All language subtitles for Conversations.With.God.23fps-2006-SpellChecked

[Male Voice]
Have you had enough yet?

[Exhales]

Have you had enough yet?

[Groans]

Are you ready now?

[Birds Chirping]

[Birds Chirping]

[Audience Applauding]

Thank you:

And every single
free choice you make: : :

Arises from either a thought of love
or a thought of fear:

- There is no other choice:
- [Shutter Clicks]

And if I had one thing to say
about what we're trying: : :

To understand here tonight,
it would be- it would be this:

That feeling inside of you: : :

That love inside of you-

that's God: : :

Expressing through you as you:

Yes?

- [Microphone Feedback]
- My name is Daisy: : :

- And I just wanted to say I loved your book:
- Thank you, Daisy:

And I'm-I'm feeling like I finally understand
what it means to be awake in my own life:

- Feels good, doesn't it?
- It's totally amazing!

- Mm-hmm:
- I walk around feeling like I've been given a secret:

Well: : :

- The secret is out!
- [Laughing]

- [Applause]
- The problem I've been having: : :

Is that some of my friends,
even my family-

If I say anything remotely spiritual,
they get this glazed look on their face:

- [Man] Ah:
- And I know that look: : :

Because it�s the same look I�ve had,
or used to have, every day of my life:

I know exactly what that feels like:

And the good news is,
you're not crazy:

- Good: [Laughs]
- 'Cause we're both crazy:

- [Laughing]
- And if that's the case: : :

- We're in very good company:
- [Laughing, Applauding]

Instead of worrying about
what people think about you: : :

Concentrate on
what you think about you:

- [Applause]
- That's important:

Any regrets?

- Many:
- Care to name a few?

- You're not a lawyer, are you?
- [Audience Laughing]

I wish that I could have come to
this point in my life without hurting-

Wish I'd come to this point
in my life without: : :

Hurting so many people-

especially the people I�ve loved:

But without them: : :

I might not have come
to this point in my life:

See, it�s important
for all of us to remember: : :

That the universe
is conspiring in our favor-

always, and in all ways: : :

Despite circumstances
and appearances: : :

Or most importantly,
our perception of them:

- You've got a lot of nerve!
- I'm sorry?

- You're a hypocrite:
- It's all right: It's all right: It's all right:

Standing up there preaching
about God and love:

You've been married
and divorced a lot:

If you talk to God, how come you can't
keep a commitment with a woman?

[Man] I can�t tell you how many times
I�ve asked myself that same question:

The women in my life: : :

Are all wonderful:

They treated me a whole lot
better than I treated them:

I betrayed them:

I let them down:
I let my kids down too:

I admit that:

More than that I cannot say
without invading their privacy: : :

And that I am not gonna do:

What I can do is love
as much as I can from where I am:

To make every gesture and action
sponsored by love:

- Sounds to me like you've written a book of lies:
- [Audience Murmuring]

If what you�re asking me is, did I make
all of this stuff up, the answer is no:

I've wondered what you're wondering:

"Will anyone believe me,
believe what I'm saying: : :

Believe where this came from?"

And I guess that
that's up to you-

to each of you:

I only hope that you don�t
disqualify or marginalize the message: : :

Because it�s coming through
such a fallible messenger:

My name is Kay,
and I just wanted to thank you: : :

For admitting your mistakes:

[Man] Well, thank you, Kay-
um, and all of you:

But the truth of it is, I'm still making
those mistakes to this day:

That's why these conversations with God
are such a miracle for me:

They-They came out of a need-

a desperate personal need-
for me to change my life:

And, um, you know, uh: : :

If I've been successful
at it in the way I'd like-

I don't know,
but-but it's the way it happened: : :

And it's the way it's-
it's still happening:

[Kay]
My question is: : :

If God has one message-

his most important
message to all of us-

and you could put it in one paragraph,
what would it be?

[Man] Well, I could fit it
into five words:

"You've got me all wrong:"

- [Cheering]
- Thank you:

Thank you:
Thank you:

Thank you:
Thank you:

Good night:

[Crowd Chanting]
Neale! Neale! Neale!

Neale! Neale! Neale!
Neale! Neale! Neale!

[Rain Falling]

[Woman]
Here's your plane ticket: You're on the 10:00:

Thanks for everything,
and I'll see you in New York:

[Thunder Rumbling]

[Vehicle Approaching]

[Tires Screeching]

[Siren Wailing]

- Still nothing, huh?
- I'm trying, honey:

You could have fooled me: Look,
I don't get this: I've got experience-

Your experience has nothing to do with anything:
And we've been over this, Neale:

- [Groans]
- As long as that bow tie's around your neck: : :

Nobody's going to take
a chance on hiring you:

Really?
So, what is it exactly: : :

That you people do around here?

Mostly we hand out checks to people
who blame us for their problems:

Sorry:

What did the hospital say?

Well, they said I should start
feeling better in a few days: : :

But, uh, it's been
almost a month now:

Wow: They seem
to have missed something:

- What?
- Neale: : :

You have a broken neck:

[Lighter Flicks]

- [Knocking]
- [Man] Mr.: Walsch, it�s Michael:

[Knocking]

Come on, Mr.: Walsch:
I know you�re in there:

[Neale]
No, I�m not:

- You're three months behind on your rent:
- [Door Closes]

I told you: I lost my-

- Your job:
- Job, yeah:

Yes, I know: And I'm sorry
about your accident, Neale:

But I�m not gonna lose my job
because you lost yours:

Come on: I'm out there:

Every day, I am:
I'm trying:

Isn't there someone you can call?

No: Those calls were made
a long time ago:

I mean, I got-

I got nowhere to go:

5:00, Neale:

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[No Audible Dialogue]

- [Thunder Rumbling]
- [Blows]

[Inhales, Groans]

[Children Chattering,
Laughing]

[Child Babbling]

[Woman]
Okay, who�s ready for bed?

I�m coming in there:
I hope you got your P. J: "s on:

[Chattering,
Laughing Continue]

[Woman]
Brush your teeth?

[Child Babbling]

[Woman] Yes? How about you?
Did you brush your teeth?

