Former Pro Bowl tight end Julius Thomas left the NFL when he was just 30. This month he graduated with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.

Anger guards our deepest values. By understanding anger as a signal of unmet needs and developing skills, we can respond to it compassionately and constructively.

Kierkegaard and Camus each pointed to some fundamental conditions of our existence. Life is about creating meaning. When one lives passionately, one can die without rebellion.