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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.
Spirituality Simplified by Jeff Maziarek
An Ideal Starting Point for those New to the Spiritual Path. A Handy Reference Guide for Experienced Seekers.
Tag Archives: Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Never act out of scarcity or panic. Do not allow yourself to be pressured into doing something you do not want to do or are not ready to do. Never let anyone frighten you into a decision. If you do, … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If you do not value who and what you are, you will seek to borrow worth from the outer world. You will look for validation from people whom you believe know or have more than you. But since everything you … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 27th, 2026 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Whenever anyone dies, no matter who they were or what they did, they go back to Spirit. Get over the eternal heaven or hell thing right now; it is all a fairy tale designed by people who want to control … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, March 20th, 2026 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“The most heinous use of statistics I have seen showed up on a large sign at a metropolitan airport. The sign, sponsored by a cancer organization, blared, “By this time in five years, ____ of ____ you will not be … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Hollywood A-List actress Renee Zellweger had no idea how she was going to pay next month’s rent when she received the telephone call informing her that she had been chosen to play Tom Cruise’s love interest in the mega-hit Jerry … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“You can keep happy those people who want to be happy, and you can’t keep happy those who don’t want to be happy. It’s as simple as that. The notion of you keeping someone happy is a myth, a dysfunctional … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If someone asks you for help, serving them takes on an entirely different dynamic than trying to fix them. If a friend comes to you and asks, “Can you show me how to rollerblade?” or “Do you have any feedback … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 25th, 2024 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Specific goals such as a net income, ideal weight, or a slick car can be fun and useful; just hold them lightly. If you drive yourself crazy over getting them, when they arrive you will not enjoy them. Found your … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, November 9th, 2023 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“In relationships, unless everyone is winning, no one is winning. If your connection is faltering, don’t linger in dissatisfaction. Either change the relationship or change your mind. You can usually find a way to upgrade the situation (or your attitude … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 2nd, 2023 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“If you are trying to undo a past behavior pattern, there are two ways you unintentionally keep it alive: The first way is by judging and resisting it. What you resist persists. If you keep bringing it up, it will … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 29th, 2022 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“No matter how much you have given your power away, the game is not over until you reclaim it. This is not a game of sudden death, but sudden life. It appears that people live until they die, while in … Continue reading
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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“In the film Out of Africa, pioneer Karen Blixen confesses, “My biggest fear was that I would come to the end of my life and realize I had lived someone else’s dream.”…Many people have all kinds of ideas about how … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, January 10th, 2022 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“We have been taught that passion is the work of the devil, while it is the voice of God. Whoever fears the devil serves the devil. Passion is the universe’s way to get you to 1) Be in your right … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 20th, 2021 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“In relationships, the primary motivator for manipulation is emotional insecurity. If I can get you to feel guilty, you will stay where I want you and do what I like. You will have sex with me, give me money, keep … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 by Alan Cohen in WHY YOUR LIFE SUCKS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
“Our culture gives a great deal of credence to the caricature of “starving artist” and even romanticizes it. Two attitudes reinforce this debilitating image: The first is that our left-brain dominant culture does not value artistic expression as much as … Continue reading
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