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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: Reflections on the Art of Living
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 8th, 2023 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“If what you are following is your true adventure, if it is something appropriate to you deep spiritual need or readiness, then magical guides will appear to help you. If you say, “Everyone’s going on this trip this year, and … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 6th, 2023 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“When we talk about settling the world’s problems, we’re barking up the wrong tree. The world is perfect. It’s a mess. It has always been a mess. We are not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 26th, 2022 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“Every moment is utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy and should concentrate your attention on what you are experiencing now. I think that’s washed out a bit by the notion that … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 9th, 2022 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“As Schopenhauer says, “When you look back on your life, it looks as though it were a plot, but when you are into it, it’s a mess: just one surprise after another. Then, later, you see it was perfect.” So, … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 8th, 2022 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“Get pressure ideas out of your system, and then you can find, like a ball on a roulette wheel, where you are going to land. The roulette ball doesn’t say, “Well, people will think better of me over here than … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, September 17th, 2021 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“I find working for money to be the wasteland – doing something that somebody else wants instead of the thing that is my next step. I have been guided all along by a strong revulsion from any sort of action … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“There is no security in following the call to adventure, nothing is exciting if you know what the outcome is going to be. To refuse the call means stagnation. You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 6th, 2018 by Diane K. Osbon in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING: A JOSEPH CAMPBELL COMPANION
“Heaven and hell are psychological definitions. The Catholic definition of mortal sin should relieve you of the thought that you have committed one. As a Catholic, you learn that for a sin to be mortal, the kind that condemns you … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 by Diane K. Osbon in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING: A JOSEPH CAMPBELL COMPANION
“I am more convinced that there is a plane of consciousness that we are all sharing, and that the brain is a limiting machine that pulls it in. It is possible to sink back, lose this definition, and participate in … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 8th, 2018 by Diane K. Osbon in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING: A JOSEPH CAMPBELL COMPANION
“The hero’s journey always begins with the call. One way or another, a guide must come to say, “Look, you’re in Sleepy Land. Wake. Come on a trip. There is a whole aspect of your consciousness, your being, that’s been … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 9th, 2016 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“As an adult, you must rediscover the moving power of your life. Tension, a lack of honesty, and a sense of unreality come from following the wrong force in your life. Work begins when you don’t like what you’re doing.” … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 15th, 2016 by Diane K. Osbon in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING
Compiler’s Note: I now have just 33 copies left of the second print run of my book Spirituality Simplified. I know a number of subscribers have purchased the book over the years, and I’m very grateful for their support. IF … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, May 19th, 2014 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“There are two approaches to choosing a profession. One is to study the statistics on the number of jobs that are going to be available in this or that category in the next ten years and base your life on … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 1st, 2013 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“If what you are following is your true adventure, if it is something appropriate to you deep spiritual need or readiness, then magical guides will appear to help you. If you say, “Everyone’s going on this trip this year, and … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 25th, 2013 by Joseph Campbell in REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF LIVING BY DIANE K. OSBON
“If what you are following is your true adventure, if it is something appropriate to you deep spiritual need or readiness, then magical guides will appear to help you. If you say, “Everyone’s going on this trip this year, and … Continue reading
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