Oh, looks to me like
somebody had an extra cookie:

- [Children Laughing]
- Am I gonna have to tickle you
to get you to go upstairs?

[Children Chattering,
Laughing]

[Dogs Barking In Distance]

[Woman]
I�m gonna get you!

[Children Chattering,
Laughing]

[Thunder Rumbling]

- [Woman] Hurry up:
- [Child Laughing]

[Thunder Rumbling]

[Thunder Rumbling]

[Panting]

[Panting]

- Come on:
- You're doing it wrong!

It's the way I did it
on the other side!

Nope:
That don't go there:

You're doing it wrong:
Let me show you how to do it:

- That's not what the instructions say:
- Nope: That don't go there:

Let me show you how to do it:

Tie the line to the tree:
Make it high enough: : :

So you don�t kill yourself
in the middle of the night:

I kind of wish I had
one of those old canvas jobs: : :

That you pitch from the inside!

I take it this isn't
your first time pitching a: : :

Tent:

[Groaning, Panting]

[Wind Whistling]

[Thunder Rumbling]

[Sighs]

Please, God: : :

Don't let me die here:

[Audience Applauding]

[Neale] To God,
there is no separation: : :

Between financial abundance
and spirituality:

In fact, they go hand in hand:

Don�t you find it odd
that we live: : :

In a society that devalues
our most important jobs?

- What do you mean by that?
- [Neale] I mean, we have no problem: : :

Giving a football coach
five million a season: : :

Or-or an actor
10 million per movie: : :

But somehow we've got it wired: : :

Where people involved
with spirituality: : :

Should be penniless,
celibate and-and abstinent:

[Applause]

- And preferably all three, you know?
- [Audience Laughing]

- [Woman] Yeah: Right:
- I mean, I don't know about you: : :

But l-I don't- I don't remember
voting for any of that:

- [Audience] No:
- So imagine a world: : :

Where money was given
to people who give us the biggest gifts:

- Teachers:
- [Woman] Oh, yes:

- Artists:
- [Audience] Yes:

- Nurses:
- Yes:

Uh, firemen:
You know, policemen:

- Writers:
- [Laughing]

- And mothers!
- [Audience Affirming]

[Woman]
Mothers: That's right:

Yes:

People who connect us,
not disconnect: : :

Or-or-or distract us, you know:

Imagine that world:

And we can have it,
because, people: : :

We're the ones:

We've always been the ones
that we've been waiting for:

We are: We are:

- [Applause Continues]
- [Woman] Yeah!

[Applause Fades]

[Wind Whistling]

[Birds Chirping]

[Male Voice]
You awake in there?

I said, are you awake in there?

Just a minute:
[Groans]

- Morning:
- Uh, good morning:

Name is Oscar: How about you
step out of that tent for a minute?

Uh, what for?

I know you got in late,
but I run things around here: : :

- And you should be aware of the rules:
- Uh, rules?

Yeah:
I'll walk you through them:

How about you come a little bit
closer so I don't have to yell?

- Okay:
- Okay:

Rent is $25 per week:

Over there
you've got your bathrooms:

Now, our maid quit
about a month ago: : :

So we'd appreciate it
if you would clean up after yourself:

- Okay:
- Those cabins back there-

- freight on them: 75 per week:
- Right:

Now, down by the water
you've got another picnic area:

Those are reserved for real campers
and real campers only:

Uh, real campers?

They usually arrive by automobile:

- They tend to stick around
a couple of days, then move on:
- [Groans]

Guy like yourself-
comes up in the rain: : :

With a tent and a bedroll-

we call them professional campers
around here:

- Yeah?
- You professionals have a way of lingering on-

kind of like those guys over there:

[Chuckles] I should be back
on my feet in a few days: : :

As soon as I, uh, find a job:

Because you got in late,
last night's on the house:

But collection for the week
starts on Friday at 3:00 p: M:

If you're here, I expect payment on time:
There's no exceptions:

Okay:

If not, you're out:
We understand each other?

Uh, yes: Yes, we do:

Well, good morning to you then:
And by the way?

- Yeah?
- If I were you, I would put that cover: : :

- On top of your tent:
- What's it for?

It's for the rain:

- [Vehicle Door Closes]
- [Engine Starts]

- [Vehicle Pulls Away]
- [Man] I see you have lots of experience:

Radio:
That says a lot:

Uh, why don't you have a resume?

Doesn�t matter:
How about you tell me: : :

Why Osborne and Associates
should hire someone like you?

We have over 20 applicants:
Why you?

Well, uh, despite
outward appearances: : :

I've held supervising positions
for three companies:

Which makes me wonder
about your work ethic:

Or maybe you're on some type
of desultory path:

- It means "lack of purpose:"
- Uh-huh:

Yeah, well, the truth of it
is I was laid off: : :

When the stations were
bought out and consolidated:

I mean,
everything's corporate now: : :

And I'm nearing 50
and so overqualified: : :

That you're probably
not going to hire me, are you?

Well, the thing of it is, most applicants
carry a master's degree: You don't:

No, I don't, but I still think I can do
a good job for Osborne and Associates:

Well, around here, we demand excellence,
Mr.: Walsch, not good:

I'm sorry:

Okay, listen: L-l-l-
I really need this job:

You're: : : Overqualified:

[Oscar]
Next:

Next:
Chef, let's go:

- Hey, don't let them get to you:
- [Men Chattering]

Outsiders make them
a little bit jumpy: That's all:

So I'm guessing you're gonna be
sticking around for the week?

- There we go:
- Thanks, Daddy:

- I'm sorry?
- It's harder than you thought, isn't it?

- [Objects Smashing]
- [Man Grunts]

[Oscar] Look, there�s
a convenience store on the corner:

They�ve got a recycling center:
That�s how these guys pay their rent:

You get yourself a bag of aluminum cans,
you're halfway to making the week:

Bag a day, you get your food,
you get your drink:

No, l-I don't drink:
Thanks:

Yeah? Stick around here
long enough, you will:

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[No Audible Dialogue]

[No Audible Dialogue]

[Siren Wailing In Distance]

[Dishes Clacking In Distance]

- [Siren Wailing]
- [Vehicle Approaches]

[Vehicle Passes]

[Siren Fades]

[Sighs]

- God: You scared me:
- What the hell do you think you're doing?

