PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 by Dan Millman in EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT

Posted on June 26, 2007 by jmaz479

“Those who view money as an incidental benefit of work they enjoy for its own sake seem to be the most satisfied with their lives. As yourself this: ‘If I had enough money to live on for the rest of my life, what would I do with my time?’ When you have the answer, find work in that area if you can. If you became wealthy and would nevertheless spend some of your time doing just what you now do for a living, you are fortunate indeed.

Every kind of work that provides a service has innate meaning. It doesn’t have to make you famous, or dispense charity, or be connected directly to healing or spiritual teaching. If you provide a helping hand, whether behind the counter of a grocery store, building automobiles, cleaning someone’s home, doing market research, mowing lawns, working in sales, or practicing law, your work, and the relationships you develop with the people you meet through it, can shed light and provide a vehicle of transformation.”

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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 by Paul Ferrini in THE ECSTATIC MOMENT

Posted on June 25, 2007 by jmaz479

“Ecstasy is possible right now or in any other moment of time. But it cannot be experienced when you are finding fault with another person or with yourself. Ecstasy cannot be experienced when you have the perception that something is wrong, that something needs to be improved, fixed, or changed. Ecstasy happens only when you get down to your essence, which is at peace, which is in acceptance of all that life brings.

The only obstacle to an ecstatic life lies in your own mind. How you think, you perceive things, determines whether you are happy or sad, fulfilled or dissatisfied. Ecstasy, happiness, peace are not dependent on anything in the external world. They are dependent only on the content of your consciousness at any given time. If you can stop seeing lack, if you can stop finding fault, if you can stop trying to fix, you will connect with the ecstatic life energy which is moving through you.”

Paul Ferrini, in “The Ecstatic Moment”

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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 25th, 2007 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT

Posted on June 25, 2007 by jmaz479

“If you feel that you deserve only a minimal share of happiness, then that is what you will expand. If you know that you are worthy of it all, and your intention is to keep abundance circulating and serving others, then you will attract high levels of happiness into your life. If you think you deserve very little, you will attract this to yourself. If you feel self-important, taking what you think you deserve, at the expense of others, the results will be the same as if you felt you deserved very little. In both scenarios, you are undermining yourself in the process.

Believing you deserve nothing, or that you deserve it all at the expense of others, is a self-destructive path that not only leads away from abundance but toward scarcity in your life. Know that you deserve it all, and so does everyone else, and that in the process of helping others to get it all, you serve yourself and all others simultaneously.”

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 22nd, 2007 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Posted on June 21, 2007 by jmaz479

“Your intellect wants to plan everything to turn out a certain way; it wants to be the captain of the ship. Although it is fine to set goals, trust your Higher Self to bring you the essence of everything you want at the perfect time and in the perfect way. Your Higher Self is the real ‘captain,’ and It always puts you in perfect circumstances.

It takes a lot of energy to try to make the world work in the way your intellect thinks it should work. Put down the burden of trying to plan every small detail. You don’t have to hang on tightly and watch over everything every minute to make sure nothing goes wrong. Simply pay attention, act on any inner messages you are receiving, and stay in the higher flow. Things will turn out better than you even imagined.”

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 Thursday, June 21st, 2007 by Richard Carlson PH.D., in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

Posted on June 20, 2007 by jmaz479

“In terms of personal happiness, you cannot be peaceful while at the same time blaming others. Surely there are times when other people and/or circumstances contribute to our problems, but it is we who must rise to the occasion and take responsibility for our own happiness. Circumstances don’t make a person, they reveal him or her.

As an experiment, notice what happens when you stop blaming others for anything and everything in your life. This doesn’t mean you don’t hold people accountable for their actions, but that you hold yourself accountable for your own happiness and for your reactions to other people and the circumstances around you. When the house is a mess, rather than assuming you’re the only person doing your part, clean it up! When you’re over budget, figure where you can spend less money. Most important, when you’re unhappy, remind yourself that only you can make yourself happy.”

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 Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 by Fr. Anthony DeMello S.J., in AWARENESS

Posted on June 20, 2007 by jmaz479

“Everyone asks me what will happen when they finally arrive. Is this just curiosity? We’re always asking how would this fit into that system, or whether this would make sense in that context, or what it will feel like when we get there. Get started and you will know; it cannot be described.

It is said widely in the East, “those who know, do not say; those who say, do not know.” It cannot be said; only the opposite can be said. The guru cannot give you the truth. Truth cannot be put into words, into a formula. That isn’t the truth. That isn’t reality. Reality cannot be put into a formula. The guru can only point out your errors. When you drop your errors, you will know the truth.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on June 18, 2007 by jmaz479

“If we look more closely at religious customs, we can see how attachments to them can have a very negative effect on a person’s spiritual growth potential…Organized religion essentially wraps things up in a tight package that requires little if any contemplation on the part of the individual church member. While this tends to simplify life, it clearly limits one’s ability to strike out and discover his or her own perception of the truth. Moreover, when someone in the congregation does choose to pursue a different path, the response from those remaining firmly in the fold, especially parents, relatives, and friends, is generally not very positive.

If you are a person that truly wants to explore new spiritual path(s), recognize right now that you simply need to drop any concerns that you may have about what those who remain firmly attached to religious traditions will think of you. If you are ever to come to a meaningful awareness of who you really are, you must be willing to leave no stone unturned in your quest.”

