin in the next minute. The inward smile goes by names such as the “cosmic smile,” the “universal smile,” and in mindfulness-based stress reductions parlance, the “body scan.” That it is part of so many traditions is testimony to its significance. When we smile inwardly at the body, we change our relationship with it in a positive and tangible way.”

Donald Altman, in “One Minute Mindfulness”

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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, May 15th, 2013 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION

Posted on May 15, 2013 by jmaz479

“If you don’t feel that you are in touch with your higher purpose and you would like to be, ask your inner guidance to begin to bring you information, awareness, and clarity about it. Ask yourself what things you most enjoy doing, or just seem to find yourself doing frequently. How do you express yourself most easily and naturally? What fantasies did you have as a child? What are your fantasies for yourself now? Spend some time exploring them.

Don’t expect immediate answers to those questions. Be patient with yourself. The process of discovering and fulfilling your higher purpose may take years. It cannot be forced or rushed, since it is all part of your unfolding journey. Allow yourself to be with the questions without demanding answers. When answers do come, they may come in surprising ways and unexpected moments.”

Shakti Gawain, in “The Path of Transformation”

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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, May 14th, 2013 by John Earle in WAKING UP

Posted on May 14, 2013 by jmaz479

“I have a very simple system I use in counseling for getting to the real emotion underlying a situation. When someone is confused and using “I feel” as the prelude to a thought, (rather than relating an actual feeling) I simply ask, “And how does that make you feel?” So, if someone says, “It makes me feel like he doesn’t care about me,” I say, “And how does that make you feel?” They might answer, “It makes me feel like he lives in his own world.” “And how does that make you feel?”

Eventually, we will “drill down”, as they say in computer lingo, to the core emotion. “It makes me feel angry,” for instance. For some reason, most of us think there might be quite a few emotions, but in reality there are very few, and most, it seems, are variations of anger and sadness. We can use this technique on ourselves, and keep asking the question, “And how does that make me feel?” to get to the core of what we are really feeling as well as refocusing on ourselves.

The reason that it is important for us to know the exact feeling(s) we are experiencing is because our feelings are where our truth resides. When we want to connect with others we need to speak our truth. To do this we will need to know exactly the emotion(s) we are feeling or have felt, because emotion is the place where our truth joins that of others.”

John Earle, in “Waking Up”

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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 Monday, May 13th, 2013 by Theresa Crabtree in MAYAN MESSAGES: DAILY GUIDE TO SELF-EMPOWERMENT

Posted on May 13, 2013 by jmaz479

“What is it you wish to lay to rest, to release? What is not working for you? What habits keep you from living the life you now only dream of? What behaviors keep you locked into patterns of distrust, unhappiness and unfulfillment? What fears hinder you from being loving and kind?

Take time each day to look at these issues as they arise. Step by step, start releasing the old habits that no longer serve you. This may include finding new friends who are supportive of your ideal life. It may be time to choose a new career or change an attitude you have with another. The good news is that any habit you create, you can un-create. Dream big and choose well.”

  Reverend Theresa Crabtree, in “Mayan Messages: Daily Guide to Self-Empowerment”

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 Friday, May 10th, 2013 by Stuart Wilde in THE FORCE

Posted on May 10, 2013 by jmaz479

“If others are pulling you off balance, it is your responsibility to walk away, maintaining control at all times. It becomes doubly important to avoid confrontation because your life is like a stick floating down a river and interpersonal strife snags it, bringing your progress to a standstill. The old Taoist sages, who understood this flow of energy, taught their students to avoid confrontation, for it fuels the ego and strengthens the power of the subconscious over your affairs. The sage walks away, the fool stands and fights.”

Stuart Wilde, in “The Force”

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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, May 9th, 2013 by Gary Spinell in BEYOND INTENT

Posted on May 9, 2013 by jmaz479

“Fixation on a goal comes easily, especially with the constant visualization of the goal and how
wonderful we know we will feel when we achieve our goal. At the same time, too much fixation is like overwatering a plant. Often overfixating on a goal or desire creates a new belief that nothing matters except achieving this new goal. The result is that even if we have already accomplished many things in our life, our focus can turn to obsession. This obsession with the end result can continually remind us that we will not be happy until our goal is achieved.

The key is to let the process of manifesting work for us. When we let that work, we let God and the Universe go into action. It is not necessary to if we were in a restaurant waiting on our food. In a restaurant, we place our food order only once. For our goals, we can continually remind ourselves through pictures and words of what we are planning to obtain. Yet, the “attachment” to the goal prevents it from occurring.”

Gary Spinell, in “Beyond Intent”

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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 Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 by Ragini Elizabeth Michaels in UNFLAPPABLE

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jmaz479

“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 hand, to stay sane and functional, you have to assume most things won’’t change: tomorrow the sun will rise and set; time will pass; the day will remain twenty-four hours long; you will eat, work, relate, and sleep; you will take your familiar route to work; and your box of cereal will be where it always is (hopefully).

Do you ever respond to the flow of continual change as an irritating inconvenience? Does it seem like an annoyance you’d like to take over and stop completely? Mystics see it differently. They approach impermanence as an adviser continually informing their thinking and decision-making in the affairs of everyday life. They know that staying tuned to the unending flow of change is invaluable for a workable, happy, and peaceful life.

When you are able to embrace impermanence instead of trying to control it, you’ll feel you’ve found magic. Suddenly you’ll have a wise personal adviser keeping you true to the way life works. Your approach to your problems will take a different turn, and you’ll be on the road to that different brand of happiness.”

