BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 by Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS OF SUCCESS

Posted on October 16, 2023 by jmaz479

“When you become defensive, blame others, and do not accept and surrender to the moment, your life meets resistance. Any time you encounter resistance, recognize that if you force the situation, the resistance will only increase. You don’t want to stand like a tall oak that cracks and collapses in the storm. Instead, you want to be flexible, like a reed that bends with the storm and survives.

Completely desist from defending your point of view. When you have no point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument. If you do this consistently – if you stop fighting and resisting – you will fully experience the present, which is a gift. Someone once told me, “The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift. That is why this moment is called ‘the present’.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 16th, 2023 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in GETTING INTO THE VORTEX

Posted on October 15, 2023 by jmaz479

“Most rarely align with their true power, because it seems illogical to them that there is power in relaxation, in letting go, or in love or joy or bliss. Most people do not understand that their true power lies in releasing resistance – which is the only obstacle to their true power.

Most people do not expect their path to great abundance to be one of ease and joy. They have been taught that struggle and hardship and sacrifice are requirements that must be met before the reward of great abundance can be realized. Most do not understand that the very struggle they deliberately involve themselves in, in their quest for success and advantage, actually works against them.

There are so many things that you have been taught to believe that are counter to the powerful Laws of the Universe that it is difficult for you to think your way out. And that is the reason we present this path of much less resistance.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 13th, 2023 by Bear Heart in THE WIND IS MY MOTHER

Posted on October 12, 2023 by jmaz479

“Most of us have very little faith – we say we do until something difficult happens and then we feel everything is hopeless. We try and try, we struggle, yet we feel like giving up sometimes thinking, “Well, this is it, this is the end, this is as far as I go in life.” At times like that, go to the ocean and watch the waves come in. The tide has a steady rhythm, a tempo that’s never affected by the storms at sea. When the tide hits the shore it goes as far inland as it can, and when it reaches its zenith it is not the end, it’s merely a turning point.

It then flows back out to sea, to where there’s great strength and power. It doesn’t matter how strong the storms might be out there, it does not affect the rhythm of the ocean as it comes in and turns. In our struggles we may think we can’t go any further, not realizing that it is merely a turning point in our life. All power is available to us. You can turn things around in your life, live hopefully, and keep that hope going.”

Bear Heart, with Molly Larkin, in “The Wind is My Mother”

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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, October 12th, 2023 by Eckhart Tolle in THE POWER OF NOW

Posted on October 11, 2023 by jmaz479

“Let your spiritual practice be this: As you go about your life, don’t give 100 percent of your attention to the external world and to your mind. Keep some within…Feel the inner body even when engaged in everyday activities, especially when engaged in relationships or when you are relating with nature. Feel the stillness deep inside it. Keep the portal open.

It is quite possible to be conscious of the Unmanifested throughout your life. You feel it as a deep sense of peace somewhere in the background, a stillness that never leaves you, no matter what happens out here. You become a bridge between the Unmanifested and the manifested, between God and the world. This is the state of connectedness with the Source that we call enlightenment.”

Eckhart Tolle, in “The Power of Now”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 by Debbie Ford in THE DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT CHASERS

Posted on October 10, 2023 by jmaz479

“Any desire of the heart is there for you to discover and manifest. Whatever inspires you is an aspect of yourself. Be precise about what you admire in someone and find that part in yourself. If you have an aspiration to be something, it’s because you have the potential to manifest what you are seeing. Deepak Chopra says, “Within every desire is the mechanics for it fulfillment.” This means we have the ability to manifest our heart’s desires and that which we are.

If we are not capable of doing or having something we will not have an authentic yearning for it. It’s as simple as that. Goethe said, “If we can conceive it, and we can believe it, then we can achieve it.” The difficult part is working through our fears. Our fears stop us. They tell us we’re not good enough or worthy enough. There is no one on earth like you. No one with exactly the same desires, the same talents, or the same memories. You have your own individual spin on everything. It is your job to discover your unique talents and then manifest them in your own unique way.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE

Posted on October 9, 2023 by jmaz479

“The way to ensure that you will always have enough is to forget about the money and concentrate instead on giving of yourself emotionally – that is, supporting people, putting out energy, and being there for others. People are scared and insecure, and they need emotional support; they need protection. It costs nothing to give it to them. To do so, you have to put aside your problems and worries; you have to subjugate your ego.

You practice listening, empathizing, really hearing what they are saying – instead of cocking an ear politely in their direction while thinking about something about something else. Look them in the eye when they speak, repeat back to them words they have used so they know you have listened and understood them.”

Stuart Wilde, in “The Little Money Bible”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 9th, 2023 by Richard A. Singer in YOUR DAILY WALK WITH THE GREAT MINDS

Posted on October 8, 2023 by jmaz479

“There are many individuals that walk this earth believing and acting as if they are better than or smarter than others, however, the fact will always remain that we are all equal human beings. Simply enjoy your life today amongst the entire human race and never allow another individual to have power over who you are and what you become. Believe in yourself as a worthwhile and special human being and discard the poisonous energy directed toward you from other individuals who obviously doubt themselves and their worthiness in humanity.”

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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 6th, 2023 by Theresa Crabtree in MAYAN MESSAGES: DAILY GUIDE TO SELF-EMPOWERMENT

Posted on October 5, 2023 by jmaz479

“As your day unfolds, be mindful of your thoughts. Whenever you find yourself indulging in stinking thinking, simply think again! This may take practice; most humans are compulsive thinkers. Daily meditation and short breaks throughout the day in which you train your mind to shut off are highly recommended.

