capture your grief day 6

lrichmond86 · October 2013

Day 6. Ritual: Do you have any rituals to help get you through the day? Maybe it is a daily affirmation or prayer. It could be that you light a candle or recite a mantra etc. Do you do anything meaningful on special dates for your baby?

Noethola · October 2013

I don't have a daily ritual. But, for the one year mark, and every angelversary afterward, I want to set off sky lanterns. One day, I would like to travel overseas for one of the sky lantern festivals and set one off for Elsie. Until then, we will set them off in the back yard.

schulme2 · October 2013

Every night before bed I talk to Mary and tell her to meet me in my dreams for something fun. Every night is different. I tell her we'll have a tea party, play dress up, go to Disney, go up north, go to the cider mill... Basically all the things I was so excited to do with her we get to do in my dreams nightly. I don't remember my dreams but I know she meets me there.

princezjk · October 2013

Day 6 - Ritual #captureyourgrief Taking time before we go to bed to talk/pray to our Izzie angel is a great source of comfort and strength to us both. Saying her name out loud and letting her know we love and miss her is important to us.

lrichmond86 · October 2013

Warning... rainbow baby pictured/mentioned

I don't have a daily ritual, and to be honest today has been the hardest day I've had in quite a while because I realized today how over the last year and then months I've adjusted to life without my baby boy. I still think of him every day, but it's not all the time the way it was in the beginning. I still feel different than other parents, but I feel more like my old self. Part if me is so proud of how far I've come and how strong I've grown, and another part of me feels sad and guilty for living my life without my son. I say this for those of you who have had recent losses... it DOES get easier, but it never goes away. While I can honestly say that I am happier now than I have ever been, the grief is always still right there, just below the surface, waiting to bubble over as soon as I give it the chance.

Anyway... back to what I came here for...

Like I said, I don't have a daily ritual, but every time I look at baby Gary's picture I thank him for sending us his sister and ask him to watch over her and take care of her. I feel so lucky that she has her very own angel and that even if he's not here he can still take care of his little sister.

Dixon813 · October 2013

On the 27th of every month I light their candles. It's the only time I light these particular candles and remove whatever decorations may be on the mantle and put their candles front and center for the evening.

It may not be a big ritual, but it's important to me.

Bruton8288 · October 2013

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Every morning Victoria & I go to Elizabeth's little memorial area in my bedroom to say Good morning, rub the baby's angel head as we are caressing her & kiss the baby bunny. Elizabeth was buried with a stuffed little puppy & Victoria was given a bunny. We whisper I love you into the bunny's ear, I know Elizabeth is hearing us. Then Victoria waves bye to the bunny & we head out of the bedroom ready for a new day.

neptunebljc · October 2013

Day 6: Rituals
It's still early in my loss to know how I feel handle the moments like due dates and birthdays. At the moment though it's more about creating a positive way to express my grief. One way is attending church, to help restore some faith into my life. The other is wearing the necklace, a wonderful cousin gave me.

BrittianyM · October 2013

Day 6. Ritual: Every morning, I tell Brooke I love her and every night I tell her "Good night my sweet angel, I love you". Just like I did when I put her to bed every night. I also light a candle for her on her memorial page every day. Every week we also put fresh flowers in her room. I think she needs something beautiful in her room!

On special days, we tie out balloons with Rubber Ducks on them so she can see them dancing in the wind. She liked to watch a balloon dance.

TwinkleTor · October 2013

Day 6. Ritual:

A ritual I do to get me through the day... I say "good morning Domenik!" And I give his urn a kiss. Then I tell myself "today will be a good day!"

On the 9th of every month I will light a candle for him to track and celebrate him being a month older. I have also been considering going to church to attend a service. I'm not very religious, but I feel if I go to a service I'll some how be closer to Domenik.

Attached is our first candle lighting for Domenik. Today is our first candle commemoration for him.

Dixon813 · October 2013

TwinkleTor said:

Day 6. Ritual: A ritual I do to get me through the day... I say "good morning Domenik!" And I give his urn a kiss. Then I tell myself "today will be a good day!" On the 9th of every month I will light a candle for him to track and celebrate him being a month older. I have also been considering going to church to attend a service. I'm not very religious, but I feel if I go to a service I'll some how be closer to Domenik. Attached is our first candle lighting for Domenik. Today is our first candle commemoration for him.

Hugs to you on this first month...

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