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Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi's Journey, available in both print and eBook formats, launched Pondercentral.com in May 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.
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 20th, 2024 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“It’s best that we not place our hope in a worldly satisfaction because, at the most fundamental level, there isn’t any. Worldly satisfaction can bring temporary pleasure, which is certainly good. But nothing in the material world is deep enough … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 25th, 2023 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“I once saw a pseudo-Buddhist graffito that read, “Don’t just do something – sit there!” It’s humorous, but it’s also a good spiritual directive. Where the ego would have us believe, “I’ve got to do something! I’ve got to do … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“When we want a miracle, we simply need to ask for one. In asking for a miracle, we are asking for a divine intercession, inviting the spirit of God to enter us and alter our perspective. It is useless to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 29th, 2022 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Most of us wouldn’t think about beginning our day without washing the accumulated dirt from the day before off our bodies. Yet far too often we go out into the day without similarly cleansing our minds. And our minds carry … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 8th, 2021 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Every day we’re confronted with a gap, often painfully wide, between the life we live now and a life of deep enchantment. As much as we might want to believe in the power of spiritual principles, we often feel like … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Often, when the modern mind experiences itself as bored, it’s actually merely addicted to cheap stimulation, having been trained by television and so forth to constantly jump out of its center. Learning how to slowly and purposefully arrange flowers in … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“We should not have to choose between being in the flow of God’s love and having a successful career. Indeed, the former fosters the latter. Yet in our society, it’s very easy to buy in to the ego’s perspective on … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 12th, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Whenever you are angry, know you’re hurting yourself. Ask for a healing. Ask to experience your own angelic nature, that you might see beyond someone else’s behavior to the angel, however wounded, within them. Given the unity of all minds, … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Miracles can come from anything, anywhere, anytime. There is no situation that ties God’s hands. He is bigger than layoffs, or recessions, or stock market losses. Every ending is a new beginning. Through the grace of God, we can always … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“According to A Course in Miracles, our job is to tell someone they’re right, even when they’re wrong. That doesn’t means we’re supposed to lie. It does mean, however, that it’s always our mission to affirm someone’s humanity, even when … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 6th, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“There is something to learn from every encounter. If someone is kind to us, the lesson is to be grateful, not to take kindness for granted, and, most important, to graciously return their kindness. If someone is not kind, the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“While we instinctively understand the power of prayer when there is a problem, we tend to underestimate its power when there is not. We don’t usually stop to say a prayer before the meeting, or before the date, or before … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 6th, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“When we realize our mission is to love and forgive, we realize that every situation is an opportunity to do so. What we might see as a problem is looked at differently when we recognize that every event is part … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 4th, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Our problems in this world can surely be huge, but they are never as huge as God. The issue is never how bad things are, but how good God is. Hope lies in having more faith in the power of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“From a spiritual perspective, while we can lose our earthly employment, we cannot lose the job God gave us. We are the permanent holders of a spiritual career, for it is what we are and not what we do that … Continue reading