BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE

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“If you want to know what it means to be happy, look at a flower, a bird, a child; they are perfect images of the kingdom. For they live from moment to moment in the eternal now with no past and no future. So they are spared the guilt and the anxiety that so torment human beings and they are full of the sheer joy of living, taking delight not so much in persons or things as in life itself.

As long as your happiness is caused or sustained by something or someone outside of you, you are still in the land of the dead. The day you are happy for no reason whatsoever, the day you find yourself taking delight in everything and in nothing, you will know that you have found the land of unending joy called the kingdom.”

Fr. Anthony DeMello, in “The Way to Love”

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PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 14th, 2011 by Stuart Wilde in LIFE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A STRUGGLE

Posted on March 14, 2011 by jmaz479

“To have balance and stability, you have to exercise control over every area of your life. This may not be possible as yet, but you can move toward self-realization bit by bit. This you are not going to let life tow you around. You will develop the power to say “no” to situations that are not part of your overall intention for yourself. You are the general of your army, making choices that constantly move you forward, towards that higher energy you seek.

It also means you have the right to be satisfied with what you have and with what you are right now. Otherwise, you’ll never reach a point where you are satisfied. You have to be happy with your lot right now. Just because your ego/personality may have sold you on an alternative program, it doesn’t mean that you can’t settle within the one you have now. There must be lessons to learn here and now. If those lessons are not learned, if you do not accept what you have created for yourself, your energy does not move forward. By resisting, by not adapting to change, you stagnate.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Life Was Never Meant to be a Struggle”

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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, March 11th, 2011 by Megan Don in MEDITATIONS WITH TERESA OF AVILA

Posted on March 11, 2011 by jmaz479

“We can fear everything, said Teresa, if we let ourselves succumb to the notion of fear. Our imaginations can turn against us and show us scenarios that are very far from the mind of the Beloved. Then we worry, which produces nothing but anxiety and doesn’t change a thing. And this fear need not be very intense – very often all we experience is a twinge. If we find ourselves worrying over a situation, fear is behind the worrying. And behind that fear is the feeling of not being in control; we do not know what is going to happen and we are not comfortable with this.

Better that we hand over everything to the Beloved, said Teresa, and relax in the knowledge that we are being well cared for.”

Megan Don, in “Meditations with Teresa of Avila”

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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 Thursday, March 10th, 2011 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH

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“When you are in your right place at the right time with the right people for the right purpose, you set the stage for others to do the same. If you hold yourself back because of fear, guilt, or feelings of obligation, you impede the flow of well-being and success. Your authenticity is the most direct route to achieve your goals and to help others achieve theirs. Strike the keynote of your joy, and you will create the optimal environment for your friends, family, clients, and even people you casually meet to do the same.”

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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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 by Annie Burnside in SOUL TO SOUL PARENTING

Posted on March 9, 2011 by jmaz479

“Authenticity and joy go hand in hand. Being truly authentic, by making the choices and living in a way that most accurately reflects your deepest beliefs, always brings joy to the soul. Speaking your truth with compassion and conviction, while following the beat of your own heart, is the surest way to experience true joy within your soul. Saying yes when you mean yes and no when you mean no defines authentic living. Authenticity should be encouraged with every choice that a child makes so that he can live in personal freedom and true joy.

Authenticity and joy come quite naturally to children, but as they get older they must be encouraged to continue to go within and really feel a choice in their deepest space.
Experience the joy that rises up from within each time you remain true to your unique authenticity. Engage in the things that you love to do as often as you can. Surround yourself with other authentic individuals. Find out what makes your eyes sparkle and go there frequently. When you feel joy moving freely deep inside your soul, don’t hesitate, for this is God expressing joy through you, and there is no greater gift.

In order for one to be fully joyous, one must be fully authentic.”

Annie Burnside, in “Soul to Soul Parenting”

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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 Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 by Dan Millman, in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT

Posted on March 8, 2011 by jmaz479

“Consciously you may desire success. You may read books and attend seminars, only to undermine your efforts in ways both subtle and creative. Consider those times friends or loved ones you trusted advised against doing something, but you did it anyway because you just felt you had to.

Of course, sometimes it’s best to follow your own counsel. (Where would Columbus have been
without it?) But if you see a pattern of blindly stepping into potholes despite others’ guidance – like buying lemon of an automobile when a mechanic friend thought it was a bad deal, getting an expensive item you didn’t really need,gambling more money that you could afford to lose, or getting involved in a
hurtful relationship – consider this: Haven’t you already punished yourself enough?”

Dan Millman, in “Everyday Enlightenment”

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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, March 7th, 2011 by Clare Cooper Marcus in HOUSE AS A MIRROR OF SELF

Posted on March 7, 2011 by jmaz479

“Profound, unselfconscious soul-experiences of childhood, for the most part, fade away with the onset of adolescence and adulthood. We become busy with school, relationships, figuring out who we are, what our role in life might be. Soul connection fades for many of us during the necessary process of developing a healthy ego, making our way in the world. But the demand of our soul for recognition is never totally absent. It may reoccur, unacknowledged, in dreams or fantasies, or in unexpected emotions, as when a panoramic view lures us into a state of contemplation, or a piece of music brings tears to our eyes.

The call of the soul, first encountered in childhood, is re-encountered again and again throughout life. Often we repress or ignore it, passing on to what seem more pressing demands. Our ego-self is the most conservative element of the psyche – resisting, fearing change, it contrives to ignore the call of the soul. But there comes a time when the soul’s insistence cannot be ignored; it is a voice seducing us into a fuller life.”

Clare Cooper Marcus, in “House as a Mirror of 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 Friday, March 4th, 2011 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX

Posted on March 4, 2011 by jmaz479

“Many people believe that there is not enough to go around because they are experiencing the lack of something wanted in their own experience. But the shortage that they are experiencing is not because there is not enough to go around; it is only because they have Vibrationally cut themselves off from the abundant supply.