Ragini Elizabeth Michaels, in “Unflappable”

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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, May 7th, 2013 by Theresa Crabtree in MAYAN MESSAGES: DAILY GUIDE TO SELF-EMPOWERMENT

Posted on May 7, 2013 by jmaz479

“Throughout the day, be mindful of your thoughts, words and actions. Are you staying in your integrity? Are you moving towards your stated intentions or goals? Are you feeling balanced, relaxed and in peace? Are you experiencing joy? Are there obstacles that need to be addressed? Are you staying in the now moment rather than worrying about the past or future?

Being balanced is a skill, similar to riding a bicycle. At first, it is tedious as you pay attention to every detail. However, as you practice balancing your body, it eventually becomes second nature as your subconscious mind takes over. You are then free to be more creative, such as riding with no hands or paying more attention to what is happening around you. Notice the wonders of nature as you pedal along.

However, there are dangers to watch for: cars, loose gravel, mud puddles, etc. With practice, you learn to avoid these pitfalls gracefully. If you lose your balance and fall, simply get up and start over. If you get tired, rest. Take a nice easy pace for longevity. Don’t forget to drink plenty of water! Take a lunch, rest under a tree and appreciate all the beauty this world has to offer!”

 Reverend Theresa Crabtree, in “Mayan Messages: Daily Guide to Self-Empowerment”

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, May 6th, 2013 by Marianne Williamson in A RETURN TO LOVE

Posted on May 6, 2013 by jmaz479

“It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so other people won’t feel insecure around you. You were born to manifest the glory of God that is within you. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Marianne Williamson, in “A Return to Love”

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BEST of Bonus PONDER on THIS

“To this garden we were given,
And we always took for granted
It’s like my daddy told me,
“You just grow where you’re planted”
Now you long to be delivered
From this world of pain and strife
That’s a sorry substitution for a spiritual life.”

Don Henley, in the song, “They’re Not Here, They’re Not Coming” from the CD “Inside Job”

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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 Friday, May 3rd, 2013 by Cathy Lumsden in THE BEST ADVICE YOUR MOTHER NEVER GAVE YOU

Posted on May 3, 2013 by jmaz479

“Imagine…every person is a unique piece of a puzzle which makes up the Universe. Now imagine that each piece is connected, influenced, and dependent on all the others. Allowing our limiting beliefs to affect our communication with others affects the whole puzzle and throws everything out of alignment. In order to complete the puzzle it’s necessary that your part of the puzzle fits in place…fits into the big Universal puzzle, the way it’s supposed to.”

Cathy Lumsden, in “The Best Advice your Mother Never Gave 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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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 by Dr. Irina Koles in TASTE OF THOUGHTS

Posted on May 2, 2013 by jmaz479

“When we are full of our old beliefs, there is no space for new ones. It does not mean that we need to discard all our previous experience and knowledge. It just means that we need to be open to analyzing them. Obviously, it’s perfect when our previous experience is helping by bringing us success and happiness. Our knowledge serves us and there is no need to get rid of it. However, what happens if we are stuck and nothing works in our favor anymore? What if we are not satisfied with today’s results and want to move to a higher level of life? That’s when it’s time to let old beliefs go and adopt new ones. Yes, we need to be open-minded towards unlearning, learning, and relearning.”

Dr. Irina Koles, in “Taste of Thoughts”

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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, May 1st, 2013 by Stuart Wilde in THE QUICKENING

Posted on May 1, 2013 by jmaz479

“When you look at the philosophies which have been adopted by the masses, you can see that they are deliberately designed to keep the people asleep. The philosophies serve as “glue” to hold the tribes together in a psychic bonding. In fact, the word “religion” comes from the Latin word “religare” which means, to bind. The overall function of these philosophies is to assist those of like mind to process emotion and fear in what are basically the difficult circumstances of their lives.

The psychic bonding makes it almost impossible for a person to develop a true individuality, for the most important part of him/*her, his/her spiritual alignment, is regimented and structured and often laced with regulations covering every aspect of his/her behavior. This forces him/her to either follow along like a good sheep or to infringe on those laws, suffering as he/she will all the inherent recriminations and guilt. Heads you lose, tails you can’t win.”

Stuart Wilde, in “The Quickening”

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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, April 30th, 2013 by Annemarie Greenwood and Marissa Campbell in LIFE: LIVING IN FULFILLMENT EVERY DAY

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jmaz479

“It’s extremely easy to focus on the negative. Which is why as we progress on the path, it is essential to recognize and move beyond the ‘but, but, but’ arguments that the ego tries to thwart us with. We try hard to find things to be grateful for; we make an effort to rediscover our desires, and we try to look at others without judgment. ‘But,’ the egos says…’But I lost my job, I can’t afford a cup of tea’; ‘but I don’t have time to meditate, I’m too exhausted by the time I get the kids into bed’; ‘but I’m too overwhelmed, I don’t have time to play in the garden, I have real concerns’; ‘but she said I was bossy.’

But is one of the ego’s favorite words, keeping us locked in a vicious cycle of excuses not to feel good. Realize this! Recognize when we are making excuses! We must not let the ego’s devious diversions lure us away from the path. We need to stay the course and focus on the positive. And what better way to focus on feeling good than to recognize what we already have in our lives that is making us happy and allowing us to feel good right now.”

Annemarie Greenwood and Marissa Campbell, in “LIFE: Living in Fulfillment Every Day”

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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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