Creating a written record of your experience can be helpful for you if you like to write.  Journaling is a way of expressing your feelings and experience, similar to a diary. 

Some ideas for writing:

• I am  _________.  You fill in the blank in as many different ways as you can think of. 

          Try to fill a page or two!  For example, 

                I am

                      Sara

                      a girl

                      a daughter

                      a friend

                      a student

                      an athlete

                      happy/sad

• Poetry

• Create an acrostic of your loved one's name, for example:

                     Smart

                     Agreeable

                     Muscular

• Write a biography of your loved one's life.

• Write an autobiography.

• Here are some activities about you and your loss that may help you begin your journal:

ABOUT ME

MY SPECIAL ONE

(You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is a free download.  CLICK HERE to get it.)