Many believe that there is a quantifiable financial limit that is spread thin, as more people strive to partake of it, and they often feel jealousy or blame as they condemn others for taking more than their fair share. They also feel guilty when they believe that they are taking more than their fair share.

We want you to understand that abundance expands proportionately to match desire, and that there is great untapped abundance not yet allowed by the very humans who have created it. When your life experience causes a focused desire within you, the means to fulfill that desire is created at the same time – but you have to be on the Vibrational wavelength with your desire in order to see the path to the fulfillment of it.”

Esther and Jerry Hicks, in “Getting into the Vortex”

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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 Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 by Neale Donald Walsch in COMMUNION WITH GOD

Posted on March 3, 2011 by jmaz479

“Death does not exist. To say that death exists would be to say that you do not exist, for you are Life itself.

To say that death exists would be to say that God does not exist, for if God is everything that is (which is exactly what God is), and if all things form a unified whole (which they do), then if one thing dies, all things die – which would mean that God dies. If one thing dies, God dies.

This, of course, cannot be. Therefore, know this: Death and God are mutually exclusive. It is not possible for them to exist side by side. If death exists, then God does not. Or, it must be concluded that God is not everything that is.”

God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, in “Communion with God”

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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, March 2nd, 2011 by Matthew Fox in CHRISTIAN MYSTICS

Posted on March 2, 2011 by jmaz479

“There is no creation that does not have radiance. Be it greenness or seed, blossom or beauty. It could not be creation without it.” – Hildegard of Bingen

The Theological word for “radiance” is doxa in Greek, which means “glory.” So the radiance that Hildegard refers to is more than just light. However, according to today’s science, atoms – the building blocks of life – contains photons or light waves. This would seem be substantiate what Hildlegard describes, that all creation is in a literal way light itself. Look around you: Do you find a radiance in everything you see? Can you look for it, find it, touch it in everything you see today.”

Matthew Fox, in “Christian Mystics”

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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, March 1st, 2011 by Dr. Judith Orloff in EMOTIONAL FREEDOM

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“Your life is brimming with opportunities to learn about emotional freedom. Every success. Every heartbreak. Every loss. Every gain. How you transport yourself through these portals determines how free you can be. I want you to start viewing your emotions in a non-ordinary way: as vehicles for transformation (the word emotion comes from the Latin meaning “to move”) rather than simply as feelings that make you happy or miserable. Expect them to test your heart; that’s the point.

What you go through—what we all go through—has a greater purpose. Always, the imperative of emotional freedom is for the love in us to evolve. Albert Camus says, “Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.” To make this a reality, you must begin to see each event of your life, uplifting or hurtful, earthshaking or mundane, as a chance to grow stronger, smarter, more light-bearing.”

Dr. Judith Orloff, in “Emotional Freedom”

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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, February 28th, 2011 by Richard A. Singer in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS

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“Fear and a closed mind will certainly create a mundane and spiritless existence. When you allow your ego to dominate your life you merely exist and give up your opportunity to thoroughly enjoy life. It is a vital task to continuously keep your mind open to all possibilities and to prevent fear from controlling the way you travel along your path to success. Fear is merely an indication that you are on your way to a better way of living. Remain open to everything the Universe has to offer you and extinguish fear from your life.”

Richard A. Singer, in “Your Daily Walk With the Great Minds”

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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, February 25th, 2011 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS

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“Criticism is the constant search for flaws in another’s character in order to prove that we are better. It is a symptom of envy, a way to diminish the other person to make you feel better as if there is something wrong with you because of what the other person is doing or has. When teachers, bosses, and parents give instructions with love, this is not the same as criticism. Such instructions given in love for our benefit are to be sought after so we can learn.

The mood and intention behind a person’s words and actions determine their nature. But criticism designed to make someone else appear bad in order for us to appear good is never beneficial. It’s an act that will backfire on the critic because it is mean-spirited and hateful. It is our nature as a god to be sweet, kind, compassionate, and dedicated to helping others to be happy and prosperous.”

Terry Cole-Whittaker, in “Live Your Bliss”

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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 Thursday, February 24th, 2011 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF

Posted on February 24, 2011 by jmaz479

“Just knowing that you can choose less toxic thoughts is an important insight. Many people have never had this insight. Consequently, they spend their entire lives defending the position that their thoughts are unchangeable. You, on your sacred path, know better. You know that who you are is something grander than the thoughts you think and more divine than the body where the thoughts occur.
Your thoughts and behaviors are habits.

The ways that you have allowed your inner world to work are habits resulting from your experience of your life, including the beliefs that you’ve received from all the well-meaning people who taught you about life. To purify your thinking and make your mind work exactly as you want it to, be willing to examine these habits of thought. Then you will begin the purifying process and see the opening to your sacred self.”

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 Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE

Posted on February 23, 2011 by jmaz479

“If you are being pulled down in to the quicksand of not having enough, of wanting more, of focusing on what is missing n your life, pause to consider what we are all given in any moment – the sunlight, which makes life possible; the air we breathe; and for most of us the food we enjoy, access to clean water to replenish our cells, a shelter that protects us from the elements, electricity that gives light and makes many forms of communication possible, educational resources to better our lives, the clothes that keep us warm, the beauty of nature to enrich our lives, and relationships that nourish us.

We take so many ordinary things for granted and tend to overlook how they make life more satisfying. Some people’s basic needs are not met, which is also a call not to take what we have for granted and not to waste resources without regard for the consequences. By recognizing what we are given, we practice celebrating the ordinary goodness of life and can become aware of ways in which we can contribute to the ordinary goodness of others.”

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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