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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PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 18th, 2007 by Alan Cohen in DARE TO BE YOURSELF

Posted on June 17, 2007 by jmaz479

“There is one awareness that gives us the energy and power to keep going and make our dream come true: Remember the vision. Remember why you decided to do this in the first place. Remember the excitement and enthusiasm you had before things got tougher. Remember the gift you want to deliver to the world, and the way that only you can deliver it. If you remember the vision, you will have all the power you need to complete the project and triumph over all kinds of adversity. Fear would tell you to quit when hurdles confront you, but wisdom will give you the strength and the energy to surpass them.”

Alan Cohen, in “Dare to Be Yourself”

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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 15th, 2007 by Neale Donald Walsch in HOME WITH GOD

Posted on June 14, 2007 by jmaz479

“All of life is interconnected. No aspect or individuation of the Whole acts independently of any other aspect or individuation. Life continuously creates interactively. We are producing outcomes mutually. There is no other way We CAN produce them.

Your conversation with others, and all the information that comes to you from your outer world, is like rays from the sun. They cause the seeds within you to grow.

There are many things that exist in your outer world that can lead you in the direction of your inner truth. Yet even those people, places, objects, and events are only reminders. They are like signposts. That is, in fact, what the “outside world” is all about. The physical world is designed to provide you with a context within which you might Experience outwardly what you Know inwardly.”

God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, in “Home 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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 14th, 2007 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY

Posted on June 13, 2007 by jmaz479

“Become a person who is willing to tell those around you how much you appreciate them. Make a concerted effort to say aloud how much you love your family members without making it a phony ritual. Be willing to say aloud what a lovely home you have and how much you appreciate it, or to express appreciation to someone who does your laundry or cooks a fine meal for you. Do this in a sincere fashion and you will see how quickly this attitude is reciprocated and appreciated.

You can practice this attitude of gratitude with strangers. Do small favors like returning a shopping cart to the store rather than leaving it in the parking lot, or telling a waitress how much you appreciate her kind attention to details. The more you are willing to express gratitude, the more you are cultivating an experience of unconditional love.”

Wayne W. Dyer, in “Manifest Your Destiny”

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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 13th, 2007 by Gregg Braden in THE ISAIAH EFFECT

Posted on June 12, 2007 by jmaz479

“Rather than viewing political treaties and military solutions as answers, perhaps now is the time to recognize them as bridges to a new way of thinking. It appears that we have reached a critical time in the evolution of governments and nations, when the pattern of demands followed by force simply does not work the way it did even fifty years ago. The wise use of force may serve us in isolated incidents of short duration.

Each time we apply a military bandage, however, it is akin to placing our finger over a tear in the fabric of a balloon filled with water. What appears to be a “fix” in one place becomes a bulge somewhere else on the balloon. This is precisely the scenario that is unfolding with respect to global politics. To change the conditions that allow war, oppression, and mass suffering, we must change the thinking that has allowed the conditions to be present.”

Gregg Braden, in “The Isaiah Effect”

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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 12th, 2007 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS

Posted on June 12, 2007 by jmaz479

“Do you speak of prosperity, joy, and abundance or do you speak of pain, problems and woes? People form images of you as you speak to them. You may think that if you told everyone how abundant your life is when it isn’t you’d be lying—yet I will say if you tell everyone how abundant your life is, very shortly you will be telling the truth!

Watch your words and your energy as you move through the day. The instant you notice that your energy is dropping in any way, that doubts are creeping into your mind, that you are feeling bad about who you are, stop. Take a deep breath and look inward for a higher image. You broadcast images from moment to moment, and people pick them up and respond to them.”

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 for Monday, June 11th, 2007 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS

Posted on June 10, 2007 by jmaz479

“To shun negativity is to give it credence. Once you can accept your fears as a part of what you are and look at them in a detached and loving way, they begin to dissipate…Your life improves, and the ego comes to realize that disaster is not necessarily a fact of life.

We can look at the world from a finite, egocentric view and see mayhem and disaster and say, “That is terrible,” or we can look at it from an infinite view and see the beauty that there is in the learning process. Similarly, in your life, negativity assists you to become more Godlike but only if you do not struggle against it. The way to affirm your positive power is to laugh at your weakness and raise statues to your strengths.”

Stuart Wilde, in “Affirmations”

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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 8th, 2007 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART

Posted on June 7, 2007 by jmaz479

“Pain is the great equalizer. It brings us all to our knees. It makes us more humble and sensitive to the needs of others. Pain is the greatest teacher on planet earth. It undermines all hierarchies. It dissolves social status and invalidates material riches. It brings everything up for healing.

If you have touched your own pain deeply, you know this. And you feel great compassion when you see others in pain. You do not need to push them away, nor do you need to try to fix them. You just hold them deeply in your heart. You offer them a hug and some words of encouragement. You know that they are going through.

The world builds people up and it takes people down. There is no permanence in the world. Fame and ignominy, poverty and riches, happiness and despair run hand in hand. You can’t experience one side without experiencing the other. If you think you can, you are in denial.”

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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 7th, 2007 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW

Posted on June 6, 2007 by jmaz479

“If there is no joy, ease or lightness in what you are doing, it does not necessarily mean that you need to change what you are doing. It may be sufficient to change the how. “How” is always more important than “what.” See if you can give much more attention to the doing than to the result that you want to achieve through it. Give your fullest attention to whatever the moment presents. This implies that you also completely accept what is, because you cannot give your full attention to something and at the same time resist it.

As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out of present moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love—even the most simple action.”

Eckhart Tolle, in “The Power of Now”

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