With cremation services for a loved one in College Park, MD, you will deal with the grief that comes from losing someone who is dear to you and holds a special place in your heart. The initial stages of grief can be very painful and intense as you come to grips with the reality that your loved one is gone and all that means.

This period of the grieving process will be filled with a great sense of loss and finality that can be very difficult to walk through. When your loved one dies, you’ve lost them and all of your life, going forward that is associated with them. That’s a hard blow to cope with.

You’ve lost the plans, the hopes, the dreams of the future that the two of you shared. You’ve lost their companionship. You’ve lost their love, their support, their comfort, and all the ways they were able to be your safe haven when the storms of life rolled through.

One of the things, however, that you will never lose from your loved one who has died is your past with them when they were alive. You have all the memories of your time together to hold and to cherish for the rest of your life.

This gift may be hard to recognize in the early stages of grieving because you’re focused on what your loved one’s death means for the present and for the future. But, as time passes, grief changes, and the memories of the time you had together will start flowing in, offering a sense of comfort and relief for your pain.

You want to keep your loved one’s memory alive and never stop honoring it. But you may not know exactly how to do that in a way that is deep and meaningful. Here are some ideas.

One way that you can keep your loved one’s memory alive and continue to honor it is by supporting a cause or a charity that they believed in. Support doesn’t have to be just monetary. Support can also be expressed through volunteering your time for the cause or the charity.

Even if you aren’t as enthusiastic as your loved one was about the cause of charity, you can pay homage to your loved one’s memory by donating a little of your time or money to them regularly.

Another way that you can keep your loved one’s memory alive and you can honor them is to visit places that were special to them or special to you and them. These places could be as simple as a park that you and your loved one regularly walked through or a restaurant that was your favorite.

These places might also be far away destinations that you traveled to frequently. Maybe you went to a city like New Orleans or Seattle every year for a few days. While in New Orleans, you may have made it a point to stop at the iconic Preservation Hall to listen to local jazz musicians play. While in Seattle, you may have had Pike Place Market as one of your not-to-be-missed stops.

Whatever and wherever those places were, go to them. Enjoy the present in honor of your loved one and savor the memories of your past with your loved one as they wash over you to strengthen and hold you.

If you want information about cremation services offered in College Park, MD, you can talk with our expert staff at Donald V. Borgwardt Funeral Home, P.A.