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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.
Selected from a vast library of spiritual growth books, the messages are currently received by hundreds of people all over the world. Please note that in addition to Pondercentral.com, Jeff occasionally posts to his Spirituality Simplified blog. To contact Jeff via email please click here.
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Tag Archives: Infinite Self
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 9th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Sometimes being very intellectual is a huge spiritual disadvantage. If you are very clever, you tend to dwell in the mind. It’s reasonable and pleasing to do so. It’s the same as if you’re very good at running – you … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 4th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“It’s important to grasp, early on, that spiritual growth is not necessarily convenient or comfortable. This is not only because you have to discard an awful lot of your beliefs and definitions – things you hold most sacrosanct – but … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 5th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Be careful that you don’t get stuck in dogmatic perceptions of spirituality. Become the crooked tree. Stand at the back. Be silent. Don’t talk unless people ask you to. If you have perception, you can look at a person on … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“If you’re going through an emotional time, ask yourself, ‘What is my opinion here?’ You might say, “I’m insecure, because I think I might be losing my job.” Okay, stop and pull back. What can you do about it? THE … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 7th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Guilt is a worthless energy. If you’ve messed up or failed, grant yourself absolution. Then draw a line in the sand and say, “From now on, I’m going to act in a better way. I’m going to act in a … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 21st, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Detachment isn’t callousness. It’s not that you’re going to say, “Hey, I don’t give a damn about these people.” It’s just that you have to understand that their evolution is important; it’s sacrosanct. Just because a person is in the … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 30th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“If you’re dissatisfied, it’s like having a perpetual itch that you can’t scratch. You’ve got to make these current circumstances right. Roam around your house and say, “This is right.” At work, say, “This is right at this moment. Tomorrow … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 16th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The people you meet regularly – friends and relatives, workmates who bug you, people who are particularly awkward to deal with – let them be your teachers. When they make you uncomfortable and drive you crazy, use that as a … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 26th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Think about it. If you don’t judge and don’t criticize, what you’re saying is, “I’m infinite. I let people be. I have no knowledge about an individual’s evolution. I can’t comprehend if what he/she is doing is good or evil, … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“There’s a little rule that a teacher friend of mine, Denise Linn, lives by. Her rule is that anything you haven’t used or handled – that is touched – in the last six months, and that you’re not going to … Continue reading
Posted in Giving and Receiving
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The REAL you is eternal and immortal. It can’t be frightened or sick or confused. It lives in a perfect dimension of exquisite beauty. So, if you have a fear of letting go, start getting a grip on your personality … Continue reading
Posted in Surrender, Trusting Yourself
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 6th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The trick is to stay balanced in a society where the government and its financial policy is bouncing around perpetually. None of the stuff’s getting any better, is it? So don’t get sucked into the emotion of lack. And don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Emotions
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“Philosophical discipline is real simple. You have to develop a mind-set that works, one that liberates you, one that doesn’t generate negative emotion and insecurity, one that doesn’t involve too much control from the outside. So you can read all … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in INFINITE SELF
“The mental discipline for somebody who is very intellectual is the idea of not making your mind God and becoming arrogant. Then you have to somehow pull out of too much thinking. Excess thinking is a disease. It’s what I … Continue reading
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