BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 5th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

“It is your subconscious mind which is always operating to create your reality. As such, your subconscious mind is subject to anything it has been fed, for it believes with the faith of a child. It is, in fact your inner child. Since your subconscious has no problems with believing, it manifests everything that you do not manifest through conscious thought, effort, and careful programming of that subconscious aspect of your mind.

By not consciously engaging in the active process of prayer, or affirmative thought, you are not using your power of manifestation. To not use it is to be less than you can be; for what you truly are is a creator and the mechanism of creation is prayer. If your prayer action or conscious thought processes are minimal, and your belief is minimal, then the product of these two variables of creation will be minimal, indeed. The product of these two variables, by the way, is your life and everything you experience as manifest in your life.”

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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 2nd, 2020 by Chérie Carter-Scott in IF LIFE IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES

“Have faith in yourself that you will remember your truth and the knowledge stored deep within your soul. There may be moments in which you cannot see your way clear to your truth – moments of darkness and uncertainty. Life can be difficult, and there may be times when you cannot make sense out of it or stay afloat. These are the moments that require faith.

Faith is the lone candle in the darkness when you feel jettisoned out into space, and the invisible net that lies beneath you when you feel as though you may stumble. It is what carries you through those patches of temporary amnesia. Faith is simply believing, without any tangible proof, that although the truth may seem eclipsed at times, it does not disappear forever. It simply lies dormant inside you until you reconnect with your innate wisdom.”

Chérie Carter-Scott in, “If Life Is A Game, These Are The Rules”

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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 1st, 2020 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED

“The reality is that many of us human beings have the tendency to be much harder on ourselves than we are on anyone else. We commonly feel remorseful about things we have said or done in the past, and at times those feelings become so intense that we actually begin to condemn ourselves. The fact is however, that most of the guilt and the feelings of self-condemnation we experience are, in my view, a complete waste of energy, for what’s done is truly done.

The solution is therefore very simple: Learn to forgive yourself just as you forgive others, for you, too, were merely doing the best you knew how to do at that particular time. Equally as important, you need to develop the understanding that whatever did occur needed to happen for you to become the person you are today.

“Easier said than done” you might say, as self-forgiveness is not always a simple task, especially in the case of acts that caused significant pain or distress to other people. Nevertheless, if you aren’t willing to release all of the resentment you feel toward yourself, how can you expect to be forgiven by whomever it is that you harmed?”

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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 by Nan Akasha in ALREADY RICH

“Who is in your mind? Most people are not in their own mind. They let others in and they think based on what others tell them is right for them. They are literally “out” of their mind. This means creating by default. Most people get caught in a loop in the small logical mind and do not take command of their creative mind.

You are not in control of your mind if you are drifting…in fear, worry or some other emotion. Something like 80% or more of our thoughts are unproductive and repetitive. When you are not intentional about your mind, someone else is in your mind choosing for you. When you do not consciously choose what is allowed in your mind and what it looks for, you cannot expect to live in a reality of your choosing. Is that what you really want?

Your mind creates, filters, seeks and interprets. It is your control panel of your life. BE in your mind. How? BE in the present moment! How? Think about your belly button. Really, it will bring you right into the now. Then assess how you feel and what you are thinking about.”

Nan Akasha, in “Already Rich”

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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, September 29th, 2020 by William L. Murtha in DYING FOR A CHANGE

Will Murtha: How can we control and manipulate our thoughts?

Voice of Higher Presence: By realizing that we are all in the driving seat of our own lives. Life cannot do for you that which you do not allow through you. You can spend an entire lifetime believing that you are the helpless victim of your thoughts, emotions and others’ intentions. You can berate every person who shows up in your life, believing that he or she has in some way wronged you. But it will change nothing. For only when you discover that there is something much deeper and more profound going on here will you fully appreciate that you are infinitely more than just your mind.

Once you recognize that you are a co-creator, you will not only take full responsibility of your life actions and everything that shows up, you will also see the divine truth that no part of creation is ever apart from you because it is part of you.”

