“A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge” -Thomas Carlyle People say dating is hard in Los Angeles, because of the facades that people put up; but I think dating and relationships can be challenging all over the world. One of my most popular articles to date was ‘Spiritual Loving‘, my article on how…

  *This was my most popular article to date…how to get over anyone or anything!* “I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken — and I’d rather remember it as it…

In a recent episode of my radio show, Rise UP with B. Dave Walters we talked about worry, stress, and how to deal with it.  One of the core principles of Buddhism known as the 4 Noble Truths can really help shed some light on how to deal with this in your own life, rather you consider…

Question submitted via Formspring.me: “Hi Dave, do you have any advice on controlling moods. Today was a kinda off day for me. A guy was trying to flirt with me at the grocery store, and I completely blew him off. He said hi and smiled at me, I said hi back in a not so…

Question submitted via Formspring “I stay with him because I’m afraid of being alone, but what can I do?” I have gone on record many time before saying that it is better to be alone, then to be with the wrong person. In my coaching work I hear all kinds of excuses for staying in…

“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…

(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…

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…

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…

(Unedited) question submitted by Formspring: “I want to believe that the world is good, but I see crime in my city and neighborhood. Is my fear attracting crime to me and my city? And how do I let go of this fear and have faith in a friendly universe?” “What you resist, persists” -Carl Jung…

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