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A tribute to honour life

The passing of a loved one creates a whirlwind of emotions and an overwhelming void. The loss of our beloved instinctively brings us back to their life, to their past and to the moments we spent together.

This life, so precious to us, is suddenly slipping away at an incredible pace. We want to honour it and bring it closer to ourselves to treasure forever.

Honouring life is about expressing the uniqueness of the person and our relationship with them. Either by internalizing and simply taking the time to remember the life of the deceased or by expressing outwardly our memories to pay tribute to them with dignity.

Some will express their tribute in words through writing and others will manifest it in the form of images. Think of those who write a book or choose a tattoo as a tribute to a deceased loved one.

Odela allows you to commemorate the life of your loved one through the creation and realization of concrete and tangible keepsakes.

A tribute to comfort one another

Regardless of the form, paying tribute is taking the time today, in this moment, to redefine a new form of presence, a new relationship with the departed loved one to comfort oneself.

"Death ends a life, not a relationship" - Mitch Albom

This new relationship with our deceased loved one will be an evolving one. Years will pass and ways of honoring life or grieving will vary over time. What comforts today will not necessarily be what will comfort tomorrow. It is up to each individual to nurture this relationship according to their needs.

A tribute to share

The life of a deceased loved one is unique, as is the imprint left in us by him or her. Often, we wish to share the story of this precious life with our loved ones. 

Let's think, for example, of our children and/or grandchildren who did not have the privilege to live a close relationship with our mother who passed away too soon. We would like to leave them a keepsake, a meaningful memento to cherish. Let's remember that even if they didn't have the chance to be close to grandma on a daily basis, she remains a part of their lives, of their history.

When it is not possible to have something that once belonged to the deceased, the creation of keepsakes can be a way to keep their story alive from one generation to the next.