Be mindful of every word you utter. Are you speaking your truth? Are your words honest or full of gossip? Are you speaking out of turn, letting your ego get in the way? Is what you choose to say relevant or necessary? Are they words of kindness and wisdom? Learn to discern when it is best to speak and when it is best to remain silent. Be conscious of your listening skills. Do you allow others to finish their sentences? Are you so busy trying to be heard that you have lost the skill of listening?”

Reverend Theresa Crabtree, in “Mayan Messages: Daily Guide to Self-Empowerment”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 5th, 2023 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF

Posted on October 4, 2023 by jmaz479

“It is inevitable that you will have tasks to perform that are unpleasant or that have absolutely no interest to you whatsoever. Rather than grumbling to yourself about how unfair it is, or how boring you find these jobs, remind yourself that you are not this body, you are that which is eternal and changeless and you have the option of not feeling victimized.

You can detach from your body, observe it going through the motions of tedium, and refuse to identify with it. You are then in the position of watching yourself without identifying the body that is laboring away. This process of observation immediately takes the judgment out of the activity and puts you in a state of bliss.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “Your Sacred Self”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

Posted on October 3, 2023 by jmaz479

“Do you really think anything happens by accident? I tell you again, there is perfection in the design. Nothing happens in life by accident. Nothing. Nothing occurs in your life by chance. Nothing. Nothing takes place without producing the opportunity for real and lasting benefit to you. Nothing at all. The perfection of every moment may not be apparent to you, yet that will make the moment no less perfect. It will be no less a gift.”

God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, “Friendship with God”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE

Posted on October 2, 2023 by jmaz479

“Whenever you are insecure about what may happen in the future, just remember this: In the past six months or one year you were so insecure about events which when they finally came you were able to handle somehow. Thanks to the energy and the resources that that particular present moment gave you, and not to all the previous worrying, which only made you suffer needlessly and weakened you emotionally.

So say to yourself: “If there is anything I can do about the future, right now, I shall do it. Then I’m going to just leave it alone and settle down to enjoy the present moment, because all the experience of my life has shown me that I can only cope with things when they are present, not before they occur. And that the present always gives me the resources and the energy I need to deal with them.”

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

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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 Monday, October 2nd, 2023 by Annemarie Greenwood and Marissa Campbell in LIFE: LIVING IN FULFILLMENT EVERY DAY

Posted on October 1, 2023 by jmaz479

“Limiting beliefs create a mold, a fabrication, very much like creating a papier mache ball from a newspaper and a balloon…Labels and judgments, experiences and impressions accumulate over time. Layer by layer, we take these truths and plaster them over the top of our true potential, just like gluing layers of newspaper strips around the balloon, until it forms a mold, or a shell – the ego, or burden body, or shadow self…However, this shell is not a genuine reflection of who we are. In fact, we’re still in there, just like the balloon…Inside we are prefect and whole, but on the outside we have a big, bulky façade, or sham, as our identity.”

Annemarie Greenwood and Marissa Campbell, in “LIFE: Living in Fulfillment Every Day”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 29th, 2023 by Sanaya Roman in LIVING WITH JOY

Posted on September 28, 2023 by jmaz479

“Starting with your own past, think of a time in which something happened you did not understand. Now, as you look back as an adult, as an older, more mature self, you can understand precisely why you drew that incident to you and what you learned from it. You can see as you look back with the larger picture in mind that when you did not get what you thought you wanted, there was a reason for not having it. Perhaps not having it changed your life path. Maybe having it would have held you back in some way, or maybe it was something you wanted from a smaller, less evolved part of you.

As you look back with your memories, reviewing past relationships and career paths (even those you are still in but letting go of), see how they served you. What you have now would not be possible without experiences. You cannot leave something until you love it. The more you hate something the more you are bound to it, and the more you love it the freer you are. So as you love your past, you are free from it.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Living with Joy”

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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, September 28th, 2023 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

Posted on September 27, 2023 by jmaz479

“The principal reasons for failure are: Lack of confidence and too much effort. Many people block answers to their prayers by failing to fully comprehend the workings of their subconscious mind. When you know how your mind functions, you gain a measure of confidence. You must remember whenever your subconscious mind accepts an idea, it immediately begins to execute it. It uses all its mighty resources to that end and mobilizes all the mental and spiritual laws of your deeper mind. This law is true for good or bad ideas. Consequently, if you use it negatively, it brings trouble, failure, and confusion. When you use it constructively, it brings guidance, freedom, and peace of mind.

The right answer is inevitable when your thoughts are positive, constructive, and loving. From this it is perfectly obvious that the only thing you have to do in order to overcome failure is to get your subconscious to accept your idea or request by feeling its reality now, and the law of your mind will do the rest. Turn over your request with faith and confidence, and your subconscious will take over and answer for you.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY

Posted on September 26, 2023 by jmaz479

“When you are filled with guilt, your energy is awash with anguish and self-reproach. You are so down on yourself that you feel unworthy of receiving blessings from the universe or anyone in it. Persistent feelings of guilt will prevent you from manifesting anything worthwhile, because you are attracting the very same things that you are putting out to the universe. More anguish, more reasons to feel bad, and more evidence to prove that you are not worth what you desire.

When you put past behaviors into a context of learning from them and moving on, regardless of how horrible they may seem to you, you clear yourself of the negativity surrounding these actions. Forgiving yourself means that you are able to extend love to yourself even when your perceived shortcomings are painfully evident to you.”

Wayne W. Dyer, in “Manifest Your Destiny”

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