Conversations With God
January 19th, 2009 by John Wolfe
The Conversations With God Giveaway has closed. I’d like to congratulate Steven Labella of San Diego, California, Kirk Ray of Florida, and Ryan Brenny of Hilo, Hawaii. They each won a brand new copy of “Conversations With God.”
“I am not concerned about your worldly success – only you are. You are not to worry about making a living. True masters are those that have chosen to make a life, not a living. Go ahead, do whatever you really love. Do nothing else. You have so little time. Why would you want to waste it doing something you don’t want to do? That isn’t a living – it’s a dying.” – Neale Donald Walsch, “Conversations With God”
The above quote is one of my favorites from the film and it brings us to the second Wind of the Soul giveaway. In this second installment, I’m giving three brand new DVD copies of Conversations With God
The film, directed by the Co-founder of Spiritual Cinema Circle, was meant to be a screen adaptation of the series of best selling books by the same name. Though the movie doesn’t represent the unfolding of the books – it does impart much of the same spiritual wisdom, as we follow Neale (played by Henry Czerny) through some extremely turbulent experiences.
Neale, like so many of us, prior to discovering the connection to his own divine nature, unconsciously battles his way through life. He has to scrape rock bottom before discovering the inner knowledge, which leads him out of the depths of his despair. And, that’s why this movie is so endearing to me. Granted, it has some very sad and depressing sequences, but the ultimate realization and self-awakening is what’s so inspirational.
Whether or not Neale was/is truly conversing with “God” in a verifiable way is a nonissue for me. If we are capable of quieting the mind and recognizing the creative, energetic, consciousness which flows through us, then in essence we are all conversing constantly with our own inner god or goddess. It’s up to us what we choose to do with those conversations. Neale chose to apply them in a manner which created benefit and value in his own life as well as the lives of millions of others.
Each of us has the same option. It’s up to us if we wish to allow it to work toward that which is most beneficial and advantageous for ourselves and humankind. This shouldn’t be motivated by or stem from a standpoint of following a contrived set of rules, but rather from the perspective of feeling for the inner dialogue which is most fulfilling, loving, nurturing, uplifting and translating it into action. To me, that’s what conversing with god and living life as creative, expansive beings is all about.
I wish all the best to everyone who enters. 
Please, only one entry per household. Duplicate entries from the same IP will be deleted. This helps to make it fairer for everyone. There’s no catch here, everything is free – including payment of shipping and handling of “Conversations With God” – I cover all costs. To be entered, all you have to do is leave a comment below, signifying your interest.
Depending upon the volume of entries, comments may only be displayed under this post for a short time. As entries grow, I may remove comments from the post to make it easier for visitors to scroll to the comment box and enter.
When leaving a comment, be sure to include your correct email address. Each winner of “Conversations With God” will be contacted through the address that’s registered with their comment. I will never share email addresses, provided by entrants, with any third parties and you’ll never receive unsolicited mail when entering.
The Conversations With God contest will end at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on March 28th, 2009. All legitimate entries will then be assigned a number. Three numbers will be randomly drawn to determine the winners.
All three winners will then be notified, via the email addresses they provided, no later than March 30th. If one, or all three don’t respond (with their shipping information) within a week, then one (two or three) more number(s) will be drawn to determine the new winner(s).
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Tags: Conversations With God, Neale Donald Walsch, Spiritual Giveaways
January 20th, 2009 at 9:46 am
I am not familiar with Walsh’s work but I certainly agree we do have to ‘…scrape rock bottom before discovering the inner knowledge’. The challenge then is to be aware with an open mind and allow the universal mind (or whatever name you know it by) to connect with you. I also believe the universal mind can connect with you through others and lead you to others who can enrich your unique journey.
January 20th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Adam,
That’s a great point. Your last sentence hits on exactly how our path continues to unfold as we take inspired action. Thanks for your great message and for entering.
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
This World is truly changing, one person at a time. As more of us awaken to our inner consciousness, the light grows, soon it will be seen by all.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Kirk,
That’s exactly why I feel we each have the ability to create the change. By first setting our own internal and external example; we shine that very light you mentioned, which in turn is a way of giving “permission” to others to do the same. After so many years of negative, social conditioning, we almost need to know it’s OK to reach for our human and spiritual potential. Thank you for your awesome comment and for entering into the giveaway.
