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Grief and loss
Grief is not a problem to be solved and it does not run to a schedule. What helps is letting the wave come, keeping the bond rather than severing it, and being cared for while you carry it.
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2 practicesHow long you have · Twenty minutes
Grief is tiring. Let yourself rest and return to small routines; this is not giving up on them.
Stepping back to eat, sleep, and do ordinary things is part of grieving, not a betrayal of it.
Choose one good thing the person did and carry it forward in your own life this week.
A habit of theirs kept alive, a kindness they showed passed on, keeps their good present in the world.