The Irony of It All

Santhan has been working day and night on the new web site. I mean literally day and night. When I wake up at 4 a.m. U.S. central time, Santhan, more often than not, has been staying up to work on the Heaven web site and is just going to bed at 4 a.m. South American time! I get my zzz’s, and only when Santhan cannot stay awake any longer does he reluctantly stop and go to bed.

This is ironic in itself. I mean, here I am, going to bed early without a care in the world, while Santhan stays up late working on the Heaven web site. There is no justice.

You have to understand that Santhan likes it this way. He is all about service. He’s not looking for recognition or even a thank you. But isn’t it ironic that I get my beauty sleep while Santhan stays awake until the wee hours, working on making the web site beautiful?

Of course, a lot of the work he does is programming, not something we will see, but programming that will make it easier for more people to discover Heavenletters.

You get the picture, don’t you? Santhan’s knocking himself out in service to God? Going way beyond the extra mile, and asking for nothing but the doing of it. Doesn’t he deserve many blessings for his service? Doesn’t he deserve, at the very least, ease?

Imagine this picture, however:

Santhan rises from his few hours of rest to get back into the website. Eager to do more, he opens up www.heavenletters.org. He rubs his eyes. What does he see? He sees: ACCESS DENIED.

Santhan rubs his eyes again. The message remains. ACCESS DENIED.

Doesn’t his computer have a nerve? ACCESS DENIED to Santhan! To Santhan, the one who is creating the new website!

What! has he created a Frankenstein!

So, it appears that even the best of us sometimes have seemingly innocent computers who decide to take over.

Ho hum, it is 9 p.m. in Iowa now, and I am getting sleepy. It is midnight in Argentina, and Santhan, who has just finished a cup of Rooibos tea, is rolling up his sleeves.

Posted by Gloria on April 12th, 2007 under these topics
computers, Godwriting Journal

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Reply from Eileen on April 12, 2007

THANK-YOU!

Reply from Berit on April 12, 2007

Many many thanks for the wonderful work you are doing dear Santhan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there something we can do for you to help you in some way or other ?
I am eagerly waiting for the new website, as I think we all are, feels like Christmas somehow.. wonderful!

… and dear Gloria, you are Angel, it’s ok if you get your zzz’s and have your beauty sleep !!!
Love and blessings to both of you !!

all my love !

Reply from Jack van Raders on April 12, 2007

Dear Santhan and Gloria You are both Angels and all our Gratitude to both. Attraction does work does it not? even so far away. Love and Light and be assured of our Gratitude Jack

Reply from Sita on April 12, 2007

I subscribed to HeavenLetters for a while and then, for personal reasons, cancelled the subscription. A few weeks later, I received one of the regular emailed HeavenLetters, much to my surprise. The subject was “there are no mistakes”, so I read it carefully, believing I had received a divine message. I did not renew my subscription, but have continued to get HeavenLetters every day.

Recently when I tried to sign up to read these blogs, I was told I’m not subscribed, but I’m getting the emailed blogs anyway. Can’t figure this out.

blissings to all ^_^
Sita

Reply from Pam (fortheloveofGodde) on April 12, 2007

Doing Godde’s work is its own reward, a lesson I am learning from you and Santhan and the many wonderful contributors to this website. (Which has also led me to others who have wonderful lessons to share.)

Thank you, Gloria and Santhan, for doing what you do, for being the spiritual mentors and examples that you are.

Thanks, too, to all who have contributed to this site–I have been comforted, learned from, and felt part of this wonderful community.

Being relatively new to this site, and currently on a particularly rough road, this site (and Aquarius’ site) has done much to smooth the path. You ARE the light at the end of my tunnel.

Reply from Gloria on April 12, 2007

Oh, Sita, that is so amazing! I guess you are destined to receive Heavenletters and be part of this blog! I don’t know how it all happened, but I am grateful it did.

Probably some dear person who signed up to receive Heavenletters and craves them isn’t receiving them in your place! I hope not, but that could be.