January 26th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Thanks for the useful blog!
January 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Ian,
It’s my pleasure. Thanks for entering into the giveaway.
January 27th, 2009 at 1:44 am
I’ve already read Conversations with God and watched the video as well. The series of books have impacted my life greatly!! Great recommendation!
January 27th, 2009 at 3:00 am
I love everything on this site it has taught me a lot and i am glad to be apart of all this
January 27th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Steven,
Thank you for being a part of it. Without visitors such as yourself, none of this would be possible. Thank you so very much for your kind words. Knowing I’ve provided you with some benefit inspires me further in my writing and audio recordings.
Best of luck to you in the giveaway.
January 27th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Evelyn,
I love the books too! They are some of my favorite spiritual teachings.
Thank you for entering. Best of luck in the giveaway.
January 31st, 2009 at 1:25 am
Hi.Please enter me into this wonderful contest where I want everyone to win. Many thanks in advance.
Also many thanks for coming up with this wonderful contest.
Siddhartha
January 31st, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Siddhartha,
Those are my sentiments exactly. I want everyone to win. It’s my mission to one day be capable of giving away a prize to almost every single person who enters. Please share Wind of the Soul with others, as the site’s continued growth will help my mission to become a reality.
Thanks for your kind words and for entering.
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm
i hope to win because it may help me iv been depresed as of late for my inabilty to do as i wish to do
sword_b0y@yahoo.com
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Nicholas,
Thank you for your entry. If you need to talk, you’re always welcome to send me an email or a You Tube message.
February 9th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I saw this at the theater when it came out. Having read most of Neale’s books, the movie was a home run for me. I especially loved the sound track. I wish it were up on you tube for everyone to see. There’s no greater time for its message, than now.
February 10th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Marc,
Thank you for entering. Someone had the entire film on You Tube about two years ago (divided into eight parts), but it’s been taken down. I haven’t had a chance to listen to the soundtrack by itself. Whenever I watch the film, I’m so caught up in the screenplay, I forget about the musical score.
Thanks again.
February 15th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
I read ‘Conversations with God’ a couple of years back and it really helped me see that God is not a force outside of us judging wrong or right. It became clear to me that wrong or right is only a matter of the heart and their is no judgement at all. It’s a good thing to break free from the conformity of societal and religious restrictions and be who we are.
I’m continually learning. By the way, John, the pictures on this site are so beautiful. They represent such peace and harmony.
February 16th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Elaine,
That’s been a valuable piece of understanding for me as well – to come to know judgment is only human deep and exists in no other place outside our reactions. I’m still not able to fully apply this knowledge at all times because conditioning has taught me to label actions, but in theory I know it to be true.
Thank you for entering and for the kind words about the photos.
I’m glad you enjoy them.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:30 am
The God I was told of since childhood was perplexing. A God who loves me yet wont speak to me? He hasnt spoken in over 2000 years? He loves me but if I do this or dont do that he will leave me to burn forever. One preacher says “THIS IS THE WAY” the other says “NO..THIS IS THE WAY” They only agreed on the eternal burning part. CWG made sense. My soul “felt” this is right. I think man is pretty darn capable of making hell with out any help of a diety. I feel much can be done to change the world with very little activism. What if we stopped complaining about satellite tv and simply stopped paying for it? What if we stopped complaining about unemployment and high prices and 1 spouse in every home quit there job? Look within your life and find the stuff you dont need. The things that mostly own you and lose your fear and let them go? They have to sell those cars I think the price would go down. What if we quit complaining to government to fix the high price of gas and we simply start with 1 day per week of not buying gas? We dont necessarily have to fight the powers that be. Just refuse to play their game. Fear is suppose to serve us, we look both ways befor crossing the street. We are not supposed to serve it. Even if someone doesnt believe Neale. After reading CWG, can you look at the world and be so sure that this is what God would want for us?
