Celebrating Holidays After Losing A Loved One

Celebrating a Holiday after losing a loved one is very difficult. You don’t want to acknowledge the date is coming, you make every excuse to just skip over it. ” Why do we have to bother celebrating anymore?” that is the question.

Holidays are traditionally some of the happiest times of the year but if you have suffered the loss of a Loved One it can be just the opposite. Each holiday becomes another reminder of the missing place in the family photo.
For myself all my holidays were based around my parents. When they passed I felt my reason to celebrate passed with them.

Three Reasons

I want to share with you three reasons to continue celebrating the Holidays. I know it will be hard but it’s worth it in the end.

First for the ones we love, that are still with us. They may be family, friends or just people that we see each day. You really can’t imagine the impact you make on other peoples lives. Share your love.

Second is to pass on memories. These may be memories of your childhood or traditions. Entire families can disappear in one generation but you can create a memory that someone will cherish their whole life. If you believe you have a memory to pass down then start a new one.

Third and possibly the most important, your loved ones want you to go on living. They want you to be happy. They did not die to punish you or stop you from having a full life. Being happy and living does not mean you are missing them any less.

I know the Holidays can be hard. It’s much easier to say “Why bother”. Don’t ever give up o an opportunity to celebrate life. Never pass up an opportunity to celebrate you time with people you love and that love you. Life is a gift celebrate it every day!

Never Give Up!

Never give up! When you feel like you have reached that point and just can’t take it stop and say “I am here”. Those words mean, for this moment, I am here enjoying all my blessings. I am thankful to be here right now, to have these blessings in this place.