How to Find Inspirational Ideas When Writing a Eulogy for Father

There are several ways to find inspirational ideas for a eulogy.

Writing a eulogy for your father can be an extremely difficult task to handle. The fact that you are still coping with the death can make it especially painful. However, taking a few quiet moments to sort through your thoughts can make this process easier and provide you with ample inspirational ideas to deliver to your family and friends in attendance at the memorial service.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• pen
• paper
• photographs

1. Sit down and write about your father for 30 minutes. This will allow your thoughts to flow uninhibited. After you are finished, read what you have written and decide whether you have something to go on.

2. List some of the lessons your father taught you. This will allow you to see just how big an impact he had on your life.

3. Make a list of the people, places and things that were most important to him and why.

4. Browse through famous quotations or Bible verses. It helps to relate to other people's words. If you find the right quotation, build your eulogy around it.

5. Ask your father's friends or other members of your family to recount stories about him. You may hear some stories you have not heard before and be able to draw inspiration from them.

Tips & Warnings

• Poems can often be used to help illustrate an idea that words are failing to capture.

References

• Write Out Loud: Do You Have a Eulogy to Write?