February 18th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Excellent points, Joel! Pertaining to changing the world by relinquishing the material items most people are addicted to – essentially, that was exactly my stance in my recent post, Economic Recession = Rebirth.
While I believe there is nothing wrong with having a materialistically abundant lifestyle, the problem arises when we over attach our happiness to the constant result of needing to acquire more and more. An interesting bit of irony here, whenever I find myself in a position to afford an item which previously was unattainable, I discover I no longer want it anyway. This outcome has become the norm since I’ve begun pursuing my own inner wisdom and finding happiness to be a state of being which is less and less attached to external outcomes.
Thanks for entering and for your wonderful feedback.
February 18th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Dear John,
Thanks for your generous gift of offering copies of the DVD of Conversations with God. I’ve seen some of the behind the scenes on Spiritual Cinema DVD’s, although I haven’t seen the movie yet. Conversations with God first came to my attention in 1998 when I was visiting Kauai. While a friend was visiting me there I expressed my long-standing exasperation with the whole religious picture that I’d been ruled by all my life ~ that only certain people go to heaven, and if you don’t buy it, you’ll go to hell, so it wasn’t worth the risk of NOT believing. She told me about Conversations with God, and after I dropped her off at the airport, I found a bookstore and bought Book One of the series. My life changed for the better! I’m very pleased that a movie has been made of Neil’s experiences, and I look forward to seeing the DVD sooner or later! Thanks again for your gift, John, and all you are doing/being in the world, be well ~ Lynn
February 19th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Hi Lynn,
Thank you so much for entering and for sharing a little of your personal journey. It’s unfortunate, but at the same time beneficial that religion (and some spiritual teachings as well) use fear as the “hook” to keep people coming back for more. The reason I say it can be beneficial is because of the awakening which can occur once we see past the fear tactics. If it weren’t for the experience of religion, many of us would not be the freethinkers we are today.
Thank you, Lynn. I wish you all the best in the giveaway.
March 11th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
I’m listening to the audiobook on my Ipod as I type. So fare it agrees with my own reason and my own common sense. Now I have one question that I ask my self and the universe what will I learn next? From all the things I’ve learn in th past six months. Everything gets deeper and deeper into the rabit hole. And i’m loving every bet of it. Can’t wait to see what I learn next.
And I would love to get a free dvd of “Conversation with God”
Love to all those good and bad, loved and not loved.
Thanks for everything, and the things soon to come. John
March 11th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Austin,
It’s great to hear from you. I’m glad you’re enjoying the audio version. Is that the one with Ed Asner reading the part of god? I know what you mean about the rabbit hole. Everyday is an adventure in digging deeper within. Even if I’m not actively learning something from others on any given day, I’m forever challenging my own limited scope of interpreting reality. If we apply ourselves, it’s easy to see there’s no end to broadening our horizons.
Thank you for entering and for your continued support!
March 17th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Hey there John,
I have to say thank you…I am 23 and i am blazing my own path, if it was not for this website it might have taken me awhile to actually realize i was doing such a thing. I have really controlling family that doesnt want me to be me. It is very frustrating to have the idea that your family wants the best for you,but when you go against the grain (be me) they ridicule you and try to stop you. I read your blogs and i have come to understand a lot more a bout my life and the cosmic plan. I am moving to Hawaii right now against everyone’s so called advice that i am throwing my life away. It is hard because it has to come from within…and my whole life i have been looking outside myself for approval. It is so wonderful to read someone ideas who understands this and it has help me in more ways then i think you could ever imagine. THANK YOU for i will forever be grateful! So i am on my way now…nothing has brought me more JOY! I look forward to reading your archives and learning more everyday. PEACE my friend!!!!
March 17th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Hi Ryan,
In return, I want to say thank you. My whole purpose at Wind of the Soul is to share my journey in the hope it will benefit others. The sheer fact you took the time to share with me just how much this work has benefited you is a priceless gift. Seeing your words, instills in me the knowing I am providing a worthwhile, valuable service. I wish you all the best, not only in Hawaii, but in your journey through life as well. You always have a friend in me here at Wind of the Soul. Feel free to get in touch anytime and thank you for entering the “Conversations With God” giveaway.