The most important thing for me was just extending myself a lot of grace—being gentle with myself, saying no to things, taking it easy when necessary. I just was talking to a friend about how formal periods of mourning weren’t the worst ideas.

September 11, 2024 - 19:19 UTC

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(Sorry if this is weird; we don’t know each other, but I followed Steve and he is so missed. May his memory be a blessing.)
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It made me wish we still wore black, or black armbands for a full year. That way I wouldn’t have had to explain to people why I wasn’t myself or feeling down 😕
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100%. An obvious signifier, without having to get into the details if you don’t want to, or can’t deal that day.
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