Author: Kent Anderson
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MAN’S BEST FRIEND: Grief as Love’s Shadow
Things Come in Threes The proverb “good things come in threes“ traces back 500 years to German folklore, rooted in the expression “aller guten Dinge sind drei”— “all good things are three”. This whimsical notion has evolved into a mantra of resilience, encouraging a third attempt when the first two tries have faltered. A darker… Read more
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A Tribute to my Mom
Reatha Mary Cardon. Her name was as unique as she was, and utterly timeless and old-school. She was exactly the mom I needed—not a heavy-handed disciplinarian, nor a ‘cool’ mom, nor a ‘best friend’. She was my mom, and I her boy, Her sole concern was to show me how to be a good person.… Read more
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Death, Mortality, & the Meaning of Life
Introduction My first graduate school professor, a seasoned private practitioner with a strong resemblance to Sigmund Freud, began with, “You cannot fully appreciate life until you fully come to peace with your own mortality”. We sat in silence, absorbing the weight of his words. Jean-Paul Sartre stated that once we fully grasp our mortality, any… Read more