*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! [...]

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 It’s true that no one *enjoys* being shot down, but [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

(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 [...]

(Unedited) question submitted via Formspring “Do you believe that there is “The One”? Because I think I lost him. He was everything I ever wanted, I let him go and now I realize there is no one like him. I [...]

Question submitted via Formspring: “I read a book about self-hypnosis and i was wondering if you can “manipulate” your conscious in order to reach your subconscious. Like, during work I am listening to music, how about I combine my own [...]

Hello! So last time we made some goals, it’s time to put it into action. Before we talk too much about making a plan, I want to clarify some things. I recently wrote an article on how to make the [...]

You are great, and I love you! Welcome to a grand new adventure! First, let me say thank you to everyone who voted for me to become the next Beliefnet Featured Blogger! To show my appreciation, I did a short [...]