PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 25th, 2008 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE

Posted on February 24, 2008 by jmaz479

“Our problems in this world can surely be huge, but they are never as huge as God. The issue is never how bad things are, but how good God is. Hope lies in having more faith in the power of God to heal us than in the power of anything to hurt or destroy us. In realizing that as children of God we are bigger than our problems, we have the power at last to confront them. For all manifestation of fear is a reflection of the fact that humanity has forgotten its spiritual identity. In beginning to remember it, we put fear on notice that its days are numbered.”

Marianne Williamson, in “Everyday Grace”

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PONDER on THIS for Sunday, February 24th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on February 24, 2008 by jmaz479

“Why is it that so many people punish themselves by remaining in an uncomfortable situation past the point of realizing that they are not comfortable there? Take responsibility for your thoughts. You don’t create your thoughts, but it is the thoughts you choose to dwell on that create your future – so what future are you looking at? Those thoughts you dwell on are usually the ones you illuminate with words to your family, friends, and anyone who will listen.

When you give physical life to a thought by speaking it out loud, you have created a situation where others hear and begin thinking your thoughts. If you can see that thoughts are things, and you can see how telling others your problems and doubts only increases the number of people thinking (praying) that way, then you can surely see why your situation never seems to change. You are feeding it an awful lot of energy.”

Pete Koerner, in “The Belief Formula”

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PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 22nd, 2008 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC

Posted on February 21, 2008 by jmaz479

“To develop a loving, empowering attitude toward yourself, restate everything that you dislike about who you are in positive, affirmative ways. Instead of being against your laziness, be for having more energy. By being for your energy, you will take actions correcting your laziness. By being against your laziness, you will stay angry and upset with yourself and thus weaken your resolve to change. This is true of your weight, your addictions, your entire physiology and all of your “bad habits.” Restate them in terms of what you are for and what you are capable of, and you will automatically empower yourself to correct them.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in, “Real Magic”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 21st, 2008 by Triumph from the CD entitled JUST A GAME

Posted on February 20, 2008 by jmaz479

“The daily routine takes your soul,
lost without a trace.
It holds you down and turns you ’round
And puts you in your place.
Another day, another dollar, another pretty face,
Another chance to lose yourself in the empty space.

So hold on, hold on to your dreams,
Hold on, even though it seems
That everyone around you has their little schemes
Listen to your heart, and hold on to your dreams.”

Triumph, from the song “Hold On” on the 1979 album (now CD), “Just a Game”

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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 20th 2008, by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 2

Posted on February 19, 2008 by jmaz479

“Neale Donald Walsch: You call our theologies insane but how can any theology work without a system of Reward and Punishment?

God: Everything depends on what you perceive to be the purpose of life and therefore the basis of the theology. If you believe life exists as a test, a trial, a period of putting you through your paces to see if you are “worthy,” your theologies begin to make sense. If you believe that life exists as an opportunity, a process through which you discover, remember that you are worthy (and always have been), then your theologies seem insane.

If you believe God is an ego-filled God who requires attention, adoration, appreciation, and affection and will kill to get it your theologies start to hold together. If you believe that God is without ego or need, but the creator of all beings, and the seat of all wisdom and love, then your theologies fall apart.

If you believe that God is a vengeful God, jealous in His love, and wrathful in His anger, then your theologies are perfect. If you believe God is a peaceful God, joyous in Her love and passionate in Her ecstasy, then your theologies are useless.

I tell you this: the purpose of life is not to please God. The purpose of life is to know, and to recreate Who You Are. In so doing, you do please God, and Glorify Her as well.”

Neale Donald Walsch, in “”onversations With God, Book 2″

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 19th 2008, by Fr. Anthony DeMello, S.J., in AWARENESS

Posted on February 18, 2008 by jmaz479

“Do not suppress desire, because then you would become lifeless. You’d be without energy and that would be terrible. Desire in the healthy sense of the word IS energy, and the more energy we have the better. But don’t suppress desire, understand it. Understand it. Don’t seek to fulfill desire so much as to understand desire. And don’t just renounce the objects of your desire, understand them; see them in their true light. See them for what they are really worth.

Because if you just suppress your desire, and you attempt to renounce the object of your desire, you are likely to be tied to it. Whereas if you look at it and see it for what it is really worth, if you understand how you are preparing the grounds for misery and disappointment and depression, your desire will then be transformed into what I call a preference.”

Fr. Anthony DeMello, S.J., in “Awareness”

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PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 18th 2008, by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS

Posted on February 17, 2008 by jmaz479

“Having dedication is saying, “I am the power within. There is nothing I cannot do. There is no one to stand in my way. I am free and I will never quit. If it takes me 40 years, I will be there. Carnegie Hall, the Royal Opera House whatever. The fact that I cannot sing a note and that I sound like a frog in a bag is just an illusion. I will take lessons. I will be the greatest 94-year-old opera singer in the world, even if I have to live to be a hundred to achieve it.”…Many quit just before they hit the jackpot. Then they complain that the Universal Law does not provide for them, which is a bunch of rubbish. If you don’t have what you want, it means that you are still on the journey. You might be close to the goal, yet being close to the best restaurant is not dinner. You have to press on to that final glorious conclusion.”

Stuart Wilde, in ““Affirmations”

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PONDER on THIS Special Message for Sunday, February 17th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on February 17, 2008 by jmaz479

“Life is full of miracles, and if we could just acknowledge the ones we already have, we would surely be given more. Actually, we would just see more of what was already there. People change as they begin to notice things around them. It’s as if they are waking up from a culturally-induced sleep, or trance. Our intellects are always ready to engage external stimulus; it’s how we experience and learn from our world. The problem is that, today, most of our external stimulus is garbage that does us no good, and induces a form of cultural hypnosis, or “social hypnosis,” in the words of Deepak Chopra.

