“I Don’t Know What To Do For A Grieving Friend During The Holidays!” | Here are Gift Ideas for grieving friends & family during the holidays.

 

 

“I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR A GRIEVING FRIEND DURING THE HOLIDAYS!”

For someone going through the loss of someone they loved of any type or being, the holidays are exceptionally hard.

You feel awkward, they feel numb, blank & alone.

The Holiday times from Thanksgiving through New Years is an incredibly lonely time for so many.

Add to that loneliness, a loss & broken heart of someone.

I have had hundreds of experiences with talking to those going through this, during my career, it’s just never easy.

I would like to share with you some thoughts that just may help make a difference to you both.

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Here are gift ideas for those who have grieving friends & family during the holidays

The Gift of Help:

Giving a hand written coupon, redeemable for 4 hours of babysitting or washing their car or windows, or mowing their lawn.  A coupon for dinner the day after Christmas or for a couple hours running errands for them, followed by a movie.  These efforts say, “I care about you, I want to help.”

The Gift of Holiday Baking:

If you enjoy baking, you might tell a grieving friend or family that you will deliver 10-12 dozen cookie during the week before Christmas, for them to give away.  Or make up & give them 12 gift wrapped treats with an encouraging note attached, one to be opened each day during the 12 days before Christmas, this can be fun & comforting for someone who is hurting.

The Gift of Understanding:

When anyone expects the grieving to forget their pain during the Holidays, that’s like saying who died didn’t matter & never existed to them.  Just talking about memories is important that first year.  The gift of eve a 24 hour burning candle will bring comfort during the hours when they are struggling to put their grief aside.  Even without speaking a word, that candle flicker says: ‘I remember.’

The Gift of Hospitality:

Include the grieving friend or family in some of your Holiday plans, even if there are relatives nearby.  Sometimes it’s is easier to be with people who aren’t as emotionally involved in your sorrow.  An evening drive to see the Christmas lights or a Holiday program at church can be a welcomed break.

The Gift to Spark a Smile:

Those who are grieving need something to unwrap, a surprise, a reminder that somebody loves them.  It’s best if it doesn’t identify with their loss in any way.  Opening a gift can be a reminder that life goes on, & dreams still come true, even in the midst of heartache.

The Gift of Memory:

Hope & healing often begin by recalling memories.  A photo you took of the one who is no longer here, a story about something they did for you, a Christmas tree ornament or a plant or even a tree in a garden will all bring warm thoughts of the person no longer here.

The Gift of Privacy:

There are times when the grieving friend or family member wants to be alone.  Grown children may hesitate to leave their mother or father after the other has passed.  However, they need time to be alone & to just cry.  Even a weekend away to a warm sunny place to bask in the sun allows for healing.  Time alone can restore, refresh & bring peace.  Call ahead & ask if it’s a good time or schedule a time to come by, so as to not catch them during their private grieving time.

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Staying away from & not calling or writing one who is grieving is never an option.  Of course it takes time.

Time will never cause their pain & heartache to go away, but it will give them time to adjust & to deal with it.

Many never get over the loss, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to or need to move on.

Moving on does not mean you have forgotten who is gone, it only means you are continuing to live with their memories.

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“We must let go of the life we had planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us”  –  Joseph Campbell

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