A Reason to Smile

“Nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” -Hamlet When I moved to Los Angeles a few years back, one of the things that struck me was people’s total and complete lack of coping skills! It is not at all unusual, to watch someone allow their day to be ruined because their…

*This is a question I answered some time ago, but the answer still applies to some one out there….* Question submitted via Formspring.me “How do I get over the hurt feelings of having been beaten by my boyfriend of 6 years who was my supposed to be my best friend for 11 years???” -batteredfornow If he…

(Unedited) Questions submitted via Formspring: “Been dating this man who has been living with me for 8 months. One minute he is talking about the future with me & next he is saying he is not in love with me and he just wants to be my friend. We still kiss, hug & hold hands. What…

On my radio show (Rise Up with B. Dave Walters) we recently talked about the 7 Universal Laws, and how to apply them to your life. Since I literally wrote the book on the 7 Universal Laws, here we’ll talk about how to practically apply them to a goal you’ve got, or something you want to…

Question submitted via formspring: “I recently had my boyfriend say to me that he loves me, but he’s not in love with me. What message is he trying to tell me?” The message is nothing good. Guys (and girls) say this when they don’t want to commit to long term. They may say things like…

*This is one of my most popular articles to date, (and was a big reason why I won the Next Beliefnet Featured Blogger contest!) I am reposting it here for everyone who hasn’t seen it…or needs to see it again! Question submitted via Formspring:  “When is the right time to get married? What’s the purpose of…

In the short video below, you’ll hear a wonderful story about a man named Steve, and the massive amount of rejection he endured on his way to changing the world [bcvideo vid=”826099296001″ pid=”96582452001″ height=”410″ width=”480″] It’s true that no one *enjoys* being shot down, but some of us are far more resilient than others. Avoiding…

Let me start off with a couple of disclaimers here. First, nobody KNOWS where we come from, or what happens when we die; firm belief is not the same as empirical knowledge. And in the vacuum of absolute knowledge, all we are left with are beliefs; or put another way, opinions. So my position is…

Question submitted via Formspring: “How do we deal with people who are lying to us? And still be positive about it when we know that they are fooling us. Thanks Dave” The first question is: how do you KNOW they are lying to you? Is it something you can prove, like they tell you they…

Question submitted via Formspring: “My boyfriend doesn’t listen to me at all especially when it comes to financial matters. I don’t trust me due to past issues and his womanizing. He tends to keep women numbers in his wallet then tells me they were there before he moved in?” “When a person shows you who…

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