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The new school year always brings with it plenty of new challenges. Especially if you’re starting off at a new school, some of these challenges can be pretty huge and scary. Shawn wrote the feelings of millions of students: “I don’t really like school to begin with, but the beginning...
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Have you ever had someone with who was very close to you die? Maybe it was a brother or sister, a parent, a grandparent, or even a close friend. The death of a loved one is very difficult, even though everyone, at some time, will have to go through this painful experience. And the grief usually hits...
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If actually “following your dreams” was simple, everybody would be doing it. But as we all know, it isn’t easy—therefore most people aren’t doing much more than what they think they have to, just to get by. Maybe at one time they tried to take some steps toward their dream...
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There’s an old Nike slogan that said, “Life is short, play hard.” They should’ve written, “Life can be small, dream big!” Life is too short to not really live it to its full potential. That’s why you’ll often hear me say to callers on my radio show, “follow...
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I’m going to complete this series with the most important blog you might ever read. It might just save your life. What do you do when you are close to committing suicide? Every person who has ever killed themselves has stood on that cliff, and then made the wrong, devastating choice. At that moment...
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If you know someone who has thought about committing suicide, you realize how hard it is to know what to say or do about it. Are they just joking? Do they just want attention? Or is something serious going on? The truth is, most suicidal individuals give definite warnings of their suicidal intentions...
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These last few weeks I’ve been blogging about the power of words. You no doubt have experienced how careless and cruel words hurt others and tear apart the closest of friends. Unfortunately, words have the power to even destroy someone’s reputation. A blogger wrote: “All my life I have...
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You, no doubt, have experienced the damaging effects of people gossiping about you. If you haven’t, consider yourself fortunate. Gossiping is such a popular way for people to spend their time, and tragically, the damage it can do spreads like a virus, until someone’s reputation is seriously...
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In the last couple of blogs, I’ve been suggesting ways on how to become more outgoing. This blog continues that topic, but deals specifically with how to make friends—for some people a very difficult task, and one that requires great patience, love, and commitment. You’ve heard me say...
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We all know how easy it is to feel uncomfortable in social situations, especially around people you’ve never met. But instead of giving up hope, and thinking you have to just stick to the back of the room, or hang like a picture against the wall, there are some things you can learn to be more outgoing;...
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By learning new ways of dealing with your emotional pain, you will finally be able to give up this horribly destructive addiction. Here we are again, talking about issues that are difficult to discuss, but must be brought up. The more we try to hide them, the more power they have over our lives and the...
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In my previous blog, I talked about three things to do to help you stop lying: Admit you have a problem, Remind yourself of how lying messes up your life , and Tell someone when you lie . As promised, I want to give you a few more solutions to help put an end to this dreadful habit. Deliberately broken...
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There's no question lying is a horribly destructive habit. And any destructive habit leads to painful consequences. When we choose to lie, we choose to suffer. Think how much better off we’d be if we would stop lying and live in the truth. Listen to the words of Jennifer: “I was lied...
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As we cruise through the 50 questions you have about the opposite sex, a major theme has emerged - It seems like everyone would love to be able to read the mind of the person they are interested in dating. Unfortunately, this isn’t possible. Besides, it would probably freak us out anyway! But what...
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It generally takes females a lot longer to get over being cheated on than guys. Anytime you get into a relationship, you discover things about the other person that seem to defy understanding—things that appear to be way too confusing. These blogs are designed to take out the confusion and answer...
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The prized treasure of meaningful relationship is something that is going to take a lot of time and hard work on the part of both people in the relationship. I want to say thanks to Logan for writing this very kind comment—it made me smile: “I’m only 12 but I’ve gotten a lot of...
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Thank you for sending me the most burning questions you have about the opposite sex. I’ve enjoyed spending the past several weeks answering them. There was a movie out recently about relationships (based on a popular book) called “He’s Just Not That Into You.” I didn’t see...
