25/03/2026
Grief means that many of us look back at photos. Here is one of my photos of my late partner Nathan.
Photos of memories that bring us sadness, missing our person. But also at the same time they can bring back moments of laughter, and we can find ourselves smiling again or laughing out loud. We can relive the joy our person brought to us, and who still does, even though they are not here in person.
Because grief is not all about sadness. It is also about connecting with our person who died.
Remembering who they were, what they stood for and their characteristics and qualities that were unique to them.
That make them different from anyone else.
Remembering, and honouring our person's life is something we can all do in our own special way.
For some people, it is talking out loud about our person. We want to share, we want to have conversation and story tell.
For some people, it is quietly thinking to ourselves about our person.
For some people, it is sharing our photos, our posts on social media.
For some people, it is revisiting memories in our minds, and pondering on them to ourselves.
There are so many ways we remember our person. There is no right or wrong way about this.
But it can be helpful to reflect and think on what works for you, and do more of that.
So, here is a photo of Nathan... being Nathan. I remember him saying with this cabbage leaf on his head that he was a "cabbage patch kid" and us both laughing at him being silly.
Always remembered, the funny gentle giant who will always be Nathan Johnston AKA Stretchy.
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