My brother and I used to fish with our dad every weekend and now that he's gone we keep planning fishing trips together but they feel forced and sad instead of connecting us the way the water used to. We're both trying to honor his memory but creating something hollow instead.
More people experience this than they realize.
Grief can turn the most familiar waters into foreign territory, where old rituals float like empty boats waiting for new wind.
“Where Are You with Water — rivers lakes oceans?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.