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4 Best Ways to Connect With a Deceased Loved One

October 2, 2023 · Expert Tips
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Celebrate them by picking up a hobby.

If you are looking for a more practical way of connecting with a deceased loved one, then you may be ready to step out of your comfort zone and tackle picking up a hobby that they had. This method is more practical as you will be sharing in their joy for a particular hobby.

If they love to knit or garden, you can give their hobby a try and see if it brings you just as much joy. This can help you feel closer to them and even help you gain a better understanding of your loved one’s passions. Not all hobbies our loved ones have will be a good fit for us, but if you give them a try, you never know what you will discover about them. And in that aspect, you can become closer and connect with a deceased loved one while also doing something with your hands and keeping busy!

If you find it hard to cope with the idea that your loved one has passed away and it is difficult to come to terms with it, we recommend you try meditating on the idea and giving it some thought. Even if you have found meditating to not be for you, some grief daily meditation ideas are great to keep in your thoughts and help guide you through your grief journey. This book, Healing After Loss, has a great number of them that we have found really helpful!

If you feel like grief is consuming you, then maybe you have not yet completed your grieving. Grief is a complex process and if you feel like you have not mourned enough, make sure you read here about ways to process this heartbreaking time in your life.

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5 responses to “4 Best Ways to Connect With a Deceased Loved One”

  1. Mona says:
    February 10, 2024 at 7:03 am

    Yes I have connected to deceased.

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  2. Linda Maurice says:
    February 29, 2024 at 6:21 pm

    Your article was so spot on. I found everything you mentioned to be so comforting in dealing with my husband’s death. We met when I was only fourteen and married after college. The grief was so overwhelming I just wanted to die myself. But what helped me the most was I kept his urn at home. It made all the difference in helping me move forward. I asked him on his death bed if I could cremate him and take him with me wherever I go. He could not see or talk but he squeezed my hand in approval. I was inconsolable for so long and today I feel so thankful that we had all those years together. Grief is a journey to gratitude. I feel totally connected to my husband still and thoughts of him make me smile now! You never really lose a loved one, they are still with you always!!

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  3. Tina says:
    March 1, 2024 at 4:08 pm

    Yes I have and I have been Validated by my Spiritual Advisor. I’ve heard from my Daughter on numerous occasions. My Spiritualist saved my life along with Spirit, Father God and Mother God Azna. It will be 13 aching years this April that my Sami crossed over . She connects with me with Yellow Butterflies and Yellow Flowers. 💛

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  4. audrey nugent says:
    March 17, 2024 at 9:47 pm

    I want to know more about connecting with a love one. mama died in 1994, I ALMOST DID NOT MAKE IT. if it had not been far my 15 year old son , i would have just died. i wanted to . she has been dead 30 years, i cannot get over it. my son is 45now, has 3 of the most beatiful , sweet children i have ever seen., I HAVE A GOOD HUSBAND, but i still cry in private, because i want my mama. sometimes i fill like, she is in the house with me, when i am alone.my husband thinks that is just crazy. pleaseshare something with me that i can talk to mama again.

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    • Deborah Tyler says:
      April 8, 2024 at 9:48 am

      I lost my mom dec 2017 and have dreamed nearly every night since about her. I want my mom so badly I feel like I can’t go on sometimes. I am seriously disabled so lived with her a good part of my life. She was with me when both my kids were born, she helped raise them. I told her everything. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing her and completely lost it when I did. Not a single day goes by I don’t think about wanting her here. I wish I knew of a way to handle this too.

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