Our brains are so busy with advertising, television, radio, work, the Internet, and all sorts of useless, non-stop chatter that we spend hardly any of our waking hours listening to the forces within us through which we know God. This is perhaps the greatest tragedy that could befall a species that is obviously so capable of awareness. There is hope, however. We can awaken from our sleep and discover that the fear was indeed a dream – or a nightmare, as the case may be.”

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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PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 15th, 2008 by Joseph Murphy in THE AMAZING LAWS OF COSMIC MIND POWER

Posted on February 14, 2008 by jmaz479

“Your fear is an aggressive, domineering thought or idea that brags about its power and intimidates, bullies, browbeats, and frightens you into submission of its unrighteous reign. Perhaps you are afraid to meet this gangster in your mind. Maybe you are afraid of the results, and you hesitate to meet this sinister gangster and rout him out.

Fear is a shadow of the mind held by ignorance and darkness. When you hold your fear up to the light of reason and intelligence, it cannot stand the light, and it disappears. Your state of mind is your master. It is foolish to let that ignorant, blind, stupid monster push you around and direct your activities. Consider yourself too smart, too brilliant for that to happen. Your faith in God is greater than fear. Fear is faith upside down.”

Dr. Joseph Murphy, in “The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 14th, 2008 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT

Posted on February 13, 2008 by jmaz479

“Simplify your life and you may find that you reduce your expenditures and obligations considerably. If you truly want to live out in the wilderness, or travel across the country, or open up a small business in another part of the world, you very likely can make it happen. I have talked with numerous executives who made the decision to alter their stress-filled lives and begin to slow down and ‘smell the roses,’ and still pursue a dream of doing what they really loved. Interestingly, in many cases it took a near brush with death to bring this change about. Your fears of doing what you love are mostly rooted in unenlightened conditioning. All of those fears can be recognized as nothing more than fearful ‘thoughts’ which you can change.””

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

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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 by Stephen R. Covey in THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

Posted on February 12, 2008 by jmaz479

“A driving force of many people is possessions, not only tangible, material possessions such as fashionable clothes, homes, cars, boats, and jewelry, but also the intangible possessions of fame, glory, or social prominence. Most of us are aware, through our own experience, how singularly flawed such a center is, simply because it can vanish rapidly and it is influenced by so many forces.

If my sense of security lies in my reputation or in the things I have, my life will be in a constant state of threat and jeopardy that these possessions may be lost or stolen or devalued.”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 by Deepak Chopra, in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS

Posted on February 11, 2008 by jmaz479

“There are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one component. Moreover, success is a journey, not a destination. Material abundance, in all its expressions, happens to be one of those things that make the journey more enjoyable. But success also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional and psychological stability, a sense of well-being, and peace of mind.

Even with the experience of all of these things, we will remain unfulfilled unless we nurture the seeds of divinity inside us. In reality, we are divinity in disguise, and the gods and goddesses in embryo that are contained within us seek to be full materialized. True success is therefore the experience of the miraculous. It is the unfolding of the divinity wherever we go, in whatever we perceive—in the eyes of a child, in the beauty of a flower, in the flight of a bird. When we begin to experience our life as the miraculous expression of divinity not occasionally, but all the time—then we will know the true meaning of success.”

Deepak Chopra, in “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success”

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PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 11th, 2008 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS

Posted on February 10, 2008 by jmaz479

“Imagine you are sitting above the earth, as you have seen it from the satellite photos, and imagine that a great deal of mankind below you is thinking about mundane things, or is lost in lower thoughts. Imagine that the higher you go, the more people you can reach with your finer and higher thoughts. People going about their daily lives, looking for answers to their problems, can use the healing broadcast you are sending out. Mankind is going through a transformation. You are at a crossroads; in one direction lies peace and abundance, in the other, conflict and scarcity.

It is time to become aware of your own personal thoughts on an ongoing, daily basis. Every time you hate something, every time you feel angry at yourself, every time you put yourself down or make yourself wrong you are contributing to the planetary choice of scarcity. Every time you allow yourself to have more, allow yourself to feel good, or love something, you are contributing to the planetary path of abundance.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Personal Power Through Awareness”

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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 Special Message for Sunday, February 10th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

Posted on February 10, 2008 by jmaz479

“It is apparent everywhere we turn that those who dwell on the negative live their lives mired in negativity and stressful conditions, and situations. It is said that a man who can see the good in every situation will always be grateful. It is this gratitude that empowers us to bring more good into our lives. Life is too complex for most people to always side-step adversity; but once you have found yourself there, dwelling in that place is the best way to ensure a long stay. Seeing adversity as a lesson, challenge, opportunity, or a reminder to be more mindful, on the other hand, will keep your mind in the proper place from which effective prayer can be rendered.”

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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PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 8th, 2008 by Wayne W. Dyer in THERE’S A SPIRITUAL SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM

Posted on February 7, 2008 by jmaz479

“Here is another reason why it is so difficult for people to become problem eliminators and attract into their lives what they want. It is very easy to spend your energy on the circumstances of your life, or as it is put here, on what is. Again, back to our theme, what you think about expands. If you place your energy on what is, you will see more of what is continuing to show up in your life because you will act upon your thoughts of what is. Even if you detest the circumstances of your life, and you hate the conditions you are experiencing, if you place your energy on what it is that you despise, you will act on those thoughts and those conditions which you despise will continue to manifest into your life.”

Wayne W. Dyer, in “There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem”

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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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