- Well-
- These are mine:

This is my area:

[Groans]
I'm sorry: I didn't know:

Well, now you do:

Okay:

[Man]
I see you met Oakley:

- I didn't know there were territories:
- Well, we call them areas:

Yeah, well, he could've
just told me:

I'd have- thanks-
given him the damned cans:

Yeah, when a man relies on threats to
communicate, it usually indicates a weak cause:

- Hey, don't let it bother you:
- Okay:

- [Man] Sure is pretty, isn�t she?
- [Neale] Who is she?

- That�s Sunny:
- [Chef] Yeah, I wouldn�t mind: : :

Changing her tire,
if you know what I mean:

How long you been saying that?

Dreams don't have deadlines:

I got a better chance
than you do, you old fart:

- I beg to differ:
- Then you keep on begging:

- Hey, thanks:
- You okay?

Well, compared to what?

[Chuckles] That's a-
That's a hell of a point:

Here:
What happened to your neck?

Oh, that's a: : : Bull-riding accident:
Wasn't pretty:

Well, then I'd say
today's a better day:

It ain't Irish, but it's effective:

[Sighs]
No, thanks: I don't drink:

Something wrong with you?

- I just never got around to it, really:
- Huh: Hell of a thing:

Yeah:
Here you go:

No, you, uh-you keep 'em:
I'll help you get going:

All right, what's the catch? Yesterday
you looked at me like I ran over your dog:

I don't have a dog:

Something you'll soon
figure out-

People on the street?
Hardest friends to make:

Even tougher ones to lose:

- Does that mean we're friends?
- [Laughs]

Not yet:

[Man Shouting] Give me those pallets
right now! Come on! Let's go!

[Shouting Continues,
Indistinct]

Catching up on your reading?

Oh, it's, uh, padding
for under my sleeping bag:

Neale, come on in here:

Come on: I'm not gonna bite you:
Come on in here:

- All right:
- You boys hungry?

- Neale?
- You sure you have enough?

Son, the right Dumpster
always has enough:

A man�s just gotta know
where to look: That�s what it is:

- Any guacamole?
- Sometimes I wonder:

I'm not in the mood, Chef:
I'm really not:

- [Chef] Monday-now that�s
gonna be your slow day:
- Here we go:

Tuesday and Wednesday things are
gonna pick up, but only just a little:

Now, your fast food,
you�re gonna see that on Thursday: : :

Mostly 'cause folks
racing around like a bunch: : :

Of crazy rats trying to make it
through the work week:

Why?
Because Friday's payday:

Now, you take Saturday night,
your date night-

that's when folks
pay the most for their food: : :

Which is why you'll see
the guacamole on Saturday:

Why, you ask?

It's because of the-
Help me out here, Fitch:

- Discretionary:
- Income: Exactly:

This is almost done:

And Sunday�s gonna be your slow day
because most folk eat at home:

Okay, boys, get your plates:

- Neale?
- Come and get it:

Uh, no:
Uh, but thanks:

- [Chef] Boy�s still wet behind his ears:
- Ah, let him go:

You'll be back:

- [Horns Honking]
- [Vehicles Passing]

Yo, Do you need something, buddy?

- Yeah, the bathroom:
- Yeah, we-we got two bathrooms:

- Thank you:
- Where you think you're going?

- Uh, to the bathroom:
- Oh, you need to use the head?

- Mm-hmm:
- Right: Tell you what: You see across the alley?

- That tree over there? You see it?
- Yes:

Good: Then go lift your leg up
on that with the rest of the dogs:

You people make me sick:
Why can't you get a job like everybody else?

- What's the problem?
- He thinks he's coming inside
to use the bathroom:

- In and out, okay?
- Thank you:

[Insects Buzzing]

[Groans]

[Vehicle Door Opens]

- [Moans]
- [Door Closes]

[Engine Starts]

[Truck Pulls Away]

[Neale]
Excuse me?

Hi:

Oh: [Chuckles]
Hello:

Uh-

I'm Neale, and, uh,
I think I'm a little-

Harry: Yeah: I'm the, uh-
Uh, I'm the janitor:

- Hi, Harry:
- Hi:

Um- Harry, how do-
how did you like the book?

Oh, oh: It's-It's- It's wonderful:

I've been waiting
for this day ever since: : :

Your name came
on the schedule months ago:

Oh, well, here: Um, let me, uh-
let me show you to the- to the greenroom:

Yeah: Um-
Listen, Harry, um-

Uh-What did you like
about the book?

Oh, l-I don't want to bother you:

Oh, not bothering me at all:
I'm, uh- I'm interested:

I spent a lifetime in anger-
toward my father:

I'm not gonna stand here
and drop sugar all over this: : :

'Cause my old man
was a mean old cuss:

I hated him:
Strong words, I know, but true:

And this book-
your book-

helped me finally, after 20 years
of that anger, that-that hatred, to-

well, to forgive my father:

What I was feeling about my father was
really what I was feeling about myself:

And I had to forgive myself
for the feelings I had- the anger I had-

toward my father:

That's the first time
I think I've ever said that out loud:

Well, here, here:

Page three:
I know your book:

- Sure do:
- [Chuckles]

"My most common
form of communication: : :

"Is through feeling:

"Feeling is
the language of the soul:

"If you want to know what's true
for you about something: : :

Look to how you're feeling
about it:"

[Sighs]

[Groaning]

- Fitch?
- [Groaning Continues]

Fitch: Fitch?

- Can you hear me, Fitch?
- Jesus: I'm drunk, not deaf:

- [Coughs]
- Why are you doing this?

I'm not doing anything:
[Coughs]

That damn pancreas has got
a mind of its own:

I'm just playing the hand I'm dealt:
Don't start with me:

- You're killing yourself: You know that?
- Don't ask me to stop drinking:

I can't do that:

You're gonna be a real
pain in the ass, aren't you?

