BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 4th, 2025 by Lynn Grabhorn in EXCUSE ME, YOUR LIFE IS WAITING

“The universe doesn’t give a crapshoot whether we want something or don’t want something; it works strictly off the physics principle we call the Law of Attraction. We send the magnetic feelings out, the universe obediently delivers. It doesn’t react to our pleas; it only responds to our vibrations which come purely from how we’re feeling.

Does it matter what caused the feelings in the first place? No. They could come from a thought, from an outside event, or just from a general mood. But regardless of how they are initiated, the events that make up our lives come solely from our moment-to-moment, day-to-day, year-to-year outflow of feelings.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 by Michael Tamura in YOU ARE THE ANSWER

“Life gives us every opportunity to learn and grow. With each recurrence, we learn to refine how we respond to that type of person, thing, situation, idea or energy. We get to practice as much as we need. The sooner we get it, the less we have to do it. And every invalidation, failure and hurt is an opportunity for learning, healing and growth. Every time we are invalidated, we may feel pain, sadness, anger, and hopelessness. We can choose to sit in our depression, lash out in resistance and anger at others, or forgive and discover our freedom and our divinity.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 by Eliza Mada Dalian in IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS

“Observation with self-awareness is like a torch that illuminates the unconscious darkness both inside and outside and transforms it into conscious light. To see the world with self-awareness means to stand apart from whatever you are observing instead of being identified with it. Observation with self-awareness helps you feel safe enough to venture into the darkness of the unconscious (personal, collective, and cosmic) and disidentify from it.

If you observe everything in the outside world and at the same time remain aware of yourself as the observer, you can never be lost in any situation. You will know that you are simply a detached observer of what is happening. With self-aware observation, you simply look at everything that comes to pass without judging, blaming, or identifying with anything. The self-aware observer has no bias towards what is “good” or “bad,” “right” or “wrong” – she simply observes all judgments as passing aspects of thought. Cultivating the ability to observe with self-awareness takes time and effort, but if you persevere in looking at everything with self-awareness, your consciousness of the world and yourself will gradually increase.”

Eliza Mada Dalian in “In Search of the Miraculous”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

“The person who is asleep always thinks he’ll feel better if somebody else changes. You’re suffering because you are asleep, but you’re thinking, “How wonderful life would be if somebody else would change; how wonderful life would be if my neighbor changed, my wife changed, my boss changed.”

We always want someone else to change so that we will feel good. But has it ever struck you that even if your wife changes or your husband changes, what does that do to you? You’re just as vulnerable as before; you’re just as idiotic as before; you’re just as asleep as before. YOU are the one who needs to change, who needs to take medicine. You keep insisting, “I feel good because the world is right.” WRONG! The world is right because I feel good. That’s what all the mystics are saying.”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 30th, 2025 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS

“Keep your most important desires secret. This prevents unwanted comments from others who may be rivalrous, or afraid of losing control over you, or limited in their knowledge of what is possible. Our minds are fragile in the sense that a discouraging word can cause us to give up and quit instead of pursuing our life’s plan and purpose. When we tell envious people what we are planning to do, it gives them a chance to cultivate doubt in our minds. No one needs this. Keeping our heartfelt desires sacred and secret until they manifest allows a necessary buildup of divine power.

Telling others what we intend to do, and bragging about it to impress them, dissipates the power, just as holes in a garden hose reduce the water available at the nozzle. Thinking about what we desire, and imagining it attained, increases our desire, which increases our motivation to act and ends our procrastination.”

Terry Cole-Whittaker, in “Live Your Bliss”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 27th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in THE DRAGON DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

“Real service is given without any expectation of reward or acknowledgement. In this attitude we can never be disappointed and we will always feel fulfilled. If we feel irritated because we do not receive a “thank you” from someone for a kind act, then we did not do it out of a desire to give love; we did it to receive something, and this is not service; it is business. When we do not receive acknowledgement for a gift or an act, we should be grateful, for this means we did it for God. God sees all that we do, even if no one else does, and God will reward us more faithfully than anyone in the world ever could.”

Alan Cohen in, “The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 26th, 2025 by Sanaya Roman in SPIRITUAL GROWTH

“Attachment is wanting to take care of people and solve their problems for them. Non-attachment will give you a clearer perspective on how much assistance to give, how much people will be able to use your assistance, and when to stop giving to them. Sometimes the only thing you can do for people is simply love them and let them have their problems.

Learn to detach from people’s personalities, pettiness, or little faults. Focus instead on their greatness and you will experience more of it. Non-attachment is loving people as they are and finding the right moment to insert a thought, a touch, or love into their lives to empower them to make a shift to a higher level of consciousness.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Spiritual Growth”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 by Michelle Bersell in F.E.E.L.: FEEL EVERY EMOTION AS LOVE

“Being human, you are going to get stubborn sometimes about your beliefs and behaviors. This happens to all of us because having a set way of being and doing can simplify life so that you are not constantly having to reinvent the wheel. The problem is, it becomes difficult to recognize when you are too narrowly focused. Rather than seeing the warning signs of your limited view, your ego turns frustration and disappointment into blaming other people or circumstances. Remain unaware, and you unconsciously sabotage your dreams.

