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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: Stuart Wilde
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
Posted in Feelings, Intuition
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 29th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“Deal fairly and equitably with everyone as best as you can, and set appropriate boundaries so others don’t use you. But always try to offer a generosity of spirit. Turn a soft eye upon your brothers and sisters, and see … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion
Tagged Sixth Sense, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 11th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in SILENT POWER
“Start to design your life so that you don’t require things from others. Try to need only those things you can get yourself. And don’t suck on people emotionally or intellectually. When you lean psychologically or emotionally on people or … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Silent Power, Stuart Wilde
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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
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 15, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“Consistency means deciding what you want and holding on to your intention until your dream is met. You must be committed to your goal even though it seems a long way off. Imagine for a moment that you want to … Continue reading
Posted in Intention
Tagged Affirmations, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in THE QUICKENING
“The power needed to accelerate you past your current state is great indeed and the more stripped of emotion you are, the less opinions you hold, the less rigidity you create, then the more your ability to break out of … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Quickening
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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
Posted in Humility
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
“We derive security from logic. We plan and think, and hope we have covered all the bases. But the insecurity of logic and left-brain thinking disempowers us. Logic operates in a linear way; it can’t see around corners. At best, … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Worry
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Sixth Sense
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 20th, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in SIXTH SENSE
Compiler’s Note: For those who are interested, I decided to keep this daily service going through 2025 and have already loaded & scheduled all of the posts for this year to the blog software. “The simplest and easiest way to … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative healing, Ego
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Sixth Sense
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 17, 2025 by Stuart Wilde in THE LITTLE MONEY BIBLE
“Prayer is a form of invocation, especially when we pray out loud. But to make prayer really work for you, you have to make the subtle shift from asking and begging to knowing. If you say, “God, send me money,” … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmations, Prayer
Tagged Stuart Wilde, The Little Money Bible
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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
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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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
Posted in Guilt
Tagged Infinite Self, Stuart Wilde
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 12th, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in WHISPERING WINDS OF CHANGE
“It is senseless to take on activity just for the sake of it or so you have something to do to keep your ego happy. Or to feel needed or wanted or to feel included. That’s immature. It’s better not … Continue reading
Posted in Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tagged Stuart Wilde, Whispering Winds of Change
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 2nd, 2024 by Stuart Wilde in AFFIRMATIONS
“You are made up of billions of beliefs. Beliefs about your body, beliefs about your intellectual worth, beliefs about how attractive you are. Beliefs about God, sin, life after death, morality, beliefs about the tribe or society you live in, … Continue reading
Posted in Belief
Tagged Affirmations, Stuart Wilde
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