PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 18th, 2007 by Shakti Gawain in THE PATH OF TRANSFORMATION

Posted on May 17, 2007 by jmaz479

“Many of us have spent our entire lives seeing other people or external circumstances as the cause of our difficulties. Unfortunately, when we finally grasp the concept that we are responsible for our own lives, too many of us begin to blame ourselves for the problems that exist in our reality…When we are blaming ourselves or others, this is fundamentally a disempowering act. It comes from a sense of helplessness and makes us feel worse, actually magnifying that helplessness. Taking responsibility meanwhile, involves claiming our power to create and change…We need to cultivate the ability to appreciate the reality we’ve already created, and see the problems in it as gifts that can help us grow and evolve.”

 Shakti Gawain, in “The Path of Transformation”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 17th, 2007 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in REAL MAGIC

Posted on May 16, 2007 by jmaz479

“The teacher is everywhere. The assistance you need will be provided by the universe as soon as you convert your readiness to willingness. Once you are willing you will find teachers in every niche of your life…

Teachers appear in various forms. Your teacher might be a tape that someone “accidentally” leaves in your car and that you “accidentally” play at just the right time. Last week you might have played it for two minutes and rejected the contents; now your willingness allows your teacher to be there for you. Your teacher might be a book or an article that a friend recommends. It might be your unplanned attendance at a lecture or a church service to which someone gave you their ticket because he or she had to be out of town; the message of the speaker seems to be directed specifically at you.

Your teacher might be a child who takes you by the hand and asks a question that you hadn’t considered before, and your answer to the child is your answer to yourself. Your teacher might be invisible and show up as a thought that comes over you in a quiet, contemplative moment and encourages you to go in a certain direction now…

When you, the student, are ready and willing, the teacher will show up. You simply have to look around, open your new eyes and silently ask yourself, “Who is my teacher?”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “Real Magic”

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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 by Rhonda Byrne in THE SECRET

Posted on May 15, 2007 by jmaz479

“It really does take many negative thoughts and persistent negative thinking to bring something negative into your life. However, if you persist in thinking negative thoughts over a period of time, they will appear in your life. If you worry about having negative thoughts, you will attract more worrying about your negative thoughts, and multiply them at the same time. Decide right now that you are going to think only good thoughts. At the same time, proclaim to the Universe that all your good thoughts are powerful and that any negative thoughts are weak.

All of your power to create your life is available right now, because right now is when you are thinking. If you have had some thoughts that will not be beneficial when they manifest, then right now you can change your thinking. You can erase your previous thoughts by replacing them with good thoughts. Time serves you because you can think new thoughts and emit a new frequency, now!”

Rhonda Byrne, in “The Secret”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART

Posted on May 15, 2007 by jmaz479

“Whatever your experience has been, your challenge is to learn to accept it, to be with it without judgment, to embrace it unconditionally. When you can do that, you can integrate the experience and the lessons it brings into the fabric of your life. Authenticity is the fruit of a life fully lived.

The denial or fabrication of experience is inauthentic and therefore unspiritual. It results in the fragmentation of consciousness, and the subjugation of one part of experience (unconscious) to another part (conscious). This creates an imbalance within the psyche that eventually needs to be healed. And healing invariably requires admitting the lie.

Telling the truth to oneself and others is the first requirement of the spiritual life. Without honesty, authenticity is impossible.”

Paul Ferrini, in “The Silence of the Heart”

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PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 14th, 2007 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS

Posted on May 13, 2007 by jmaz479

“Challenge the idea that you need more and more things to improve the quality of your life. Most wealthy people really do often talk longingly of the leaner, hungrier days, when they appreciated the simple things, when love could freely be trusted not to come with a dollar sign attached.

It does not take much material wealth to be happy. Look at little unspoiled children. They don’t really need money, or toys, or anything. Let them alone and they can take joy in just being alive. So can you, provided you are willing to rearrange your priority list and place the emphasis on what really matters—life itself.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “Pulling Your Own Strings”

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PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 11th, 2007 by Alan Cohen in RELAX INTO WEALTH

Posted on May 11, 2007 by jmaz479

“Rather than fighting what seems to be blocking your path, pivot on it and make it your ally. As in the martial art of aikido, you can take the energy directed against you and rechannel it to help you. Everything is energy; what you do with it is up to you.

Difficulties keep us on the cutting edge of growth and move us to levels of authority far more rewarding that if the challenge had not occurred. All evolutionary advances have resulted from novel adaptations to changes in environmental conditions. Life is not trying to hurt you; it is trying to get you to grow. As Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “That which does not kill me makes me stronger.”

Alan Cohen, in “Relax into Wealth”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 10th, 2007 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS

Posted on May 10, 2007 by jmaz479

“The problem with most people is that they lose control of their emotions…When we lose control we say things that we don’t want to say, and do things that we don’t want to do. That is why it is so important to be impeccable with our word and to become a spiritual warrior. We must learn to control the emotions so we have enough personal power to change our fear-based agreements, escape from hell, and create our own personal heaven.”

