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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: Open Your Mind to Prosperity
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 20th, 2023 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“A powerful way to overcome the thought of loss and its consequences, is to remind yourself of this great truth: There is no loss in Spirit. You cannot lose your good. When it seems you have lost your good, it … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“Are you hostile and envious of people around you who succeed? Do you criticize them? Have you made unkind remarks about them? How do you feel, and how do you react, when someone near you has a prayer answered or … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“Cleanse your mind for prosperity by practicing forgiveness. Many people are never permanently prospered, no matter what else they do, because they are holding grudges and negative feelings toward others. Until they get down to business and forgive, their prosperity … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 by Henry David Thoreau in WALDEN
“But alert and healthy natures remember that the sun rose clear. It is never too late to give up our prejudices. No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. What everybody echoes, or in silence … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 13th, 2021 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“You would not be the person you are today, you would not have the love, the understanding, the maturity, the depth, the compassion, the soul-searching desire for more of God’s goodness in your life – if you had not had … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Self-forgiveness, Self-love, Self-worth
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 16th, 2021 by Henry David Thoreau in WALDEN
“A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten on the influx of better thoughts. We should be blessed if we lived in the present always, and took advantage of every accident that befell us, … Continue reading
Posted in Power of Positive Thinking, Surrender
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 10th, 2019 by Eric Butterworth in DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN YOU
“Religion has constantly given man the promise of salvation in an afterlife. But it has sadly neglected giving him any practical, usable knowledge by which he can live this life in health and success and happiness. Neither are the great … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 27th, 2018 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“Are you hostile and envious of people around you who succeed? Do you criticize them? Have you made unkind remarks about them? How do you feel, and how do you react, when someone near you has a prayer answered or … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 24th, 2018 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“You would not be the person you are today, you would not have the love, the understanding, the maturity, the depth, the compassion, the soul-searching desire for more of God’s goodness in your life if you had not had the … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 8th, 2018 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“The world of nature knows about Divine timing. I recently saw a science film which described the life of certain plants that bloom in the desert. The film explained that these plants blossomed in that desert climate only when conditions … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“When you affirm the manifestation of the divine plan for your life, it may begin unfolding quickly. If so, you must be willing to let go of the old and quickly expand into your divine plan, accepting whatever changes are … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 4th, 2016 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“Scientists tell us that we live in a sea of universal wisdom. This universal wisdom seems to be both immanent and transcendent – within and without. We can begin tapping this sea in far greater ways than ever before just … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 18th, 2016 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“If you do not know what you want and have no set purpose, your subconscious mind just produces a conglomeration of circumstances. This is why there is so much confusion in the lives of passive people. Concentrate on one thing … Continue reading
Posted in Giving and Receiving, Goals
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, February 12th, 2016 by Catherine Ponder in OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
“Instead of fighting problems, picture your way out of them. The picturing power of the mind turns your thinking from “I cannot have this” or “It will never happen to me” to hope, belief, and finally to the mental acceptance … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 by the Dalai Lama
The essence of all religions is love, compassion, and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or not, whether you believe in the next life or not, whether you believe in God or Buddha, or … Continue reading
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