All right:

[Coughing]

- [Scanner Beeps]
- [Woman On P: A:] Cleanup in aisle three:

Cleanup in aisle three, please:

[Bag Rustling]

[Coins Rattling]

Um-

Thank you:

[Groans]

[Exhales]

Good morning:

[No Audible Dialogue]

[Laughing]

[Crowd Chattering, Laughing]

- [Crowd Applauding]
- [Camera Shutter Clicks]

[No Audible Dialogue]

- [Cheering]
- Ho, ho, ho! Merry-

[Child]
Hi, Santa!

[Cheering]

[Camera Shutters Clicking]

I'm not gonna die in that park:

[Wind Whistling]

[Dog Barking In Distance]

[Dial Tone]

[Beeping]

- (music)(music) [Rock]
- [Woman] Good morning: Programming:

- [Neale] Yes: I�m calling about the ad:
- Come again?

[Clears Throat]
Excuse me:

Um, could I speak with
the program director, please?

He's on air at the moment:
What can I help you with?

Well, I'm calling about the ad, uh,
for the weekend radio deejay:

Hello?

That ad wasn't supposed
to run until next week:

Well, I'm holding the paper
in my hand:

Which paper?

The Ashland Daily Tidings:

I'm sorry:
What is the date today?

Today?
November 7:

[Woman]
Hello?

No- Uh, no:
I'm-I'm still here:

Sorry: Um-

Is there a position available?

Yeah: It's been a revolving door
around here for the last six months:

Tell you what: How 'bout I take
your name and number: : :

And I'll make sure Roy
gives you a call:

Is there any chance I could
converse with Roy today?

[Imitating Neale] He's extremely
preoccupied at the moment: : :

But I'll see what I can facilitate:

At what number can he reach you?

Uh, yes, y-yes:
He-He can reach me at, um-

He can reach me at 555-7507:

And my name is Neale:

[Imitating Neale]
Hello, Neale: I'm Leora

Nice chatting with you:

Yes, well, it's been nice chatting
with you too, Leora: Thank you: And bye-bye:

- And look forward to the call:
- [Laughs]

[Groaning]

[Groaning]

[Jackhammer Rattling]

Hey-

[Jackhammer Continues]

[Neale]
Excuse me!

Excuse me!

Excuse me!

Uh- Do you know how long
this is going to be?

I'm-I'm, uh-
I'm expecting a phone call:

- It's- It's sort of important:
- What the hell now?

- [Ringing]
- I don't know: It just died:

Figure it out: We got two more stops
before quitting time: You, come here:

- [Neale] Hello?
- Neale?

- [Man] Scrap that there:
- Uh, h-hello:

Hi: It's Leora:

- Hi, Leora:
- Did I catch you at a bad time?

- [Shouting]
- No, no, no, no: It's perfect: Perfect: I'm good:

- How are you?
- Good: Listen:

I told Roy about you:
He'd like to have you come in: : :

- Tomorrow, say around 9:00?
- [Man] What�s happening there, Dennis?

Uh, tomorrow would be great:
Yeah, sure:

- Just bleed the line!
- That would be good:

- [Shouting Continues]
- Okay: Uh, you know where we are?

- K: Y: O: L:
- I'm sure I can find you, Leora:

- Okay: Then we'll see you tomorrow:
- Right: Okay:

- Bye-bye:
- [Hammering Resumes]

Thank you!

So let me get this straight:
What you�re saying: : :

Is that we're all having
a conversation with God all of the time:

- Of course:
- Can you give me an example
of what you mean by that?

Sure: Um, do you ever pick up the phone
to call someone, and they�re already on the line?

Or, uh, do you ever drive down
the road feeling as though: : :

Nothing makes sense of your life: : :

And the next song on the radio
speaks directly to you?

It�s as if the lyrics
were written specifically for you: : :

And suddenly everything
falls into perspective:

Or, um- Or what about
when someone enters your life: : :

Seemingly from nowhere,
and you wonder why they are there: : :

And then one day
it all makes sense: : :

And you wonder how you ever
got along without them?

Of course:
We've all had those moments:

[Neale]
That is God:

[Woman]
Well, it happened to him: It can happen to you:

- Is happening to you- and you:
- I stand corrected:

We'll be right back
with Neale Donald Walsch: : :

And his book Conversations With God:

[Birds Calling]

[Rooster Crows]

I knew I had something
back there that would work:

Great:

And, uh, thanks for- thanks for
cleaning up- the shirt as well:

I'm gonna look employable:

It's only fear:

That's easy for you to say:
You're not the one going back out there:

What if it doesn't work?

What if it does?
Neale, you're afraid: : :

To give up the very thing in yourself
that brought you here in the first place:

Give up?
I'm running on empty:

And that's why you're here:

Uh, well, no: I'm here because-
because I lost my job:

You're here
because you lost yourself:

Well, right now I just want
to get this job:

You will:

You're ready for that now:

This is your opportunity
to experience real love:

What did you have in mind?

For you to be a man:

A real man, Neale:
Not a predator:

How many women is it going to take?

How far do you need to fall
before you realize that your behavior: : :

Is an attempt to destroy yourself?

Heal that: : :

And you'll be free:

[Sighs]

[Chef] Come here, Neale:
Let�s have a look at you:

[Fitch]
Come here:

Didn't I tell you
she was some miracle worker?

- [Rooster Crows]
- [Fitch] So how'd it go?

I don't know:

Son, we've been trying to get a look
inside her trailer for years:

How is it?

- It's good:
- She make your head spin?

She made his head spin:

- How we doing on time? Fitch, you with us?
- Yeah: Yeah:

Neale:

We know, uh,
what a big deal this is for you:

Help you with the bus fare:

And you got enough time
to get a hot breakfast too:

Maybe some bacon, eggs,
pancakes with syrup:

And toast: Don't forget the toast:
And some jelly:

Grape if they have it: And some biscuits:
Maybe some biscuits with-

- You eating this breakfast, or is he?
- [Laughs]

- Guys? Thanks:
- [Fitch] Go on now:

Yeah, go on, Neale:

- My man is stepping up:
- Yeah:

Funny, huh?

What's the big deal if someone wants
to look at your watch, right?

Hey, have we met before?

