Dr. Stephen Alan Timm

Know Thyself

According to legend, “Know Thyself” was carved into stone at the entrance to Apollo’s temple at Delphi in Greece. The Greek philosopher, Socrates, is quoted as saying, “To know thyself… Read More

Did Curiosity Really Kill the Cat???

Have you ever met people who, simply put, were uninteresting? Perhaps it was because they only wanted to talk about themselves. Or maybe, they talked about only one subject–sports, politics,… Read More

The Ungrateful Dead

(Artwork the courtesy of Karla Jean Gallagher. See more at www.missprintsandmasterpieces.com,) My apologies to the Grateful Dead followers for this title. I chose it to write about gratitude because I… Read More

The Marshmallow Studies

In a previous article “Are You Grown Up?” I introduced the Four Tasks of growing up. In this article, I write about the task of undisciplined to disciplined. As I… Read More

The Dragon and the Mouse: The Dream

The Dream is the third book in a series about an unusual friendship between a dragon and a mouse. In this story, the mouse has a wonderful dream. He demands… Read More

The Dragon and the Mouse: Together Again

This is the second book in the Dragon and the Mouse series. When the dragon flies to visit the mouse, he finds his friend is gone. With his fiery breath,… Read More

The Dragon and the Mouse

This is the first in a series of children’s’ picture books about two very unlikely friends–a dragon and a mouse. Living together is difficult because even though they love each… Read More

Stress Less

(Thanks to Karla Jean Gallagher for her image. See her remarkable art at www.missprintsandmasterpieces.com,) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the… Read More

True Empathy

The greeting card industry is massive in the United States. There are greeting cards for every holiday, and for almost every occasion and life transition. Consistently, the largest card sections… Read More

Whence Kindness???

Years ago I read an essay entitled “Manners Matter.” It was written by a social psychologist whose name I have forgotten, but the basic premise of the essay has stayed… Read More