After your loved one has passed away, you will undoubtedly feel the emptiness left behind by their departure. What slowly and only partially fills in the emptiness is a variety of hope. One type of hope is that your thoughts and voice can transmit to them wherever they are now. Of course, some may think this is a strange (if not "crazy") notion, but for those who are going through the loss of a loved one, you know what I mean.
Sending messages to loved ones who have passed away is the idea behind the "Notes" category. It is meant to be a personal message between you and your loved one. The feeling of directing a communication to your loved one does strangely release a lot of grief. Though you can choose to internalize all your thoughts or even speak out loud to your loved one in private, I have found that typing a message (and perhaps saying it out loud as you type) to your loved one brings added comfort. It doesn't replace the fulfillment you would get from an actual dialogue with your loved one, but it is a decent alternative.
The main purpose for starting Warm Tribute Online Memorials was to provide a place to immortalize your loved ones with a collection of memories about them, so that they can live on in some form. However, another purpose of this site is to allow each of you an opportunity to express your feelings openly. Whether you make your posts public or private, it doesn't matter. The sheer action of releasing all those thoughts from your head, truly reduces the cloudiness and weight in your mind.
Whether, you create a tribute on Warm Tribute Online Memorials or another memorial site, please make sure you don't bottle everything up. Express your emotions through words. You'll never know if these messages will be heard by your loved one, but you have to try for them - isn't it worth it?