Uh, uh- No, I don't think so:

- I'm Carly
- Hi:

Uh, "You come here often?"

- [Clears Throat] Name's Neale:
- Neale:

I'm kidding, of course, because if you had,
I would have seen you, right?

I'm like a fixture on this bus:
Whew: That's me:

You'd think one of these days
I would buy a car:

Nope:
I love people too much:

I'm a receptionist: I work for
a construction company up in Medford:

We are getting
crazy busy lately: Yeah:

No: 'Cause the thought of sitting in a car
by myself all day long? Not for me:

I love people:

- Wait: I said that already, didn't I?
- Yeah:

[Laughs] Yeah, well, it's true:
Call me crazy:

- [Laughs]
- It's nice meeting you:

- Oh, are you getting off?
- Uh, you know, l-I think so:

- [Bell Dings]
- Shoot: God, isn't that just how life is?

I mean, people just moving in
and moving out, and you never know why: : :

Or if you're ever even
gonna see them again:

- I never thought about it that way:
- Makes you think, doesn't it?

- Well, good-bye:
- Oh, no, no, no, no:

You don't get to say "good-bye:"

"See you later:" "Till we meet again:"
Anything but "good-bye:"

I mean, "good-bye"
is something that you say: : :

When you walk out on a bad job
or you leave a bad lover:

- Yeah: Yeah:
- Yeah:

Well, um, see you later:

[Chuckles]

- Later:
- [Carly Laughs]

Hey: Now that's
what I'm talking about:

[Man] We�re talking to
dead people, folks: Spooky stuff:

You�ve been listening to
Fat Friday Morning Freak-out Show:

Bob and Jane will be here
with me on Monday:

They got a new book called
Breaking Up With Mommy-

or Daddy or Your Cousin
or whatever the damn name is:

And they�re gonna be
doing a book signing: : :

At Medford Pegasus Bookstore
starting at 7:00 p: M:

On Monday, I will be talking
to an angry deli worker:

He�s mad at you idiots who go
and order sliced turkey breast: : :

And then at the last minute
change it over to sliced ham:

And then for coming in
at 8:00 at night-

- [Neale] Good morning:
- You must be Neale:

- Yes:
- Leora:

- We spoke on the phone:
- I'm Rockin' Roy, the Morning Boy-

- Of course: Thanks for getting me in:
- You're not in yet:

- [Roy] Stay young: Stay cool:
- You still have to meet Roy:

- (music)(music) [Rock]
- He's a handful:

You tell Jainey I wanna talk to her:

I don't remember approving this, uh,
drunk Russian guy for tomorrow's show:

Nobody cares about this: I mean,
so what if he drank too much vodka: : :

And fell out of a six-story building
and lived to tell about it?

That-That's actually pretty funny:

Okay, yeah, we go
with the drunk Russian guy: : :

But just get me a list of backups
in case he turns out to be a dud:

And make sure that he is not drunk,
because l-Who the hell is this?

This is your 9:00:
For the weekend slot:

Oh: Yeah, yeah:
Okay: Hi: Hi:

- Hi:
- Uh, just head in: I'll be right in:

- You got it:
- Okay?

Listen, next time I'm talking about
my personal affairs: : :

It would be nice if you'd let me know
there's someone standing right there:

If you'd take a breath once in a while,
I would be happy to:

Just get me the files, all right?

Cancel this lunch:

Oh, man: I am sorry
about all these delays:

I have had
just a crazy month: Uh-

So, how are you, uh, Nick?

- Uh, Neale:
- Neale: Right: Okay:

Uh, Leora is very
impressed with you:

- She says that you have some good experience?
- Mmm:

Well, um-Well, I was on the air
for a while in Baltimore: : :

And then down south
for a few years after that:

I've always been around radio
in my career-

You know what? Listen:

I can make people enjoy the sound
of leaves falling on the radio:

How do you do that?

You're gonna have to hire me
to find out:

What are your Saturday
afternoons like?

Saturday afternoon would be okay:

It's a four-hour slot:
Is that gonna fit in your schedule?

- Yeah, that'd be good:
- Yeah?

Mm-hmm:
Yeah:

Okay, good:

You're hired:

- Great:
- I'll see ya on Saturday:

Yeah:

And shut the door:

Thank you:

[No Audible Dialogue]

Oh:

So I'm gonna call you, um, about the-
about the new mix:

I think that sounds great:
And your ideas were perfect:

Hey-
[Laughs] See ya:

And my ideas were perfect:

And my ideas
were perfect:

And my ideas were perfect:

My ideas were-

[No Audible Dialogue]

Perfect:

[Chef] Man, hot, fresh pizza
tastes a heck of a lot better: : :

Coming out the box
than it does the Dumpster:

- Neale, you want another piece?
- Yeah: Yeah, I want another piece of pizza:

I brought it, didn't I?
So anyway: : :

I look out the window,
and she's got this guy, you know:

And I think, well, maybe
that's not such a bad thing:

- [Chef] Right!
- So, you know, that's where I am right now:

You know what? I'm with
great friends right now and l-

- That's what I'm happy about, so cheers:
- Yeah!

- To great friends:
- Gettin' the best cabin in the park:

That's right:
Gettin' the best cabin in the park:

Bon appetit:
[Laughs]

Good morning:

- Good morning to you too:
- [Fitch Coughing]

[Leora]
Hello, Neale:

Hey, uh, Leora:
What are you doin' here?

- Well, nice to see you too:
- I'm sorry:

I thought you lived in Medford
for some reason:

Born and raised right here in Ashland:
And you? Do you live around here?

Neale, ol' boy!
How ya doin', buddy?

- Look at you: Mr.: Big Time now:
- Yeah:

Neale, you gonna introduce me
to your utterly gorgeous lady friend?

Um, uh, Leora, this is Fitch:
Fitch, this is Leora:

Nice to meet you:

Nice to meet you too:

Aren't you easy on the eyes?

Uh, Fitch, can we
talk later, do you think?

Oh, don't be silly:
I'll join you for a drink:

Oh, don't worry: Even though you're
the only friend I know with a job: : :

- I brought my own:
- Fitch-

Unless you'll be moving this little gathering
back to your new cabin?

