BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 9th, 2009 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC

Posted on July 9, 2009 by jmaz479

“Make an inventory of everything you own. Is there anything in that inventory that you would die for? Now think about your values, your ideals, your loved ones, and ask yourself the very same question. You know what your priorities are, and they all have to do with what you think and believe, not with what you own. Detach yourself from those possessions, and you get your life on purpose, which is to say, make the daily thoughts and actions of your life work toward that which matters to you in the truest sense.

You are here for a reason, and it is not to hoard a lot of physical stuff. You came here without that stuff and you will leave without any of it. What will linger is how you served your ideals and those with whom you came in contact. Stay on purpose and you will find yourself automatically shifting to a spiritual focus in your life.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “Real Magic”

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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, July 8th, 2009 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on July 8, 2009 by jmaz479

“In the end, the primary lesson I learned – when it came to spirituality – was that indeed, anything is possible, and since we cannot clearly see the “big picture,” it’s inappropriate to judge another person’s spiritual practices.

From what I have discovered so far, we simply cannot know for certain what is “true” and what is “not true.” because absolute truth is an elusive commodity. There is no single right way, there are in fact many ways. Each of us has such a limited perspective on the cosmos that we simply cannot say without reservation that something is absolutely right or absolutely wrong.

For those who think that science can thoroughly prove something to be right or wrong, think again! For its entire prowess, the scientific community remains unable to tell us what makes the heart of a fetus begin beating. For those who feel that traditional religious dogma defines what is right and wrong, remember that what one religion claims to be the “Word of God” does not always align with what another says.”

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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 by Richard Carlson, PH.D. in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

Posted on July 7, 2009 by jmaz479

“What you want to start doing is noticing your stress early, before it gets out of hand. When you feel your mind moving too quickly, it’s time to back off and regain your bearings. When your schedule is getting out of hand, it’s a signal that it’s time to slow down and reevaluate what’s important rather than power through everything on the list.

When you’re feeling out of control and resentful of all you have to do, rather than roll up your sleeves and “get to it,” a better strategy is to relax, take a few deep breaths, and go for a short walk. You’ll find that when you catch yourself getting too stressed out — early, before it gets out of control — your stress will be like the proverbial snowball rolling down the hill. When it’s small, it’s manageable and easy to control. Once it gathers momentum, however, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to stop.”

Richard Carlson, PH.D., in “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”

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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, July 6th, 2009 by Al Diaz in BEing THE TITUS CONCEPT

Posted on July 6, 2009 by jmaz479

“What if things are currently happening in your Life that you wish would go away? Proclaim them as being for your best and highest good, and if it pops up again, then say it again. Trust me – whatever is happening will melt away.

It does so because you have raised your vibration and your energy level, by doing it in the most powerful moment that you DO have, which is right Now, and every ensuing moment.

There is nothing you can create with the moment that has just passed. With the moment that has yet to come, you can plan for the future. But right Now you can dictate what you are currently going through; you can pick and choose what you desire this moment to BE. But here is the catch…you must be willing to take that pause.”

Al Diaz, in “BEing the Titus Concept”

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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, July 3rd, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on July 3, 2009 by jmaz479

“Of course God is the Bible, just as He is everything else; that’s what ALL means. But He isn’t just the Bible, or just an old man in the sky, or just any one view – He is ALL. Think about it. How have you been limiting God in your own life? Forget the societal mechanisms of fear and control; and consider what an omnipotent, omnipresent God is capable of doing in your life. When you hear someone exclaim, “How is that possible?!” the obvious reply would be, “How is anything possible?” The answer is elementary. All things are possible in God. All things exist in God.”‘

Pete Koerner, in “The Belief Formula”

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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, July 2nd, 2009 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS…AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT

Posted on July 2, 2009 by jmaz479

“Have all the stuff you want as long as you are enjoying it. If it starts to run your life, either get rid of it or get rid of your attachment to it. Most people who collect a lot of stuff get to the point where they just want to dump it and simplify their life. They would rather travel lightly and enjoy the ride than drag a cumbersome load. Take an inventory of all of your stuff and ask yourself which items uplift you and which weigh you down. Then let go of everything that doesn’t make you feel good. You can’t afford it. Then you will be left with what truly belongs to you and you will enjoy every moment of it.

If you are not secure now, you never will be. Security has nothing to do with insurance policies, alarm systems, or wedding vows. It is entirely about attitude. If you are secure in who you are, no outer event can remove your well-being. If you are insecure, any passing event, however wispy, can unravel your peace.”

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

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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, July 1st, 2009 by Rosanna Ienco in AWAKENING THE DIVINE SOUL

Posted on July 1, 2009 by jmaz479

“The truth is that we push things aside, thinking that they can be forgotten and buried…until they chew and chew at us, consuming a huge chunk of our being and taking over our lives. I believe that deeply rooted issues will eventually arise in one form or another – like open wounds that never heal, because they have not been given the special attention it requires for the healing to take place. However, the soul knows when we are ready to face them. When this happens, we must be brave and confront the situation with great courage. When we stop running from the reality and start forgiving, then we can move forward with pure strength and dignity, allowing wonderful things to enter our lives.”

Rosanna Ienco, in “Awakening the Divine Soul”

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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, June 30th, 2009 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS

Posted on June 30, 2009 by jmaz479

“Desperation comes from the gulf between God and the self. To remember we are one with all is to reawaken the God within us. Our divinity and our passion are intertwined. When we awaken our passion we awaken our divinity. We have learned that passion is intended for external things, other people, other places, other things. It’s time to unleash your passion for yourself. And finding love for all of who you are is a complex task. It should be easy and natural, but for most of us it’s the most difficult job we will ever encounter. If you’ve been working for a long time and haven’t been able to fully love and embrace all of who you are, don’t be discouraged. This is our biggest assignment. It is the assignment we were sent here to fulfill.”

