In Jewish mourning traditions, sitting shiva ends on day seven. On the eighth day of mourning, some parts of everyday life resume. When this structure is lovingly offered to the bereaved, it can help us try on new mindsets and process emotions. What traditions have helped you move through the grief of a loved one's death?
[image description: A heart with a single, wild braid of hair holds a pen in one hand and inspects a drawing of a smaller heart in the other hand. Text reads: "Day 8 of Mourning," and "Start making art again."]
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RETROSPECTIVE
~ 7/8 ~
on this day
2021
2020
2019
2018
~ celebrating four years of daily cartoons ~
RETROSPECTIVE
~ 7/8 ~
on this day
2021
2020
2019
2018
~ celebrating four years of daily cartoons ~
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