- Fitch:
- You sly older:

I see how you operate:
My friend here's- has got a nice cabin:

You really must see it:

It comes with a nice cot:
Probably fit the two of you in a pinch:

- [Laughs]
- [Screams]

- [Fitch] Oh! Geez:
- I'm sorry:

- So sorry:
- It's okay:

- I'm sorry: Here- Here, let me-
- It's okay!

- I'm an idiot: I'm- I'm sorry:
- Please stop!

And down he goes:

[Coughing]

- I should go:
- I'm- I'm sorry:

Sorry:

- [Oakley Groans]
- [Cans Smashing]

[Oscar]
Rent, $25 per week:

Over there you've got your bathroom:

Now, our maid quit
about a month ago: : :

So we�d appreciate it
if you would clean up after yourself:

Thought I should come by,
see if you needed any help:

- Is that it?
- Yep:

Strange to think everything I own
fits in a duffel bag:

There's nothing wrong
with traveling light:

We should probably
talk about the other day:

- No, it's not necessary:
- It is:

From what I remember, it is:

Sunny seems to think it happened
because I wasn't prepared: : :

For you to get
out of here before me:

And since I�ve never known the woman
to blow smoke- Amazing, huh?

Make it all the way
to 60 years old-

one moment I'm back
to being a jealous kid:

Stupid:

Must feel good to be gettin' out:

It's like you said- friends on the street,
hardest ones to make: : :

Tougher ones to lose:

Does that mean we're friends?

Not yet:

[Door Closes]

[Doorknob Clicking]

[No Audible Dialogue]

Hmm:

Leora!

Roy!

Anybody, it's Neale!

Hello!

[Coins Dropping]

[Doors Close]

[Bus Pulls Away]

[Wind Whistling]

Hey: What are you doing
sleeping on a bench?

Looking for you:

God, that�s a trip:
Everyone was gone?

Yeah: Just when things
were getting better:

What do you mean?

Well, I mean- I mean, look at you:

Wow: I don't think I've ever seen you
out of work clothes:

Yeah, don't I look good?

Oh, yeah: You look great:
It's a- It's a great look on you:

Yeah, I'm headin' over to the Black Sheep
for happy hour with the girlfriends:

- Oh:
- They have killer drink specials:

Jimmy the bartender-
[Shudders]

Makes the best
Long Island iced teas in town:

Oh, God, I look like hell:

I think you look beautiful:

All right, Neale, what's up?

- Nothing: Why?
- Come on:

First you tell me I look nice:
Now I look beautiful? Spill:

I don't know:
I just-

I've just been, you know,
thinking about: : :

You, us: : : A lot:

- Neale-
- When I'm with you: : :

I feel like things just-
things just fit:

I mean, I like myself, and it's like you're a-
you know, you're a best friend:

- You gotta feel that too, right?
- Neale-

Okay, fine: You're in your 20s,
I'm in my 40s: What's the big deal?

Are you nuts?

That's a driver's license and a nine year old:
Don't get weird on me:

You okay?

Yeah: Just out of sorts:
I'm gonna-

Just gonna sit here and think for
a little bit: I'll take the next bus:

Good-bye, Neale:

Right:

[Answering Machine Beeps]

Hi, Neale:
It�s Leora:

Thought I'd try you again:

I've been thinking about you,
wondering if you need anything:

Things are good with me:
I got a new job:

Nothin' fancy: Office manager
for a medical practice up in Medford:

And I moved in with Tommy: He just bought
a really cute fixer-upper in town: : :

And it needs a woman�s touch:

Anyway, give a call when you can:

Miss talking with you:

[Beeps]

[Male Voice]
Have you had enough yet?

Have you had enough yet?

Are you ready now?

Do you really want to know the answers
to the questions you�re asking?

Are you going to answer me?

You�ve asked a lot of questions:

You�re angry:

And now I ask you, do you really
want to know the answers: : :

To the questions you�re asking: : :

- Or are you just venting?
- This is crazy:

I know what you�re thinking:
And I talk to everyone: : :

All the time in their own voice:

The question is, who listens?

From the highest mountain
it has been shouted:

In the lowest place,
its whisper has been heard:

And through the corridors
of all human experience: : :

This truth has been echoed:

Love is the answer:

You have projected
the role of parent onto God: : :

And have thus come up with a god
who judges and rewards or punishes:

You have created a fear-based
reality around love:

And this fear-based love reality dominates
your experience of love:

Indeed, it actually creates it:

Is it fear that you need
in order to be, do and have: : :

What is intrinsically right?

Must you be threatened
in order to be good?

And what is being good?

Who gets the final say about that?

I tell you this:
You are your own rule-maker:

You set the guidelines:

Love is all there is:

Yes, you�ve heard it before: In fact,
I�ve even put it on a bumper sticker for you:

But in times of trouble, in
times of worry, doubt or fear: : :

You choose to forget:

What you should do is answer
the simple question-

what would love do now?

To live your life
without expectation: : :

Without the need
for specific results: : :

That is freedom:

Remember: You are constantly
in the act of creating yourself:

You are, in every moment,
deciding who and what you are:

You decide this largely through
the choices you make: : :

Regarding who and what
you feel passionate about:

Gotta tell ya, I'm a little worried
about what people might say: : :

When I tell 'em I'm having
a conversation with you:

Worry is the activity of a mind: : :

That does not understand
its connection with me:

- Hmm:
- Do you remember the question-
what would love do now?

- Of course:
- Answer that question, Neale: : :

And I will be there,
always, in all ways:

[Chirping]

[Male Voice] Suffering has
nothing to do with events: : :

But with one�s reaction to them:

What�s happening is
merely what�s happening:

- How we feel about it is another matter:
- I just want my life back:

- You can�t have anything you want:
- I'm sorry?

Well, what are you sorry for?

- You said I can't have anything I want:
- That�s right:

- What?
- You can�t have anything you want:

- I can't have anything I want?
- Correct:

- Well, that doesn't make sense:
- Sure, it does:

Your very request is one of lack: : :

And you saying you want a thing only works
to produce that precise experience-

- wanting-in your reality:
- Yeah:

Should I therefore punish you: : :

For making a choice that I myself
have laid before you?

