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the image is a diagram titled "growing around grief" by lois tonkin, 1996. it uses a series of circles to illustrate the concept of grief and how it changes over time. the top row shows the common perception that grief shrinks or gets smaller with time. the bottom row shows that in reality, grief stays the same size, but life grows around it, making the grief a smaller part of the overall experience. the diagram shows the progression of "people think that grief," "slowly gets smaller," "with time" to "in reality, grief stays," "the same size," "but slowly, life begins," and "grow bigger around it." it also indicates "fig. 86 reset nyc" at the bottom.

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What is in the image: the image is a diagram titled "growing around grief" by lois tonkin, 1996. it uses a series of circles to illustrate the concept of grief and how it changes over time. the top row shows the common perception that grief shrinks or gets smaller with time. the bottom row shows that in reality, grief stays the same size, but life grows around it, making the grief a smaller part of the overall experience. the diagram shows the progression of "people think that grief," "slowly gets smaller," "with time" to "in reality, grief stays," "the same size," "but slowly, life begins," and "grow bigger around it." it also indicates "fig. 86 reset nyc" at the bottom.

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