As Resurrection Sunday (Easter Sunday) just passed, most people got together with family to have themselves a good time. While that is fun for some people, others sometimes lead into depression when holidays come around. Depression happens when loved ones recently pass away and you no longer have them to be there with you to celebrate the holidays with you!

Here are two examples. My neighbor who just passed away almost a year ago always would bring something over for our family, while we exchanged gifts with him during Christmas season. Even New Year’s bring flowers or have flowers for Mother’s Day. After he died I know not only it was sad for his family to not have him around with the holidays roll around. Next Mrs. Knight, even though she was sick, as she just passed away almost two months ago, not seeing her at church or being able to call her on Easter was not only depressing for her family but our family as well.

Many people that were either close to me, or even close to you have passed away over the years, leading some into depression when the holidays came around. Here are some tips that you can do to make your depression into happiness.

Make their favorite dish that they always loved to make and bring to the table. That is always the best thing you can do because it makes it feel like they are still there in spirit. I know they would be up in Heaven smiling that you still are thinking of them.

Listen to their favorite song that they used to love putting on for that holiday. If it is something you can dance to that is a positive because now you can smile as you think about the good times when they were alive.

Talk about your favorite memories or even look at pictures of them, there will always be something you can laugh about when you do that! Laughter is better than crying, and during the holiday’s they do not want you to think about them being gone, but something that will lead you to have a good holiday.

There are so many ways you can get past depression during the holidays and so many ways that you can still have a good time! When you get sad around the holidays I know it just means that you miss them, but no one lives forever. That is why you make the best out of it while they are living. You have your own way with it comes to remembering loved ones as the day goes by especially during the holiday season. Not a day goes by when I do not think of a loved one as I know you do too. Just remember my tips and have your own tips and you should be fine!

Rest in Peace to those who left us recently or a while go. We will always keep you in our hearts!