Navigating the Holidays Need #3

Tips to navigate the holidays...Interpreted from “Healing Your Holiday Grief” by Dr. Wolfelt

"UNDERSTAND THE SIX NEEDS OF MOURNING Need #3: Remember the person who died."

We are the only way to keep their memory alive. We can keep their light burning for future generations, and even for each other as time ticks along.

Most of us fear in the beginning that we will forget our loved one as time goes on. This is the best way to support just the opposite.

Take any opportunity that feels right to you to share a story of your loved one or ask someone else to share one of theirs.

My sister, Lindsay, absolutely ADORED Christmas (mostly the gifts) which I always found interesting since her birthday is 3 days after Christmas and most are annoyed when their birthdays are so close. She would destroy her wrapping paper so quickly it was amusing to me. Our parents typically got us a lot of the same/similar gifts, so I would usually just wait for her to tear hers open and then take my time to open mine and speculate on what the difference would be in my gift.