Anyway, I am very happy you are here!

And, Pam, welcome. In case everyone doesn’t know, you will find a photo of Pam in the Dazzling Workshop entry. Pam, you are not only a fantastic artist but superb writer as well!

I will look forward to learning how to paint the creative way you do next time I’m in Minden. By the way, I found a frame I’m happy with for the painting you gave to me.

By the way, diplomas got delayed because I ran into trouble with my magenta ink. Keeps drying up or something. In this little town of 10,000 it’s hard to find a cartridge that fits my printer, but I will succeed!

Reply from Junee on April 13, 2007

Oh Gloria! Do you paint too! Tell us what you paint etc.- I’d love to know! Others too, I’m sure! And Santhan, I am so thankful to you for the wonderful work you do to make the website! I’m new here so not exactly sure what’s happening - a new site?! It is already so lovely here! I am so glad and grateful to have found this Heaven Letters website - I can’t imagine anything better but wonders never cease! Thankyou Santhan and Gloria and every beautiful being who helps to make this possible! Here I find a real connection! Love to you, Junee

Reply from Gloria on April 13, 2007

Dearest Junee, I don’t paint, sweetheart! But I will after Pam gives me lessons. Pam’s artwork is creative. It seems to me it comes from the inside out. Not formal training, if you know what I mean. I think it’s using the colors I choose and playing with them and feeling good.

Junee, this where you are right now is the Heaven blog www.godwriting.org

The website that Santhan and his staff — Pablo, Jordan, and Mauro — are working on is www.heavenletters.org
Kirt in Colorado, Heaven’s webmaster; Adrachin in Germany, Community Forum Administrator; Annette in California, Heaven’s archivist, will also be helping with the new website, and Margaret in Iowa, who has been proofing the e-books, will proof the web site.

By the way, I would like to direct everyone who is reading this to an earlier entry in this blog. Emails from the Heart. Junee has asked some great questions, and I have given some great answers! and it would be wonderful to have your feedback there as well!

Reply from Junee on April 13, 2007

Ooooooh! Now I feel exposed! No, not really! I’d love to hear what others think and feel and really look forward to meeting members of this beautiful community this way. I hope Santhan finds my message here! Thanks Gloria, for the info. re. who does what where! Hmmm…yes, I knew I was on the blog part - sorry if I’m not making sense, it’s just that I tend to think of the Website and the blog etc. as all one. I am grateful to you all everywhere! I hope you’ll show us your painting when it manifests, Gloria! Love to you, Junee

Reply from Pam (fortheloveofGodde) on April 13, 2007

Just in case there’s a bit of confusion, I’m not the Pam who is the lovely artist from Minden–she signs simply “Pam.” That’s why I made sure to add my online id (fortheloveofGodde). NOT that I mind being confused with such a lovely person as Pam from Minden!

However, I am Pam, the budding artist from Michigan. The one who is eagerly anticipating attending (perhaps coordinating) a Godwriting workshop closer to me.

I’ve been so inspired by this website, Aquarius’ website, and a lovely friend who has been counseling me through a rough spot, to let my creative juices flow.

The Minden workshop photos and blog were especially thought-provoking and inspirational. The Heavenletters written at Minden were the “kick-in-the-behind” I needed–they seemed to be written in direct answer to my questions, dilemma, problems. Especially today’s Heavenletter letting me know there ARE NO PROBLEMS.

By the way, I read with great interest the exchanges between you and Junee. JUNEE, please accept my thanks and appreciation for asking questions I didn’t even know I had until YOU asked–and Gloria, your answers were more wonderful than you can know.

I’ll end this long, long post with saying, again, how much this site means to me and how thankful I am that Godde put it in my path.

Pam (fortheloveofGodde)

Reply from Gloria on April 14, 2007

Dear Michigan Pam,

Sorry for my error. I must learn not to assume and to realize there is more than one Pam in the world!

And you are an artist too! What is your art like?

