Inspirational Quote 9.3.15: Rituals of Grieving

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“Before I lost my father, I never understood the rituals surrounding funerals: the wake, the service itself, the reception afterward, the dinners prepared by well-meaning friends and delivered in plastic containers, even the popular habit of making poster boards filled with photos of the dear departed. But now I know why we do those things. It’s busywork, all of it. I had so much to take care of, so many arrangements to make, so many people to inform, I didn’t have a moment to be engulfed by the ocean of grief that was lapping at my heels. Instead, I waded through the shallows, performing task after task, grateful to have duties to propel me forward.”

― Wendy Webb, The Tale of Halcyon Crane

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