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First off, thanks to Kayla for her encouraging words about this blog series on 50 Questions About the Opposite Sex: “Thank you so much Dawson. The answers are the most helpful advice ever. Being an only child I don’t have anyone to give me insight on guys. It’s really helpful.”...
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“What am I doing? And where am I going?” I love January. It’s all about starting over. It’s about getting a fresh start. It’s also a great time to look at your life and decide what you’d like to change. These are called New Year’s resolutions and they can be...
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As I have promised, this final blog in my series on abuse gives you specific ways to deal with it. Over the past five weeks, I just scratched the surface of the topic, and revealed the four main kinds: physical, sexual, emotional/verbal, and neglect/abandonment. There is always reason to believe you...
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I’m in the middle of blogging about abuse. I’ve decided to tackle one of the most difficult kinds of abuse there is: sexual. While any kind of abuse is damaging and wicked, sexual abuse is exceptionally destructive because of the twisted mixture of its physical, emotional, and spiritual elements...
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I have been blogging on the extremely important topic of how to get along with your parents. So many teenagers and young adults live their lives in total chaos, mostly because of the volatility of the relationships they have with their parents. Every person deserves to have a place of love and safety...
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Last week I started blogging about how to get along with your parents. This is not an easy thing to do because no one is perfect, including your parents. In fact, you have come to the realization your parents are in many ways flawed and have failed you many times. Nonetheless, as I said last week, I...
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Nothing has a greater impact on our lives than our families. The family is the most powerful unit of society, influencing and shaping every man, woman and child for good or for bad. Unfortunately, there is plenty of pain in families. In fact, people are more profoundly hurt by those in their own family...
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Last week I began a blog about how to respect yourself. This is an extremely important topic that cuts to the core of some incredibly deep issues many people face. When you don’t like or love yourself, much less respect yourself, you will always find a way to live your life blaming other people...
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I’ve spent the last few weeks blogging about how to show respect to others. It’s been exciting to see your response to these blogs. The fact of the matter is we all crave respect, no matter who we are. Yet it is very difficult to respect others, unless you respect you and I respect ourselves...
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Over the last couple of blogs, I’ve talked about how a guy can and should show respect to a girl. We had a tremendous response. It shows me girls are hungry to be respected and loved. If you are a guy I know you want to be respected as well. I know that to be a fact, and it’s not just because...
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Last week I had a chance to begin my blog on how a guy should respect a girl. This has become a very popular blog. The reason is simple: Everyone wants to be respected. The desire to be respected by someone of the opposite sex is something that runs deep within everyone, even though most people don’t...
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So many people I talk to on my radio show, Dawson McAllister Live, are struggling with some kind of relationship issue. Most of time the questions are about a relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend. Just about everyone seems so hungry for insight and wisdom into how to make a relationship with their...
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I thought I’d blog on a topic few ever talk about, much less practice, but is incredibly important to our sense of peace and happiness. Let’s talk about how to seek forgiveness when you have hurt someone. When we hurt someone, we undoubtedly cause a broken relationship. Broken relationships...
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I never thought I would blog on being a great friend. But I am amazed how many people call my show, Dawson McAllister Live, who down deep are lonely and need a good friend. The fact of the matter is we are all wired for meaningful relationships. Studies show if you have good friends throughout your life...
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Over my last several blogs we have been taking an in-depth journey through the difficult topic of forgiveness. I say difficult because forgiving someone who has deeply hurt you is no doubt the hardest challenge you will ever face. But deciding to forgive someone who has deeply hurt you is also, unquestionably...
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Are you in a relationship with someone you feel you love, but are unsure whether or not he or she loves you? There is no more basic question than that. Most everyone, at one time or another, experiences this emotional, yet important, question. Part of our problem is we are not really sure what love is...
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If you have ever uncovered the painful truth that the person you feel you love is cheating on you, you probably asked yourself: What am I supposed to do now? What should my response be to this betrayal? There is no doubt you have felt a wide range of confusing emotions. As you can imagine, all the feelings...
