Dear Angels Who Have Recently Volunteered,
To John, Angela, Wendy, Cassandra, Buttercup, Jenni
This email is mostly for you! But, of course, it is also for those angels who have been volunteering for some time.
To Nancy, Marcy, Pam, Berit, Jochen, and to all the current translators: Alexis, Theophil, Stefan, Normand, Jean-Christophe, Engin, Paula, Daniela, Vera, Ana, Cecilia, Elizabeth, Luus, Yriah, and to some past angel translators and volunteers, Adrachin, Vanya, Annette, Kirt, Sascha, Edna, Laura De Giorgio, Maria T., Marlene S., Yuri, Sofia, Andreea, Lauren, Naomi, Nomvula, Anca, Oldooz, Margaretha, Claudia, Christine, Annie Claud, Cedric, Bert, Szymon
We are so grateful for you. All the good things that happen for Heavenletters also bring more work to be done, and we are riding a wave of great happenings and great work.
Please know that Heaven Admin and I are also volunteers. We are all in this together. One of our goals, as I see it, is that all of us work together and support one another.
Heaven Admin will have more to say later.
A big project is coming up. And that is expanding Heaven News into a Heaven e-zine.
Here's the idea:
Heaven News seems to want to be more than it is. We could have an ezine be whatever we want it to be -- with articles, interviews of volunteers and Heavenreaders and relevant personalities, ways of life in many countries, sample comments from the forum, samples comments from the blog, personal news, all submissions from Heavenreaders -- artwork, photographs, interviews, ideas, Oneness Journey, Spiritual Center, recipes! Looking for your ideas right now. This would be made for Heavenreaders by Heavenreaders. Everything by Heavenreaders.
What would a Heaven e-zine look like? Do we have a new cover for each issue? Is it a new format every time or? What sections would we have? I imagine some permanent sections and some would appear once, or once in a while. Would we have special editions in other languages? Certainly we'd have features from and about other countries. We could plan on an e-zine being once a month and replacing Heaven News. Can we handle once a month? We can be as creative as we like, yet such an e-zine takes a lot of precise detail work too. Who is going to do it? Who has an urge? Anyone with experience? Who would do what?
Heavenletters are primary. Blog and now e-zine are secondary, yet this idea has pushed its way through. I think this is God's idea. I don't think it's mine. Neither Heaven Admin nor I have had the thought nor the capability of taking on more to do!
Who would like to take it on? It would take a lot of time and responsibility. It would require editors for every section and then an overall editor in chief, I imagine. And then…
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Meanwhile, Angela came forward:
Angela wrote:
I went to the Cosmic Heavenletter Generator, which I consult several times a day. God said, "You Are Marching Beautifully" (from July 4, 2010 - Independence Day!). I especially liked this part:
"The day is near at hand when everyone steps together, hand in hand, foot by foot. This march on Earth is going to be thunderous, as everyone carries the same beat. The beat is love. Love will become the only cadence known."
I am ready to serve God.
Running a Heaven e-zine would be, well, heavenly, in terms of what I like to do (photography, writing, editing, graphic design, talking about God ) and the skills I have acquired over the years. I was a Systems Administrator and Information Technology consultant for fifteen years before moving to Los Angeles, where I was co-owner of a catering business. I am free to travel and/or relocate and am also very interested in the Argentina project.
I know that God will guide us as we move forward.
Loving You,
Angela
Sounds like we have an editor-in-chief!
Coincidentally, Wendy C. from Indiana wrote in:
i am a writer....what can i do to assist?
So one other writer to start!
Another big project is upgrading the web site. This is Heaven Admin's domain, of course. Sounds like we have John, and Angela and Marcy, too, if they can fit it in.
I would love to volunteer to HeavenLetters. HeavenLetters is a God Send and always seems to communicate to me exactly where I am at. I don't need to shift my thinking or actions when I read HeavenLetters to understand. They meet me halfway and I always feel blessed. Heaven Letters has given so much and I would like to give back at least a little of what I have received, from the heart. I know HTML code and can build web pages using javascript, PHP, and MYSQL. I have a degree in Computer Science and have done this type of work in the past. Have a wonderful evening and be with God.
John Esquibel, New Mexico
Here are my, Gloria's, personal desires:
- That someone finds a way to keep me organized.
- That someone acts as my memory and doesn't let anything fall through the cracks.
- That I have time freed to work on writing projects.
- That Heaven Admin is freed up from the repetitive things he presently has to spend time on.
- That volunteers are pro-active. You may have to make it happen. Sometimes we're so busy.
- That we accomplish a lot together in a harmonious time-saving way.
- That we reach more new subscribers in all languages.
- That new translators come in all languages
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Here are general intentions for all of us:
- That we work together for the greater good.
- That each volunteer finds what he or she most finds most personally enriching. Volunteering only works when you are happy.
- That volunteers' time restraints are clear ahead of time so too much is not asked of them.
- That volunteers get an overall sense of how we serve God best and, at the same time, genially get Heavenletters out into the world. How would God most want what we are doing to be done.
- That somehow we keep a balance of taking the responsibility of the work we do at the same time as we realize it isn't our work at all. Even so, we have to own it in the sense it is ours to do and we give it our all.
- That it's clear who reports to whom and that you keep Heaven Admin or me up to date on what you are doing and/or whatever questions you have.
- That we share ourselves and let go of our boundaries as much and as quickly as possible. Sharing ourselves, for instance, would be sharing our email addresses amongst the volunteers, for many will be working on the same projects. Will you say yes to this, please?
- That you make yourselves visible on the Heavenletter Spiritual Community Forum and/or Godwriting blog. For the forum, register, fill in your profile, include photo, and post comments. Please don't be reserved or shy. Comment on the Godwriting blog when you feel moved to. As volunteers, you are representatives of Heavenletters. When you post publicly, more of our energy goes out, and the more other Heavenreaders become enlivened. Also, frankly, your posting saves me a lot of time and work. I read everything that is on the forum and respond when I can. Many will respond to you.
- That when you do take on an assignment, that you make sure that we are on the same page. Help me to be clear. In case there is a misunderstanding, let's catch it before the work is done.
- That when you do correspondence for Heavenletters, courtesy and kindness are prime.
What would you add to this list of intentions?
This email has gotten long enough for now. I will continue it later, get into specific needs, and show some sample correspondence that Nancy has done perfectly.
Heaven Admin posted this for us.
I'll write more on volunteering tomorrow, and then we can really get the ball rolling.
Thank you all for your patience.
Many blessings and thanks and love,
Gloria