“Anything abnormal in life fascinates us, whether in the body, bank account, or in relationships. And what we focus our attention on grows – the malady intensifies, the lack produces more of its kind, and the discord gets harsher – because energy follows thought.

When we can remember that the only problems we have are those we have entertained in our house of consciousness, we’ll start being discerning. Just because Mr. Ill, Mrs. Limitation, or Ms. Disharmony knocks on the door doesn’t mean we have to invite them in. Sometimes all it takes is, “Please leave. You are not welcome.”

John Randolph Price, in “Living a Life of Joy”

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“I suggest you stop what you’re doing every hour or so if possible, and tune into yourself and ask: “What have I been experiencing during the previous hour?” This is a helpful process that enables you to become more mindful as well as to discover what issue or pattern to bring to your soul-solution process. One way to help you remember to do this is to carry a small, inexpensive electronic timer in your pocket, and set it to vibrate every hour. The vibration is your reminder to check in with yourself. After a few weeks you’ll find that you’re automatically more mindfully aware all the time.”

Jonathan Parker, in “The Soul Solution”

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“Judge not, then, the karmic path walked by another. Envy not success, nor pity failure, for you know not what is success or failure in the soul’s reckoning. Call not a thing a calamity, nor joyous event, until you decide, or witness, how it is used.  For is a death a calamity if it saves the lives of thousands? And is a life a joyous event if it has caused nothing but grief? Yet even this you should not judge, but keep always your own counsel, and allow others theirs.”

God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, in “Conversations with God, Book 1”

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Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 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. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

Compiler’s Note! Today I took the time today to look at the message for June 29th after “allowing” the content that Feedblitz, the email delivery company, to be displayed on my PC. I was shocked to see the ad they included at the top of the Ponder message! And, in looking back over some messages from last week, I saw this wasn’t an isolated experience. Unfortunately, because I don’t pay Feedblitz for the service since Pondercentral is a free service, they can put whatever ads they want in advance of the content. Please excuse me for them including such cheesy ads that have nothing to do whatsoever with the content on this site. It’s ridiculous, and I will be writing them about this. Now, on to today’s message:

“We were told that happiness is a smooth complexion, a holiday resort. It isn’t these things, but we have subtle ways of making our happiness depend on other things, both within and outside us. We say, “I refuse to be happy until my neurosis goes.” I have good news for you: You can be happy right now, with the neurosis, You want even better news?

There’s only one reason why you’re not experiencing what in India we call anand – bliss, bliss. There’s only one reason why you’re not experiencing bliss at this present moment, and it’s because you’re thinking of focusing on what you don’t have. Otherwise you would be experiencing bliss. You’re focusing on what you don’t have. But, right now you have everything you need to be in bliss.”

Fr. Anthony DeMello, in “Awareness”

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“Once we understand that each of us is at the heart of the infinite universe, our centrality to the Whole becomes paramount, and we see the value in loving the self. We can’t give what we don’t have. In my culture, I was taught to put others first and myself last or not at all. I wasn’t taught to love myself or to value who and what I am. As a consequence, I had very little to offer others. Only when we fill our own cup with regard for ourselves, will we have any to give away. Only when we love ourselves unconditionally, accepting ourselves as the magnificent creatures we are with great respect and compassion, can we ever hope to offer the same to anyone else. Cherishing the self comes first, and caring for others is the inevitable outcome.

Selfishness comes from too little self-love, not too much, as we compensate for our lack. There’s no such thing as caring for the self too much, just as there’s no such thing as too much genuine affection for others. Our world suffers from too little self-love and too much judgment, insecurity, fear, and mistrust. If we all cared about ourselves more, most of these ills would disappear.”

Anita Moorjani, in “Dying to Be Me”

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