William L. Murtha, in “Dying for a Change”

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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, September 28th, 2020 by Daphne Rose Kingma in THE TEN THINGS TO DO WHEN YOUR LIFE FALLS APART

“Are you living on a diet of negative thoughts? Make it a spiritual practice to turn every single one of them around. Is it “another rotten foggy day?” Turn it around by thinking: “Itss such a beautiful soft gray day; finally, I can stay inside and get some work done.” Do you live by the hackneyed assumption “it’ll never happen to me?” Turn it around by thinking: “Wow! Who knows what the universe has in store!” The minute you make this shift, the entire universe will start to shiver with excitement, and changes you can hardly imagine will start to occur.

That’s because when we change the way we talk to ourselves, we change the energy in our bodies (and also in the vibrational field around us). I’ve often said that prayer is a change of attitude in every cell, and we now know that, even on a scientific level, this turns out to be true. When you cry out to the universe with a request for change, you have already internally started to create that change by changing your relationship to the problem. Simply uttering the request moves the problem from the Can’t be Changed column to the Miracles Can Happen side of the ledger – because you are saying, on a cellular level: I don’t believe the status quo is eternal. Life is fluid.”

Daphne Rose Kingma, in “The Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart”

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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, September 25th, 2020 by Dan Millman in LIVING ON PURPOSE

“Some big accomplishments in the eyes of the world signify little in the eyes of Spirit. Yet some small acts in the eyes of the world are great in the eyes of Spirit. Life is not made only of grand gestures, heroic feats, and historic deeds; life is made of little things. The smallest actions can make the biggest difference. There’s no need to wait for a big break or breakthrough. Just do the little things. To make huge strides, take small steps. In sports, relationships, art, or business, success may be waiting for one more day, one last try. A single word can make or break us; a last straw broke the camel’s back; a simple smile or loving touch can heal our world.”

Dan Millman, in “Living on Purpose”

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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 24th, 2020 by Donald Altman in THE MINDFULNESS CODE

“You don’t need to spend another day living without a purpose. What do you care about? What makes this day special? Remember, your purpose does not have to change the entire world to be worthwhile and give meaning to your day. Purpose is often found in the little things, such as watering plants or creating a garden, which brings life to the world.

Purpose is fulfilled when we share our talents and gifts in the kindnesses we show our family and friends, such as preparing a meal, giving an encouraging word, or listening with compassion and full presence. Purpose can also be about expressing our dearest values on a daily basis. Honesty, generosity, sexual responsibility, integrity, effort, compassion, wisdom, patience, and love are among the values we can bring to the world today through our actions.”

Donald Altman, in “The Mindfulness Code”

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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 Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART

“Be realistic about your experiences here. There is only one person who needs to wake up and that is you. Those who have a gift to give you will not withhold it. Those who withhold information or love from you, have no gift to give. Beware of those who would make you jump through hoops or stand in line. They are just lining their pockets at your expense. Do not tolerate the idea that salvation lies somewhere else. It doesn’t.

Either you hold the key or you don’t. If you do, you must begin to use it. If you don’t, forget spirituality. If someone else has something you don’t, then you and he are doomed together. Better just forget the whole thing and go sailing. In fact, why not go sailing anyway? Why not do whatever brings you joy? Do you really think you will wake up by doing something serious? I assure you, that is out of the question.

Everything you are serious about will be thoroughly abused until you realize the absurdity of holding anything sacred or apart from life. Enlightenment comes with a great big belly laugh, not a knowledgeable sneer.”

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 Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 by Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz in THE FIFTH AGREEMENT

“Is it the real you who creates all the drama and suffering in your daily life? Is it the real you who says “Life is a valley of tears, and we come here to suffer?” Is it the real you who judges yourself and punishes yourself, and invites other people to punish you, too? Is it the real you who abuses your body? Is it the real you who doesn’t even like yourself? Is it really the real you who’s dreaming all that?

No, it’s not the real you. You are dead, and that’s the truth. And what is the key to coming back to life? Awareness. When you recover awareness, you resurrect and come back to life. In the Christian tradition, the resurrection day is when the Christ comes back from the dead and shows his divinity to the world. That’s why you are here: to come back from the dead and reclaim your own divinity. It’s time to come back from the world of illusion, the world of lies, and return to your own truth, to your own authenticity. It’s time to unlearn the lies and become the real you. And in order to do that, you need to come back to life, which is truth.”

