Life After Loss

Embracing the Journey

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My experience taught me:

1. You will grieve for a lifetime.

2. We all have the date.

3. You do not grieve alone.

4. My faith carried me when I could no longer carry myself.

5. Your grief is triggered by the ordinary things around you.

6. Birthdays and holidays are all hard, especially the first year or two.

7. I discovered families that had been through a similar loss were the source of comfort.

8. I learned you will not be the person you were before your loss.

9. Grief teaches me to appreciate the small things in life.

10. Share your story with joy, help others and honor your loved ones.

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Meaningful Ways to Honor a Loved One:

• Create a memorial garden in their memory. Plant their favorite flowers or a flowering tree to enjoy with a bench.

• Make a memory quilt out their favorite clothes

• Make a donation to a charity in memory of their birthday, Christmas, etc.

• Create a memory box. Fill it with keepsakes that your loved one cherished.

• Donate a gift to a child on your loved one’s birthday.

• Get a personalized piece of jewelry.

• Keep a keepsake book with pictures and special items

• Commemorative brick pavers with their name inscribed

• Make a garden stone or other garden art

• Name a star

• Make a memory bear or a pillow

• Give a scholarship in their memory to college students

• Custom memorial picture or watercolor

• Visiting their favorite restaurant or place

• Release a lighted lantern

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  Remember, there is no right or wrong way to honor someone’s memory. Choose

  the activities that feel most comforting and meaningful to you.

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  The possibilities for creative gestures are endless.

• What are some things you do to remember your loved one?

  Grace for Grief