That's a beautiful smile, and definitely a nice way to remember him. My husband's ashes are accompanied by his funeral photo, a professional portrait, and I keep thinking I should replace it with a more smiling, natural image. Take care of you -- bringing home his ashes was probably a tough experience marking a finality as it was for me. Sending you vibes of warmth and care.
@jyokota thank you for your continued words of support.. you are really helping me feel so much better knowing that you have walked where I am. We were shocked to be given the ashes yesterday as we were not expecting them so soon. I love the photo of my husband took it about 3 or 4 years ago and it just captured him as I will always remember him.
@kgolab@janetb@jyokota@merrelyn@haskar@koalagardens@haskar I would have never expected to find so much comfort from strangers .. but I must say following your pictures over the years has really been something significant. Thanks for your continued support x
@ulla Bringing home the ashes was unexpectedly traumatic -- and I come from a culture where everyone is cremated. I just hadn't transferred that as applying to my husband. But then I extended the Japanese tradition of having a place in the house where I keep his ashes, his photo, and I communicate with him all the time there -- I put things I want him to have seen, share things I bring back from trips, and fill that area with things I continue to share with him. It gives me a specific place in the house I can talk to him.
@jyokota wow... My psychologist told me that many people continue to share life with their partners.. never thought about that. I also felt a bit shocked about what to do with his ashes (they are heavy... I thought it was dust) that is when I decided to put his photo on his side of the bed.