Thank goodness you feel frustration, because that energy is present to tell you to stop unconsciously acting upon your fears and choose your inner guidance instead. Your fear sees danger, dead ends, and overall impossibility, while your essence knows exactly what you need to do. The question is: Are you willing to step outside the comfort zone of what you believe you know and instead do something which initially makes no sense to your rational mind? If you continue to say no, frustration will only grow, eventually turning into anger, depression, or anxiety until you are willing to trust.”

Michelle Bersell, in “F.E.E.L.: Feel Every Emotion as Love”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 by Shakti Gawain in LIVING IN THE LIGHT

“When we choose not to follow our intuitive promptings, we close off our channel and our cells receive less energy. The body begins to deteriorate faster. When we aren’t following the flow of energy, life becomes a struggle. Stress and strain take their toll on the physical form and we can see the struggle in our faces and bodies. Lines of worry form and the body begins to bend with the effort it is making. If we continue to choose to close off the energy moment after moment, day after day, year after year, eventually the body will age, deteriorate, and die. If we change our pattern and begin to trust ourselves more, the body will begin to be renewed.”

Shakti Gawain, in “Living in the Light”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 23rd, 2025 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE

“The time to show up fully for life is right now, whatever the circumstances. The decision to be the divine attracts the divine. Life is a swirling pool of infinite potential at every single moment, and we ourselves either activate or refuse to activate the mystical fertility of the universe. The only way to achieve an exciting life is to be willing to be excited and exciting. The only way to achieve an excellent life is to be willing to be excellent. The only way to achieve love is to be willing to be more loving. Who and what we decide to be, in each and every moment, is reflected back to us in worldly forms. Situations that just “seem” to happen are not necessarily random at all. With every thought, we ourselves decide whether to welcome God’s reality and its miraculous prospects.”

Marianne Williamson, in “Everyday Grace”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 20th, 2025 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOUR SACRED SELF

“When you are involved in discussions that revolve around taking pot-shots at individuals who are not present, practice defending the person in his or her absence. Make a habit of being the one person in the group who defends the absent persons. You can wonder out loud how that person would explain the ways of being that are being criticized, and suggest that there may be more than what is seen on the surface.

These kinds of statements serve to restrain the ego’s need to compare and feel superior, and they serve your higher self, which wants to help others. This is a particularly beneficial lesson to teach young children, who have a tendency to gang up and “rip” the absent. Always ask, “Who here is defending the person who isn’t here to defend him/herself?”

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

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 19th, 2025 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS

“Write this agreement on paper, and put it on your refrigerator to remind you all the time: DON’T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY.

As you make the habit of not taking anything personally, you won’t need to place your trust in what others do or say. You will only need to trust yourself to make responsible choices. You are never responsible for the actions of others; you are only responsible for you. When you truly understand this, and refuse to take things personally, you can hardly be hurt by the careless comments or actions of others.”

Don Miguel Ruiz, in “The Four Agreements”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY

“Contemplate the energy that is your life force. Forget about your body and your thoughts, and focus attention on the invisible life force that sustains your very being, which is also known as chi or prana. See if you can sense it objectively and also try to do the same thing with the energy of someone close to you. Watch that person and forget about his or her body. Center your attention on the idea that you share the same energy, and so you are the same person at that energy level.

Becoming an observer of your energy and the energy of those around you is a way of putting you in contact with the spiritual essence of everyone and everything. Awareness of this connection will help you being to use this energy to attract the objects of your desire, since the life force in also present in all that you wish to manifest in your life.”

Wayne W. Dyer, in “Manifest Your Destiny”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 by Richard & Mary Alice Jafolla in THE QUEST

“On the surface, we may seem very different from one another. After all, we are different races, have different politics, different religions, different philosophies, different beliefs, different nationalities, different opinions, different values. One of us may be a scraggly beggar while the other is an educated writer. But are we really that dissimilar? Too frequently we may notice our superficial differences while overlooking our incredible oneness.”

Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla, in “The Quest”

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 16th, 2025 by Susan Shumsky in INSTANT HEALING

“Have you ever considered that what you believe to be truth is not really truth? Your perception of reality might be skewed by false beliefs, habits, conditions, and patterns. Voices of parents, teachers, family, friends, peers, coworkers, pastors, rabbis, priests, gurus, psychics, doctors, psychologies, counselors, society, the media, and the collective human consciousness have all brainwashed you to believe as you do.

Therefore, how you perceive yourself is colored by the window through which you gaze. That window might be clear, pristine, and colorless, or any color in the rainbow. Who you think you are is not who you really are. For you are bound by illusions and false perceptions. Even the great on the mountaintop has a body, and anyone dwelling in physical form is, by definition, in avidya (ignorance), or at the very least lesh avidya (faint remains of ignorance).”

Susan Shumsky, in “Instant Healing”

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