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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 Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Many times we don’t share the truth because we’re afraid it would upset the other person to see how we feel: “I’m feeling claustrophobic,” “I feel ignored,” etc. Negative emotions, however, have a place in intimacy. They need to be … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Loyalty to friends is easy when nothing rotten is in the air. But when rumors are flying, or innuendos, or betrayals – that is when the quality of true friendship becomes the stuff of heroic response. To give a friend … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Secularized organized religions have become, in many cases, as calcified as other institutions that form the structure of our modern world. That’s why they are accepted here, and also why they are rejected. Our religious institutions have far too often … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Attack is an easier response than forgiveness, and that is why we are so tempted to give into it. Throughout our lives, we have seen more anger than examples of true forgiveness. Forgiveness does not mean we suppress our anger; … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Imagine life to be like a camera: The amount of light in the picture is determined by the size of the aperture at the time the picture is taken. For most of us most of the time, our experience of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 27th, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Imagine life to be like a camera. The amount of light in the picture is determined by the size of the aperture at the time the picture is taken. For most of us most of the time, our experience of … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“The opening of the heart is an awesome personal politic, providing us with an internal strength greater than any worldly power. As we receive God’s love and impart it to others, we are given the power to repair the world. … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 21st, 2018 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Religious institutions are not the only arbiters of religious experience. They do not own the Truth, for Truth cannot be owned. Nor should they think they hold some franchise on our spiritual life. They are consultants and frameworks, but they … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 15th, 2017 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“We have all made mistakes. We have all done things that we wish we had not done. We have all missed opportunities and blown more of them than we care to admit. But the universe begins a new cycle whenever … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 10th, 2017 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“When we wake up in the morning, it’s a good idea not to go directly to the newspaper, radio, television, or coffee. Those things testify to the reality of the outer world. By the act of perceiving that world, we … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 29th, 2014 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Albert Einstein once described his creative moments as “muscular.” There’s a consciousness we’re capable of that integrates our various dimensions. It’s joyful to be there because it feels like we’ve broken through constrictions which normally hold us back. This kind … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 7th, 2014 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Many times we don’t share the truth because we’re afraid it would upset the other person to see how we feel: “I’m feeling claustrophobic,” “I feel ignored,” etc. Negative emotions, however, have a place in intimacy. They need to be … Continue reading
Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 4th, 2013 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Loyalty to friends is easy when nothing rotten is in the air. But when rumors are flying, or innuendos, or betrayals – that is when the quality of true friendship becomes the stuff of heroic response. To give a friend … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 16th, 2013 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Secularized organized religions have become, in many cases, as calcified as other institutions that form the structure of our modern world. That’s why they are accepted here, and also why they are rejected. Our religious institutions have far too often … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 19th, 2011 by Marianne Williamson in ILLUMINATA
“Attack is an easier response than forgiveness, and that is why we are so tempted to give into it. Throughout our lives, we have seen more anger than examples of true forgiveness. Forgiveness does not mean we suppress our anger; … Continue reading