Permanent Memorialization
This means creating a dedicated place for family and friends to connect and remember.
A Consistent Place of Healing
In our modern society, people aren't given enough time to grieve their losses. The pressures of work, even the simple emotional need to ‘be busy,’ often bring the bereaved back into the ‘real’ world far too soon.
Also, many families are choosing to scatter the cremated remains of their loved one in a favorite place. While that may seem fitting at the time, it means that you do not have a consistent place to connect with the memories of the person you loved so dearly.
Having such a permanent place that can be visited regularly by family and friends is essential following a death. It becomes a focal point of memorialization, and gives everyone a special place to go to remember, or to commemorate important occasions. It can also help to make a birthday or anniversary less painful.
A permanent place to reflect is a way of connecting to a family's past. Visiting the resting place of grandparents or great-grandparents may provide children with an anchor to their personal history. It is a connection to the past, to love shared. It truly honors the relationship you still have – and will always have – with that person.