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Reply from Jack van Raders on December 5, 2007

My dear Gloria. Whatever you write is fun and thought provoking what more is wanted. We all know you as a loving and caring person who lived longer then many that you write to,Me being an exception. It takes a great soul to admit mistakes and can laugh at her/him self. Gloria! when you write about your self we are getting to know you better and every time I love you More. So come on and have a laugh with us Love light and many blessings Jack

Reply from Engin on December 5, 2007

Gloria-cigim,

you can write about the God-writing semineres you gave. Where did the course took place and such details. (I do wonder)

You can write about the spiritual courses you have ever had..(I do wonder)

You can write about your journeys for example..(I do wonder )

You can tell us about Fairfield…(I do wonder)

You can tell us about your Spanish lessons, perfavor.
(I do wander )

Your garden (if you have)? Will you sell your house or rent it?

Who will take care of your house? How long have you been living there and how do you feel?

What will you do in Argentina? How will be your journey, what are your plans, which way do you think to follow? (This can be a book as well

Have you ever seen an angel - without a humanly body?

What do you think about telepathy?…………………………………

this list is reaching the stars..

Reply from Jo on December 5, 2007

Gloria! I love your blogs about people who have touched you somehow. I love your blogs about your spiritual dogs. I love your blogs about making transitions in your life. I think Engin has wonderful questions/suggestions for all of us (like Jack) who enjoy getting to know you better. You really can’t go wrong, Angel. Your Divine intentions always come through.
All Love and Light,
Jo

Reply from Gloria on December 5, 2007

Well, all you lovely people, you have given me much food for thought and subjects for blog entries. You have really given me great ideas. I could have asked this question sooner!

Right now I am about six entries ahead. I kind of put in the one that, at the moment, feels right to me.

I will happily get to all the wonderful things you have suggested.

God bless you.

Reply from Margaret on December 6, 2007

Dear Gloria, Jack is right, we love learning about you and we love you, and Engin is right–everyone of her suggestions would make for a very interesting blog!

For Jack and Gloria, in a bookstore yesterday, I saw a book titled ANIMAL ANGELS. The author’s last name is Anderson. I looked through it a little and it seems that the experiences you two have spoken about, having a special affinity with certain animals who have blessed your life, is an experience that others have shared beautifully about in this book!

One more thing, Gloria, I think many more people than the 8 or so you mentioned to, was it Pastor Rob, read this blog! We just don’t comment that often. I know I am very grateful for the regular writers here and I enjoy the interesting, and often entertaining conversations that go on between you.

Giving God thanks for all of you, with love and blessings.

Blessings and love always.

Reply from Laurie Sucher on December 7, 2007

Dear Gloria, I was looking at your blog today, as I do often, and of all things, there was a picture of me in a Chinese jacket looking strangely quizzical, as I often do. It was exciting it see it on the web, though you had asked me if you could reproduce it, I’d said yes, and so on. But still. So, you also told me I should say on the blog what I said to you in an email, about our common backgrounds: yes, I, too, had beloved, beautiful parents, who had left their Jewish religion behind long ago: my mother when she was a teenager; as for the other, my father, it was his parents before him who’d left it behind. They all thought that anything religious, and belief in God in general, was a fairy tale cooked up to make people feel better. Well, it does make people feel better, but … is that necessarily bad? I remember once my mother said that religion was a crutch, and, reflecting on that years later (because I’d heard it many times, not only from her, of course, but from a whole generation of people), I had the sudden realization that–there are times when people do need crutches!! So, what’s so terrible about a crutch when you need one? as we all do from time to time? But I guess the idea is you have to be brave and Promethean and stand up and cry out with a huge howl, “NO! I won’t accept it!”
(As if God weren’t there when you do that too!)

Anyway, Gloria, I hope you come to Chicago soon, and I can’t wait to meet you and also to learn more about Godwriting. Maybe I should also mention here, at this point, that ironically one of the things I do for a living is “teach writing.” I put that in quotes out of respect for the mysteriousness and individuality of the writing process. And I so agree with you that good writing is writing that is true. In fact just today, finals time, I ‘m feeling a little off center worrying that I wasn’t “tough” enough on my students. I hate to give grades for writing, and I also hate to give people topics to write about that don’t connect to them personally. In other words, I like to read stories about people’s lives. I don’t like to read what students think they are supposed to write in college: big words that are strung together and mean nothing! And when you teach something called “critical thinking”, which is what I do, this means that you mustn’t give students “narrative” subjects that are “personal.” And, another worry is that I’m probably not demanding enough of the students; maybe I give grades that are higher than they should be. Well, …do you think a bad grade encourages people? I suppose it can, but more often than not I think it is a discouragement. Gloria, and community of bloggers, forgive me if I’ve rambled on a lot about myself here. Inappropriate?

Reply from Pam (fortheloveofGodde) on December 7, 2007

Gloria, I’m joining the “love the blog” bandwagon. To learn more about you and your world–your daily stuff–it makes me feel so comfortable with the person behind the totally awesome Heavenletters. Your encouragement to others and appreciation of your readers/friends/fans makes it feel like a real community. You’re right there every day, like a wonderful neighbor I look forward to having a cup of tea with.

Side note to Laurie–I didn’t think your entry was too long at all! And no, personally, I don’t think bad grades are particularly encouraging, although too good a grade for poor work is probably not much incentive to improve either. I’m betting, though, that you instead give very fair grades and much encouragement to your students. I love your art as well!

Reply from Laurie Sucher on December 7, 2007

Thank you, Pam, for your comment. I’m glad you like my art. I’m so you liked it too, Gloria, and thank you for putting it on the blog.