➇ Love Letter

What is Love Letter to your family? What is the content of the Love Letter?

A LOVE LETTER is a personal message that may include your loves, hopes, wishes, and messages to your family (which include words that you do not say or hardly say during your lifetime, like words I LOVE YOU) which may become your everlasting memories of love bonding with your family. It is designed to reduce the emotional burden and grief and to provide small comfort and support to your family who just lost their loved one in their life.

However, a Love Letter is NOT LEGAL BINDING DOCUMENTS AND WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR WILLS. Only, do not include distribution of any other asset or personal belongings in the Love Letter, as it may contradict provisions in your Wills.

A Love Letter can be fairly simple. For eg., a father’s request his children to visit and call up their mother regularly and look after her needs, or a parent’s request to his children for special attention of care toward sibling(s) who is less capable or unfortunate. Some may include a request to take good care of his/her beloved dog or cat or pet.

Tips for preparation: -

1. Start with someone who matters to you.

2. Begin with Dear “name” and write as if you’re speaking directly to them.

3. Set a timer for five minutes.

4. Complete these phrases with as many words as you need, and with what comes freely to your mind.

• Thank you for ….

• What I love/appreciate about you is ….

• The ways you enhance my life include ….

• I forgive you for ….

• Please forgive me for ….

• I treasure for …..

• My hopes and dreams for you are ….

Go ahead and tell them that you love them!!! Life is too short for regrets!!!