My husband died two years ago and I still set the table for two people without thinking about it and I don't know if I should try to stop.
More people experience this than they realize.
Muscle memory preserves the dead in ways that conscious grief cannot, creating tender confusion between past and present.
“Where Are You with Grief and legacy — how the dead continue to live in us?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.