{"id":38,"date":"2007-11-08T12:52:12","date_gmt":"2007-11-08T12:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2007\/11\/member-spotlight-spiritalk.html"},"modified":"2007-11-08T12:52:12","modified_gmt":"2007-11-08T12:52:12","slug":"member-spotlight-spiritalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2007\/11\/member-spotlight-spiritalk.html","title":{"rendered":"Member Spotlight: Spiritalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet <strong>Spiritalk<\/strong>. She has been a Beliefnet member since 1999, which is the year our site launched. In her offline life, she&#8217;s a minister who lives in Etobicoke, Ontario. On her Beliefnet profile page, she says, &#8220;I am an Ordained Minister in Modern Spiritualism and as such teach and encourage all students of life to examine their own spirituality. While this way of life (Modern Spiritualism) suits me, I encourage others to find what works for their beliefs and seeking.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>What Spiritalk Has to Say About Herself<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;When I first got my home computer, I wondered how I would enjoy this new toy. I found groups through someone who was willing to help me gain computer knowledge, such as Beliefnet (and others) who had many seekers looking for answers to so many questions life can throw our way. I knew I had found my calling &#8211; sharing any knowledge I might be able to offer.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>What Others Have to Say About Spiritalk<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;She has always been open and welcoming on the many and various Boards and threads I&#8217;ve dialogued on. She has given me inspirational and sound advice many times over and lent a helping hand\/ear\/shoulder, whatever I needed at the time.&#8221;- <strong>bricksee<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;I feel enriched by Spiritalk&#8217;s companionship. She&#8217;s an excellent teacher who&#8217;s given me spiritual food for thought. She&#8217;s been a comfort to me during a few of my more sensitive moments, and I appreciate the time she&#8217;s invested riding out some of my intense stormy dreams with me. She&#8217;s reliable and always ready with an opinion. She freely offers herself as a sounding board, secure in her own personal belief, for any idea out there. 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