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Valentine’s Day Scrapbook Ideas

Posted in Scrapbooking on 11/28/2009 11:56 pm by admin

Valentine's Day Scrapbook Ideas

Just did it through the holidays in December and January, and now the shops are full of hearts and flowers and sweets, all to celebrate the gift of love. However, February 14 can be a difficult day for those of us who are suffering, and some will be the Valentine's Day Valentine's Day since our first precious died. For us, no party, there is only pain.

Sometimes the fear of "letting go", May we "Holding On" our pain as a way of remembering those we love. Drop that one is not an act of disloyalty, and that does not mean forgetting our loved ones who died. Leaving means leaving the sorrow and pain of the loss and the option to continue, taking us with these memories and experiences that enhance our ability to grow and increase our capacity for happiness.

If our memories are painful and unpleasant, that may be harmful and destructive. If they create the nostalgia and keep us in the past, which can interfere with our desire to advance our pain. But he has to be. We can choose what parts of life we share and we want keep the parts left behind. We can ease our pain at the thought of celebration and sad memories. The happiness that we live with our loved ones is ours forever.

If we decide to do, we choose to embrace Valentine's Day as a special day to commemorate our loved ones and celebrate our love for them. Death ends a life, but does not end the relationship we have with our loved ones who died. The bonds of love is never broken by the death and love we share will never die either. For Valentine's Day this year, we can find a way to honor our loved ones to remember and show that our love is eternal.

We can build a piece of "long memory" in this particular day, or we can pack all day with meaning. Think of it this way: it is much easier to deal with the memories we have chosen to take us by surprise. What we are against Valentine's Day, Mother, Father's Day, Memorial Day, a birthday or an anniversary or a special day of our choice, we can immerse ourselves in the healing power of memory. We go to a special place, read aloud, or listening to a favorite song. We celebrate what was and no longer exists.

Personal rituals of mourning are the activities of love help us remember our dear ones, and give us a sense of connection, healing and peace. Develop and practice personal grief rituals can also help free us from painful situations and unpleasant memories, frees us to make our memories a positive influence on our lives.

The following are some examples of rituals of personal pain. The ideas are so unique and as varied as the people who invented them, consider how you can adapt and make your own. You are limited only by your own imagination.

* If you are a writer, write. There can be an article, anecdote, story, poem, song, letter, or an obituary eulogy. If you want to write for someone else, keep a journal and write about their feelings as they journey through their grief.

* Buy a special candle, decorate and light in honor of your loved one.

Buy a book - perhaps a book for children - to cope with the loss of a loved one and give your local library or school. Ask the librarian to put a label on the inside cover with the inscription "In memory of [close your name]."

GROUND a tree, shrub, shrubs, garden or flowerbed in permanent memory that grows with your beloved. Mark the site with a plaque, a marker, a bank or a statue.

* Capture your loved one in cyberspace, lighting a virtual candle in the row.

* Write a special note, letter, poem, wish or prayer to his beloved, leave, connect the paper to a balloon "and" Let It Go - or put it in a container and burn it and see the smoke ascending to heaven.

* If you harbor ill feelings or sorry, pick up the symbols to represent these harmful or painful situations, events or feelings from his past, put them in a container and hold a funeral private or burning ceremony, saying goodbye and releasing them as it does.

* Ask family, friends, colleagues and neighbors to solicit their input, and together an album or a memory box of memories, letters and photographs of their loved one.

* Celebrate the life of his beloved, continuing the tradition of eating or bookmark favorite foods.

* Choose a map of St. Valentine want your loved one has chosen for you and mail it yourself.

* Give yourself a gift your loved one who always wishes he or she would have, and I believe his beloved when using or use.

About the Author:

Bereavement Counselor Marty Tousley is the author and instructor of the online courses "The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey" and "A Different Grief: Coping with Pet Loss" available exclusively through http://www.SelfHealingExpressions.com . This holistic site provides courses for emotional, spiritual, and physical healing. Their innovative courses feature audio meditations, interactive web tools, forums, flash shows, and more.

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