This is a question
you must ask yourself: :

Before you would assign me
the role of a condemning god:

Unendingly have you
beseeched me, show myself:

Explain myself:

Reveal myself:

I am doing so here
in terms so plain: : :

You cannot misunderstand:

I am here:

Right here:

Right now:

Now is the time to go to
your god space, more than ever:

It will bring you
great peace of mind:

And from a peaceful mind
do great ideas flow: : :

Ideas which could be solutions: : :

To the biggest problems
you imagine yourself to have:

[Female Voice] Do you imagine
this is too big a problem for me to solve?

Is getting out of this jam
too big a miracle for me to handle?

I understand that you may think
it�s too big for you to handle: : :

Even with all the tools
I�ve given you:

But do you really think
it�s too big for me?

[Chirping]

[Blows Nose, Groans]

Sometimes you frustrate
the hell out of me:

[Male Voice]
I would think that would be a good thing:

Is this supposed to be funny?

Well, who do you think
invented humor?

- [Sneezes]
- Bless you:

I just-

- I don't know what you want from me:
- Neale:

- Mm-hmm?
- You�ve got me all wrong:

And you�ve got you all wrong too:

I don�t want anything from you
other than for you to be happy:

But you think you are below me,
when in truth we are all one:

There is no separation:

I want for you what you want for you-
nothing more, nothing less:

I am not concerned about
your worldly success:

Only you are:

You are not to worry
about making a living:

True masters are those who have chosen
to make a life rather than a living:

Go ahead: Do whatever
you really love:

Do nothing else:

You have so little time:

How can you think
of wasting a moment: : :

Doing something for a living
that you don�t like to do?

That is not a living:

That is a dying:

[Leora]
Neale?

Neale:

What are you having me type?

Oh:

I'm still trying to figure that out:
What time is it?

Neale: : :

- It's amazing:
- What's-What's amazing?

- This stuff is distracting me while I'm at work:
- Oh-

And I love it:

I don't care if this
is gonna sound weird: : :

Or what people might think about me
for saying something like this, but-

I've been asleep: : :

Stuck in this perpetuating
nightmare of a life: : :

Primarily built on fear and doubt:

Do you really want to know
how much time I've spent in my life: : :

Worrying about
how I was gonna make a living: : :

Worried about making ends meet?

I don't want to spend my life
making a living, Neale:

I want to spend my life: : :

Making a life:

A life that makes a difference:

A life built on love and compassion:

And this stuff-

Neale, I'm even rereading
things I've already finished:

Do you hear what I'm saying to you?

I do: I do: Listen,
I gotta tell you, it's-

It's like I'm just standing by:
I'm just taking dictation:

- L- I can't stop:
- Why would you?

Leora, this is gonna be a book:

Not just one book:

This should complete Book One:

I've already got, uh, six more
filled with material for Book Two:

Well- I better get busy:

Thank you:

Uh, listen, I know
I'm not paying you:

- Stop:
- I don't expect you to work for free:

Neale, we're friends:

Besides, just think of all the money
I'll be saving on therapy:

Okay:
I want to make a deal:

If something does
happen from this: : :

Uh, I want to share some
of the profits with you:

If you want to create
abundance for yourself: : :

Create it for someone else:

Did I write that?

My friend, you got yourself a deal:

[Chuckles]

Doesn't fit into your line of books:

Well, that's the point:

It's not supposed to fit into
anybody's line of books:

Okay, Bob:

Let's see: : :

If you actually read your own mail:

[Birds Chirping]

[Lawn Mower Whirring]

[Lawn Mower Stops]

- [Sniffs]
- [Phone Ringing]

- Hello:
- [Man] Neale Walsch?

- Yeah, used to be:
- Bob Friedman, Hampton Roads Publishing:

Hi, Bob:
You took the dare:

Yes:

And I like your style, Neale:

Don't get what you want,
go right to the top:

Exactly what I would do
if I was a man in your position:

What-What exactly is my position?

You're about to become
a published author, Neale:

- You're-You're kidding:
- I never kid about money:

We're gonna start out
with 5,000 copies:

Okay, what happens after my family
gets done reading it, Bob?

[Laughs]
Optimism: I like that:

- I believe in the book:
- So do l:

Which is why we're putting this
on the fast track:

- Okay:
- My office will call your people:

- They'll work out the details:
- Okay: Well, um, um, ju-

Uh, Bob, I am my people:

Not anymore, Neale:
Now you've got yourself a partner:

I'll be in touch:

Yes!

[No Audible Dialogue]

The woman's name is Sharon Parker:

She's a pro: Trust me, Neale:
It shows: Just let me do the talking:

Okay: What about Warner Books?
We still gonna meet with them?

Well, I'll circle back next week if I have to,
but Putnam- Putnam is the future:

Remember, don't react to
anything Sharon says:

This game is won without emotion:

- Yeah:
- All right? Okay?

Now, let's go have some fun:

[Bob] I�m sure you�re very aware
that we�ve had numerous inquiries: : :

From other majors
about Neale's book:

- Any offers?
- Aren't there always, Sharon?

[Laughs]
Well, that's what makes life interesting:

Don't you think, Bob?

Did you have an offer
in mind, Sharon?

Well, before
we get to that-

I've been in this business
for over half my life:

And with the exception of four years
at one of the giant firms: : :

I've been with Putnam,
and I think even Bob will agree: : :

That that is pretty rare
in our business:

People have no loyalty:
Truth is: : :

The world we live in
is getting tougher:

Times are changing:

- How much, Sharon?
- Now, you probably wonder why
I am telling you all of this:

- How much, Sharon?
- I am telling you all of this because: : :

There is at Putnam, I believe,
a soul behind the company:

Yes, we have a lot of titles:

But we also have the ability to maintain
the soul of a small press like Bob's:

And when I heard that Hampton
had your title, I was pleased:

Sharon, how much?