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

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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, June 29th, 2009 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT

Posted on June 29, 2009 by jmaz479

“Blame you can eliminate. Revenge you can send out of your life. But the best you can do with judgment is to reduce the amount of it in your daily life. Judgment means to view the world as you are, rather than as it is. It is impossible to avoid judgment completely, because virtually every thought has some judgment in it. To tell yourself that this is a beautiful day is a judgment. To send someone love is a judgment. To evaluate anyone or anything is a judgment. Thus, you can only avoid judgment when you avoid thinking altogether, and that would be absurd.

But you can significantly reduce the amount of negative judging that you do, and this is a kind of forgiveness that will help to improve the quality of your life dramatically.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “You’ll See It When You Believe It”

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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, June 26th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on June 26, 2009 by jmaz479

“Why not try to believe that you are safe and everything is going to be the way it should be? We have been overwhelmed with paradoxical teachings that confuse us and make us doubt the reliability of anything we see or hear. You need to be able to see that you have created the life you are living by the programs you have been holding onto and running in your subconscious mind. You need to recognize this in order to be able to release any such programming which may have been producing less than favorable results for you.”

Pete Koerner, in “The Belief Formula”

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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, June 25th, 2009 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART

Posted on June 25, 2009 by jmaz479

“The greatest block to spiritual awakening is the pretension that there is no suffering in your life, that you have no pain. If you don’t feel pain in your life, you are either awakened or you are in denial.

I hate to burst your bubble, but I must tell you there are very few awakened beings on the planet and chance are you are not among them. I say this so you can be realistic about your spiritual life. Even though you have dulled the pain, being frozen in fear is hardly spiritual. Indeed, all psycho-emotional defenses you have built to protect yourself are just blocks to love’s presence. True, you built them to deter or withstand abuse, but they also deter love. They push love away.

You see, you cannot awaken with a closed heart. The first step in the process of awakening is always “open you heart.” As soon as the heart is open, you will feel all the pain and shame you have intellectualized or repressed. It is inevitable. Let it come. Let the pain come forth so that you may be cleansed and purified…In feeling the pain, you begin to work through it. You see that it is not overwhelming. You see you can be with it without being destroyed.”

Paul Ferrini, in “The Silence of the Heart”

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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, June 24th, 2009 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBSCONSCIOUS MIND

Posted on June 24, 2009 by jmaz479

“The first thing to realize is that your subconscious mind is always working. It is active day and night, whether you act upon it or not. Your subconscious is the builder of your body, but you cannot consciously perceive or hear that inner silent process. Your business is with your conscious mind and not your subconscious mind. Just keep your conscious mind busy with the expectation of the best, and make sure the thoughts you habitually think are based on whatsoever things are lovely, true, just, and of good report. Begin now to take care of your conscious mind, knowing in your heart and soul that your subconscious mind is always expressing, reproducing, and manifesting according to your habitual thinking.”

Dr. Joseph Murphy, in “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind”

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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, June 23rd, 2009 by Stuart Wilde in an article THE SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS

Posted on June 23, 2009 by jmaz479

“We tend to think animals are lower than us, but all the scientists in the world couldn’t design and operate a bumblebee’s wing. We can’t jump or run very fast, and we can’t carry vast weights like an ant can. We can’t see in the dark and we can’t fly except crammed in a noisy tube like sardines, which doesn’t count. Humans compared to animals are almost totally deaf, and we can’t smell a fart in an elevator by their standards.

We are finite and separate, and neurotic, while the consciousness of an animal is at peace and eternal. We strive and go crazy to become more important. Animals rest and sleep and enjoy the company of each other. We think we have evolved upwards from animals but we have lost almost all of their qualities and abilities.

The idea that animals don’t have consciousness or that they don’t have a soul is rather crass. It shows a lack of consciousness. They talk, they have families, they feel things, they act individually or together to solve problems, they often care of their young as a tribal unit. They play, they travel, and medicate themselves when they get sick. They cry when others in the herd die, they know about us humans. Of course they have a soul, a very pristine one. We humans are only now attempting with the recent rise in consciousness to achieve the soul that animals have naturally.”

Stuart Wilde, in an article entitled “The Spiritual Evolution of Animals”

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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, June 22nd, 2009 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 3

Posted on June 22, 2009 by jmaz479

“The problem is that so many of you insist on thinking that the values you now have are the right and perfect ones, and that everyone else should adhere to them. Some of you have become self-justified and self-righteous.

Stick to your beliefs, if that serves you. Hold tight. Do not waiver. For your ideas about “right” and “wrong” are your definitions of Who You Are. Yet do not require that others define themselves according to your terms. And do not stay so “stuck” in your present beliefs and customs that you halt the process of evolution.

Actually, you could not do that if you wanted to, for life goes on, with you or without you. Nothing stays the same, nor can anything remain unchanged. To be unchanged is not to move. And to not move is to die…Remaining the same, or seeking to, moves against the laws of life. This is foolish, because in this struggle, life will always win.”

God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, in “Conversations with God, Book 3”

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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, June 19th, 2009 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on June 19, 2009 by jmaz479

“Thinking only of your intended goal is a big key to success. Some people spend too much time thinking about the “how” and not enough time thinking positively about the goal. But the most important component in true success is the emotion of heartfelt belief. Belief in anything will do; it is the emotion, or feeling, that matters. Once you find that feeling, you need only apply it to any dream or goal in order to create success.

Unfortunately, many people never figure out how to think positively; so they just think MORE of the same OLD thoughts – and get more of the same old things. How you think is as important as what you think. The Secret to happiness, in other words, is thinking happy thoughts.”

Pete Koerner, in “The Belief Formula”

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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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