HONOURING A LOVED ONE
There are endless ways one can remember and honour their loved one who has passed. It is a unique and personal process to find the most meaningful way to honour them and the life they led. Some ideas of ways to honour a loved one include:
Creating a piece of jewellery customised with their handwriting, containing their ashes or a piece of their hair, or engraved with their initials and date of passing
Framing an item of theirs or piece of their writing – this could include framing a postcard from them or their favourite watch
Saving a seat for them at important events or family gatherings for a period of time following their passing
Mark a space in their honour with their initials or name, for example at a bench at a park they loved or on a brick in the family backyard, or another meaningful location
Create a living memorial by planting a tree at a meaningful place or begin a garden with their favourite flowers or foods
Complete something they could not. If there is a project or role they hadn’t finished before passing, completing it on their behalf is a meaningful way of connecting to what mattered to them
Attempt an item on their bucket list or their favourite activity in their memory. This could become an annual event that all those who loved them engage in as a memorial to them
Advocate or involve yourself in a cause that was important to your loved one, or that relates to their passing
Prepare their favourite meal and share the recipe with their name included in the title
Repurpose some of their items or clothes into a piece of art, jewellery or quilt that you can continue to use and keep with you
Create a playlist of their favourite songs to listen to and play at family gatherings
Talk about them, share stories with others who knew them and collect memories to write down and store in a memory jar
Some organisations have a space where you can honour & remember your loved one - click the button below to find these.