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What happens when memorial rituals lose their meaning

I cook my grandfather's favorite meal every year on his birthday and eat it alone at his place setting but this year it felt hollow and forced.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Even the most sacred practices can empty of power, leaving us reaching for connection through forms that no longer hold it.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Continuing bonds — ongoing relationship with the deceased?”

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