We are prepared to offer you
one million dollars: : :

For the worldwide rights
to Conversations With God:

[Bob] Thank you
for the nice words:

I really appreciate them,
as I'm sure Neale does:

And I agree with you:
Putnam does have a soul:

They also have
buying power:

And unfortunately at that number,
Hampton Roads will have to pass:

Thank you for coming out:

- Neale? Shall we?
- Mm-hmm:

You know, I thought we were coming here
with a very generous offer today, Bob:

So did l:

This guy is booked back-to-back solid
for the next two months, Sharon:

I can�t print the book fast enough:

And I think we can both agree,
this is merely the tip of a very big iceberg:

Come on, Sharon:

- I thought you said you liked the book:
- I do like the book, Bob:

And I'm prepared to give you
one million reasons why I like it:

- We can do a million on our own:
- Oh:

In fact, we'll send you
a postcard when we do:

- Neale:
- Mmm:

Time to go:

[Clears Throat]
Uh, thank you:

Thank you:

[Whispers]
What, are you crazy?

- Wait for it:
- That's a lot of money:

- I said-
- Bob!

Wait for it:

[Sighs]

[Clears Throat]

One-five: Take it or leave it:

So, why do you want the book?

Well, you might think this is
a little old-fashioned: : :

But I think your book
could change the world:

- It�s-
- Yours:

It's hers, Bob:

- It's mine:
- Of course:

- At 1:5 million:
- Yes, Bob:

At 1:5 million:

Neale, why don't you pick up
the check for us?

I'm gonna walk Sharon out,
tie up a few loose ends:

- I'll be back in a few minutes:
- Okay:

Bob, thank you:

Thank you, Sharon:

Congratulations, Neale:

Michael:

- Okay, now, listen-
- Nicely done:

I�m so glad you think so:
The book cover, we�re keeping that:

I have some very
definite ideas about it:

I�ve got the artwork
already laid out:

I think you just need
to take a look at it:

[Continues, Indistinct]

Uh, could I have the check, please?

- Sorry about that:
- Not at all:

- What're you reading?
- Economics:

- I have a test in 45 minutes, and I'm dreading it:
- Oh:

- You in university?
- Twelve credits to go, and I'm done:

Just in time for summer, I guess:

Well, maybe by next summer
if I'm lucky:

I have a son: Between day care
and my other job and class: : :

Things, uh- they move
a little slower in my life:

Well, good luck on the test:

Thank you:
More coffee?

No, I'm, uh- I'm so very good:

- Thanks:
- All right:

Thank you:

- Oh, my God!
- My God too:

This is a small percentage?

It was a really big check:

Neale, forgive me:

I don't wanna seem ungrateful:

But this is a lot of money:

I thought you could use it for the-
for the remodeling:

- You know, you could do it up right:
- Neale, I can't take this:

Leora, I want you to have this:

- Also, by the way, we did make a deal, right?
- [Laughs]

Hmm?

Tommy, Neale's here!

- Tell him to come in:
- You're staying for breakfast:

- We need to celebrate:
- Okay:

What are you having?

[Birds Chirping]

Come on, Neale: It'll add one,
maybe two days in Russia:

- That's all they're asking:
- Well, I don't care what they're asking:

I'm not gonna do it:
I haven't been home in two weeks:

- I'm tired:
- Just think about it:

"Just think about it:"

Whose side are you on anyway?

God's:

[Neale]
You know, I wish l-I wish I knew:

Um, maybe it�s because
I�ve screwed up so much of my life:

I don't know: What I do know
is that this is not about me:

It's- It's about Leora, I think:

- Um, what-
- I've been to your lectures, Mr.: Walsch:

And I read your book: : :

About how God is this friendly god
and the universe is a friendly place:

And you don't-
you don't believe that:

I believe your god
is a vengeful god:

I adopted my son
when he was six months old: : :

Because I was told I could
never have children:

And we never told Jimmy
that he was adopted until, um: : :

He was old enough to
understand what that meant:

And at 14, we decided it was time:

His grades fell off:
His whole attitude changed:

I mean, he got
in trouble at school: It was-

It was a big mess: And he was angry
at his mother for giving him up:

He was angry at us for-
for telling him:

And he was angry at
everything in his life:

The only way to calm him down: : :

Was to promise that
when he turned 18:: :

We would find his mother:

No matter the cost, no matter
how long it took, we promised him: : :

That he would
get to meet his mother:

[Neale]
And: : :

Did his attitude change?

Marginally, but, um: : :

The son we once knew,
the son we loved so dearly was, um-

was gone:

And he never
called me "Mother" again:

And on Jimmy's 18th birthday: : :

He was killed on a motorcycle:

A drunk driver killed my Jimmy:

So please enlighten me on your definition
of a friendly god, Mr.: Walsch: : :

Because I don�t see a friendly god
putting parents who...

who love their son unconditionally
through something like this:

What does your god
say now, Mr.: Walsch?

Um-

[Wind Whistling]

[Birds Chirping]

I'm sorry, baby:

You'll never love anyone:

[Exhales, Inhales]

What is your name?

Georgia:

Georgia:

Um-

Your son: : :

Died so that you could
keep your promise to him:

His mother: : :

Died a few years ago:

His passing was the only way
that he could be with her:

See?

[Sobbing]

So, where did that come from?

- Neale-
- Honestly, Leora, I don't know
what just happened in there:

What if I made all that stuff up?

Did you?

I don't know:

I don't know where
any of that came from:

Yes, you do:

- Neale-
- Yeah?

[No Audible Dialogue]

Okay, go ahead:
Book the extra days in Russia:

I already did:

You were right about me, Mom:

But I am learning:

[Rain Falling]

[Thunder Rumbling]

Here's your plane ticket:

You're on the 10:00:

Thanks for everything,
and I'll see you in New York:

Just a minute:

[Male Voice] Do not feel abandoned,
for I am always with you:

I will not leave you:

I cannot leave you, for you are
my creation and my product:

My daughter, my son,
my purpose and myself:

Call on me, therefore-

[With Female Voice]
Wherever and whenever you are separate: : :

From the peace that I am:

I will be there:

Do you have a book for me to sign?

No, I don't: But I wanted to
thank you for writing it:

Reading it didn't convince me
that you're having conversations with God:

It convinced me that I am too:

- Thank you:
- Oh, no:

No, thank you:

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