I'm supposed to cover mirrors during shiva but I live alone and I keep forgetting and catching glimpses of myself looking destroyed and it feels like the tradition is supposed to protect me from something I'm failing to avoid.
More people experience this than they realize.
Protective rituals lose their power when grief infiltrates the spaces meant to contain it.
“Where Are You with Jewish mourning — shiva shloshim yahrzeit?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.