And where in Michigan are we going to have a Godwriting workshop? Let’s start dreaming it, dear Pam fortheloveofGodde. I look forward to it very much.

This blog means a lot to me too. There are such beautiful people in the world, and I am so glad to get to know so many of them here.

It’s another thing I’m grateful to Santhan for, for the blog was his idea, and he made it for us.

Junee’s questions have helped me to discover what I feel.

God bless us all.

Reply from Pam (fortheloveofGodde) on April 14, 2007

LOL … another lesson that we are all one! I live in Saranac, which is halfway between Grand Rapids and Lansing–so lots of good places to hold a workshop.

I have included a photo of a few pieces I’ve completed so far. It started with something I saw on Martha Stewart some time ago … I don’t remember exactly what that guest was doing other than

Reply from Pam (fortheloveofGodde) on April 14, 2007

OOOPS … was going to try to include a photo and hit submit instead! Don’t know how to attach a photo, so will explain instead.

I had lots of plain glass vases, so decided to “embellish” … I had seen on Martha Stewart some years ago where someone had used tissue paper and decoupaged on glass. I don’t remember what or how exactly, so just jumped in and did my own thing. It’s very pretty (I think), and gives sort of a stained glass meets mosaic look.

I crumple the tissue and use several layers, and sometimes layer several colors to give depth and color. I’m just starting, so am having LOTS of fun with adding different things, like dried flowers, to the mix. (”Budding” artist … lol). Just keep adding, taking away or just plain starting over until I get it like I like it.

The real lesson for me in all this was to let go of the ego self that said I had to be perfect, or the best, and if I couldn’t, I wouldn’t even try. To let go of the ego self that had to always compete with others instead of respecting and listening to my own voice. I’m still in the process of realizing that I am worthy of respect and love just for being me.

I winced when I reread my post calling myself an artist … had an ego moment of “Omigosh, what was I thinking? There are REAL artists on this board.” Then realized that I am a real artist too, as we all are, and that I’m just now discovering my voice.

And when I looked back through some of the other blogs, I see that EVERYONE is an artist … for surely there is an “art” to every endeavor done well. Feeding hungry children, writing a poem, creating a mosaic, painting a photo, asking/answering deep questions, Godwriting, providing a true education, creating a website/blog/forum, to name just a few.

Wow, another long, long post, but gosh, I can’t seem to stop when I start typing. If I can ever figure out how to post a photo, I will.

Gratefully–as always–Pam (fortheloveofGodde)

Thanks to all the “real” artists, poets, writers, website creators, and all other media, for sharing

Reply from Gloria on April 15, 2007

I don’t know how to post pictures here either. Maybe when all the work on the new web site settles down, Santhan can show us. It would be great to have photos here. Your art sounds LOVELY.

Pam, by the way, the statement you made — “The real lesson for me in all this was to let go of the ego self that said I had to be perfect, or the best, and if I couldn’t, I wouldn’t even try.”

That is also a key to Godwriting!

Reply from Wm on May 5, 2007

3 Cheers for Santhan! His work is a reward in itself and he should pat himself on the back for jobs well-done.

One on the pleasures I have found in life is to acknowledge and praise yourself. We should not always expect recognition for our efforts, but be thankful when appreciation comes after an endeavor. Usually that job is up to us. A suggestion: Write down 10 things you have done well today. Good - Now pat yourself on the back for having done a good job. How do you feel?

Continue- - - Wm

Reply from Gloria on May 5, 2007

3 Cheers indeed!

The web designers from Khanyi Media say what they’re doing isn’t work! And whatever they do, it is in service to God. You know what that feels like, dear Wm.

For those blessed souls who give for the pure joy of it, who do not ask nor expect nor want thanks — I think it is for us to thank them on the silent levels. It is just where they are and who they are.

For the rest of us, it’s a great idea to pat ourselves on the back for whatever we did today that we feel good about.

Your lists would be welcome right here!

With love and blessings,

Gloria

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