Dr. Stephen Alan Timm

The Other Voice

You may be acutely aware, or perhaps, dimly aware that you have two voices in your head, and that most of the time, these two voices are in direct opposition… Read More

Float Like a Butterfly

There is the story of the two Zen monks walking together on a muddy road, for there had been heavy rains the night before. They eventually came to a crossroads… Read More

Being You, Changing the World

Being You, Changing the World by Dr. Dain Heer is a weird (a word he frequently uses), quirky book which appears to be written quite casually and without much regard… Read More

Establishing and maintaining trust is considered a crucial component in intimate relationships. Relationship experts argue that without trust, no relationship will thrive, and very few are likely to survive. Breaches… Read More

Meditation

I have read dozens of books on meditation and was trained in Transcendental Meditation back in the early 1970s. I found Meditation by Eknath Easwaran to be the best of… Read More

Different from the Usual Way

Prior to Christmas when my youngest son was around 14 or 15, his mother and I asked him what he wanted for a gift. He told us he wanted a… Read More

Fearless Faith

“As you sow, so shall you reap.” I was repeatedly told this at Sunday school, confirmation, Bible school, and church. As a child, I heard this as more than just… Read More

What Do You Control?

There is the well-known Serenity Prayer, which goes, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the… Read More

Never Forget To Laugh

“To be serious is to be self-righteous. The foundation of healthy humor is joy. Before we can have a sense of humor, we must be joyous. If we are joyless,… Read More

When the Rabbit Leapt

At the lake, there are dramas every day on and around the bird feeders, especially during the winter months. In winter, the main bird visitors are chickadees, nuthatches, dark-eyed juncos,… Read More

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