Don Miguel and Don Jose Ruiz, in “The Fifth Agreement”

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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, September 21st, 2020 by Sanaya Roman in PERSONAL POWER THROUGH AWARENESS

“When you are with people, see if you can turn off your thoughts, even for a few moments. Do not react, judge or make any mental comments to yourself about what they are saying. Do not think about ways you can help them; do not think of responses, but listen with a silent mind. You will begin to pick up much beneath the surface of what they are saying, such as feelings, images, and pictures. Do this with a sense of play and joy.

You can master your thoughts, your inner dialogue and your personal broadcast. Over and over, decline negative thoughts that come into your mind. Substitute higher ones. Fix your mind on higher ideas no matter what is going on around you. Spend some time learning to hold a focus, taming your mind and harnessing it as your friend. As you do so, you will become a source of light and love for all around you.”

Sanaya Roman, in “Personal Power through Awareness”

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Bonus PONDER on THIS

Earlier this year I did another Podcast interview with Valeria Teles of FitForJoy.org. The focus of the interview was this topic”Healing & the Power of Thought.” We had a great conversation and shared a lot of interesting information on this topic and others in the spiritual arena. Please click here to listen to it if you feel so inspired.

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, September 18th, 2020 by Karol K. Truman in FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE

“By choosing to let go of blame and judgment you start on your road to becoming a more responsible and accountable person. This—becoming responsible and accountable—is necessary if you choose to overcome the ‘victim’ role in your life. Becoming responsible and accountable is necessary if you choose to change the causes that create undesirable effects to causes that create desirable effects; if you choose to claim your God-given power that allows you control of your life; and if you choose to experience more desirable results in your life than you have previously experienced.

Just remember, things OUT THERE do not cause your problems. All the reasons for the problems in your life can be found WITHIN yourself.”

Karol K. Truman, in “Feelings Buried Alive Never Die”

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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 17th, 2020 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS

“While trust is important for building a successful business, trusting ourselves is even more important, especially when it comes to our life’s work. Avoid allowing others, no matter who they are, to coerce you into pursuing a business that does not suit you or give you pleasure. Geniuses are people who follow their bliss. They must be who they are and do the work that thrills their soul – anything else is painful, since souls are not machines but spiritual beings on a mission of self-evolution and expression. The Bhagavad Gita states, “It is better to discharge one’s own work, even if faulty, that another’s work perfectly.” The importance of being true to oneself has been taught throughout time.

Sometimes, as a stopgap measure, we need to take work that is not what we really like, but this can yield a blessing. We can use the opportunity to learn something about this type of work and can develop a good attitude about service. Whatever our work, it’s most important to be enthusiastic about it while performing it with love, all the while keeping in mind that our real work is giving and receiving love, not stuff – not things made of molecules – or power over others.”

Terry Cole-Whittaker, in “Live Your Bliss”

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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 Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 by Wayne W. Dyer in MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY

“You are absolutely free when you are not consumed with your self-importance. You are free when you no longer need to be stroked, coddled and approved of by everyone you meet. You are free when you are no longer offended by the actions of others. Freedom allows you to extend your inner self to the outer world, and that is love.

There is a great sense of joy in feeling free. Think of times when you have felt the freest in your life. When the pressures to perform are off. When you are walking in nature. When no one is badgering you to meet deadlines. When you are in solitude and communing with God. If you have made the connection to your inner life, these are the most joyful times. When you are experiencing this kind of joyful freedom, you feel inspired, and, of course, this means that you are “in spirit.”

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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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 from Noah benShea in the book 100 WORDS by William L. Murtha

“Imagine your life as a wagon filled with everything you represent. To pull that wagon through life you are going to need horses. Now imagine that your fears and your faith are the horses you can call on. Of course all of us have more fears than faith, so let us say we have eleven horses of fear and only one horse of faith. If we put any of the horses of fear at the head of the team, they will be hesitant to lead, unsure of their capacity, afraid they will not be able to do what is expected of them. And your wagon won’t go anywhere. But if you put the one single horse of faith at the lead of the team, the horses of fear will follow. In fact our fears when led by our faith will provide the strength to pull our wagon. The challenge for all of us is to put our faith and not our fears in charge.”

Noah benShea, quoted in “100 Words” by William Murtha

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