In life, there are always things that can happen that we don’t like to think about or even talk about. One of those things is, of course, the loss of a loved one. While losing somebody will always be one of the most upsetting things that can happen to us, there are things we should do that will keep us smiling.
In this post, we are going to be looking at a few of the ways you can move forward and remember you loved ones with fond memories after they are gone.
Why We Should Never Forget
While in the beginning thinking about a loved one we have lost can be a little too much to take in. After a while, one of the most important things you can do is remember. You will soon come to find that in the toughest times, you turn to the memories of the people that you have loved and lost to give you hope.
By simply allowing ourselves to remember those that we have lost in any way possible, we are granting ourselves a new level of inner peace that will allow us to move forward holding onto happy memories of those that we have loved and lost.
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How To Keep Those Memories Alive
If you are looking for a few ways to keep the memories of those you held so dear alive, then you aren’t short of options.
While most people are content with having some kind of memorial to their loved one, this can be a somber and sometimes melancholic thing, it is important that we have something that makes us smile when we think of our loved ones, after all, isn’t that what they would have wanted?
One of the first things you can look at is funeral register books, if you are not familiar with them, they are books that you place at the funeral and ask people to write in. If you really want to do something with a difference though, you should insist that when somebody writes in the funeral book, they should write about something about the deceased did or said that made them laugh or smile.
By doing something simple like this, you will be able to look back, smile and even laugh at some of the stories that people have shared.
Another great thing you can do is use the power of social media. You can ask for friends and family to send you any photographs and videos. Once you have these, you can make a video montage with some of their favorite songs on.
Having something like this will not only help keep the memory alive in a positive way, it will also be an amazing way to show the younger generation a pathway into the past and even help them connect with their history.
The truth is, it matters not what you do, providing you find a way to look back on those you have lost and smile. While it may be upsetting in the beginning, time does make things easier.