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...obsessing and fretting over your bf/gf’s unfaithfulness will put needless pressure on your relationship. Tens of thousands of relationships are haunted every day by this question: Is my bf/gf cheating on me? Before giving you ways to answer this question, it is important to know obsessing and...
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One of the most painful experiences in life is the ending of a meaningful relationship, especially where there has been a romance. People who call my radio shows always tell me stories about really heart-breaking endings to their relationships. Wouldn’t it be amazing if somebody were to say, “My...
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Last week, I mentioned several suggestions you can do if you find out you’re pregnant and don’t know what to do. I want to encourage you to look at those suggestions before reading any further. It goes without saying when you’re pregnant and don’t know what to do, life becomes...
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Finding out you are pregnant or your girlfriend is pregnant could easily be one of the most shocking and devastating moments of your life. At first, you don’t believe it. Surely there has been a mistake somehow. But after a visit to the doctor, there’s no kidding yourself. The doctor’s...
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Well I’ve come to my last blog on the subject “Getting Over A Broken Heart”. The series has been going on so long, you’ve probably already forgotten who it was that broke your heart. J (That’s a good thing.) I am just amazed how everyone has been reading about broken hearts...
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These last few blogs I have been talking about how to deal with a broken heart. A lot of people read my blogs, not because I’m such a great blogger, but because the topic touches right where we live. Just about everyone reaches out to be loved, but love is full of risks. To love is to be vulnerable...
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For the last several weeks, I’ve been blogging on getting over a broken heart. It’s been amazing the response I’ve received. “I love this topic that your blogging about! I’m in that area right now on trying to heal my heart…” (Kelsey) Kelsey is like a lot of...
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Last week, I blogged about getting over a broken heart. The response, both to my radio show and blog, have been pretty amazing. It seems like to have a relationship at all, especially a dating relationship, puts you at great risk to be hurt or rejected by a person you care about very much. Anything worth...
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I want to blog on a subject almost every one of us at one time or another will have to face, and that is how to deal with a broken heart. On my radio show, Dawson McAllister Live, the number one topic people want to talk about is how to get over a heart break with their boyfriend/girlfriend or how to...
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I have been thinking this last week about how devastating it is when a love addict finally admits and owns his/her love addiction. Is it any wonder people hang on to their addictions for all they’re worth because, if you finally admit you are a love addict and your relationship is based on faulty...
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I’ve been talking about love addiction for quite sometime now. Believe it or not, I’m going to wrap up this subject pretty soon. I’ve talked about it longer than just about any other subject because I’m convinced that love addiction is the #1 addiction people face. It may be hard...
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Last week, we talked about what to do when you or someone you know makes the commitment to break the chains of an addiction. When I say addiction, I’m talking more than just drugs and alcohol. I’m talking about any addiction, that activity in our life that owns us, that we go back to time...
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Last week we talked about life at the end of the trail - what happens to people when they do not break the chains of their addiction. We talked about where they would be 25 years later. Your comments were awesome, and it was one of my best blogs yet. Your comments make it happen. This week, I want to...
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There are a lot of broken hearts out there. People who go into relationships believing if they date someone, or even anyone, they will be happy and eventually find the right person and live happily ever after. Somewhere along the road to finding Mr. Right, all kinds of things go wrong. Someone once said...
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Last week I spent quite a bit of time talking about dealing with Father Hunger. There was so much more I wanted to say. I mean we could spend hours talking about this important issue. So I want to add a couple more thoughts about it. Make sure you reread last week’s blog, “Satisfying Father...
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I’ve had a few fears about writing this blog. I’ve been afraid it would become too heavy and few people would read it. Then I received your incredible, meaningful, and insightful comments on Father Hunger. I realized then trying to find healing from Father Hunger is a big, big deal. The poll...
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I received a comment on my MySpace from a girl named Taylor who said something very nice about my show. She said, “Wow! When I listen to your show, I feel like it's the only time I'm sane! Lol Thanks for all that you do!” I got to thinking about her humorous comment, “I feel...