Don Miguel Ruiz, in “The Four Agreements”

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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING

Posted on May 9, 2007 by jmaz479

“We have been taught, and therefore have believed that we live at the mercy of others, or fate, or luck, or chance; certainly that is what most people on this planet live by. But once you start to see the Law of Attraction in operation, you ultimately come to understand that there is no such thing as a victim; never has been, never will be.

There is no good luck, bad luck, good fortune, or coincidence. There is no destiny, fate, or providence, There is not a big judge in the sky keeping score of how right or wrong you’ve been. There is no karma from past lives nor penance. That’s all victim stuff. And there is not a victim among us, only cocreators in thought and feeling, powerful magnets attracting like bees to honey the matching frequency of our ever-flowing vibrations.”

Lynn Grabhorn, in “Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 by Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS

Posted on May 8, 2007 by jmaz479

“Every relationship is one of give and take. Giving engenders receiving, and receiving engenders giving. What goes up must come down; what goes out must come back. In reality, receiving is the same thing as giving, because giving and receiving are different aspects of the flow of energy in the universe. And if you stop the flow of either, you interfere with nature’s intelligence.

In every seed is the promise of thousands of forests. But the seed must not be hoarded; it must give its intelligence to the fertile ground. Through it’s giving, its unseen energy flows into material manifestation.

The more you give, the more you will receive, because you will keep the abundance of the universe circulating in your life.”

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

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PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 7th, 2007 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS

Posted on May 6, 2007 by jmaz479

“Intuition is the ability to know without words, to sense the truth without explanations. Intuition operates beyond time and space; it is a link to your higher self. Intuition is not bound by the physical body. It operates knowing that past, present and future are simultaneous. It takes the desires of your conscious mind, goes out into the future and finds ways for you to have them. It speaks to you through insights, revelations and urge…To bridge the gap between intellect and intuition, use the heart energy of trust and faith. Intuition will often give you answers that do not seem logical, yet the answers work if you trust them and act upon them.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Personal Power through Awareness”

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PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 4th, 2007 by Richard Carlson, PH.D., in DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

Posted on May 4, 2007 by jmaz479

“It’s useful to think of relaxation as a quality of heart that you can access on a regular basis rather than something reserved for some later time. You can relax now. It’s helpful to remember that relaxed people can still be super achievers and, in fact, that relaxation and creativity go hand in hand. When I’m feeling uptight, for example, I don’t even try to write. But when I feel relaxed, my writing flows quickly and easily.

Being more relaxed involves training yourself to respond differently to the dramas of life—turning your melodrama into a mellow-drama. It come, in part, from remind yourself over and over again (with loving kindness and patience) that you have a choice in how you respond to life. You can learn to relate to your thinking as well as your circumstances in new ways. With practice, making these choices will translate into a more relaxed self.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 3rd, 2007 by Michael J. Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER

Posted on May 3, 2007 by jmaz479

“Every condition in life exists as a result of agreement. When you feel the emotion of sadness in your body, you might agree that you are indeed sad. With that agreement, you become the sadness. If, instead, you agree that you are only feeling the sadness, you won’t be sad, but just feel sad.

If you also agree that you have a choice to be aware of spirit, you can begin to experience more of the energy of spirit. Then, you could be happy while feeling the sadness. Even though it’s the same sadness, you can agree to relate to it differently. What you agree to completely changes your state of being.”

Michael J. Tamura, in “You Are The Answer”

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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 by Stephen Russell in BAREFOOT DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO THE TAO

Posted on May 2, 2007 by jmaz479

“Change is a force you have to groove with, not resist. Like a fast and furious monster of epic proportions, it charges headlong into the deep unknown with you clinging to its back. You can’t get off because it’s going too fast. It can’t stop because constant movement is all it knows. Though the course is cyclic, you never seem to get back to the same place twice. The story of your life keeps unfolding and there’s nothing you can do about it, so you might as well surrender now. Give yourself up to the ride and, with the belief that all things work together for the good, say:

“All change is good. All change is good. All change is good. All change is good. All change is good. All change is good. All change is good. All change is good. All change is good.

“Good!”

Stephen Russell, in “Barefoot Doctor’s Guide to the TAO”

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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, May 1st, 2007 by Neale Donald Walsch in COMMUNION WITH GOD

Posted on May 1, 2007 by jmaz479

“Some people think that things happen for a reason, and so they try to discern what that reason is. Others say that certain things are “a sign”. So they try to understand what the sign is telling them. In one way or another, people try to find meaning in the events and experiences of their lives. Yet the fact is that nothing has any meaning at all. There is no intrinsic truth hidden in the encounters and experiences of life. Who would hide it there? And why?

If it were there for you to discover, wouldn’t it be much more efficient to make it obvious? If God had something to tell you, wouldn’t it be a lot easier (to say nothing of kinder) to simply tell you, rather than make it a mystery that you had to solve?

The fact is, there is no meaning to anything, save the meaning you give it. Life is meaningless. That is difficult for many humans to accept, yet it is My greatest gift. By rendering life meaningless, I give you the opportunity to decide what anything and everything means. Out of your decisions will you define yourself in relationship to anything and everything in life.

This is, in fact, the means by which you experience Who You Choose to Be.”

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

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PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 30th, 2007 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

Posted on April 30, 2007 by jmaz479





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