Sympathy and Condolence Words – Keys to expressing sensitive thoughts
Words of Sympathy and condolence can be very tricky and difficult to write elegantly. When a friend or family member has passed away, we certainly have feelings of sorrow and loss – but it’s just hard to express those kinds of feelings with words. Our first thought is to simply write something simple on the card or maybe just sign our name and be done with it. But, when you really stop to think about it, the real reason behind sending a sympathy or condolence card is to express your true concern and to demonstrate your support for those left behind.
So how do we go about composing good sympathy and condolence words? The number one requirement is that the words we offer to others come from the heart. Our best advice is this: write with kindness and sincerity. Let your hand be guided by the emotions that you are truly feeling inside. It’s healthy to express your sorrow, but also remember to keep a positive and optimistic tone in all of your sympathy and condolence words.
I recently came across a great resource for sympathy and condolence words as well as other less sorrowful greetings. It is a book written by a man named Steve Fadie called Words to the Rescue . It is a compilation of more than 1000 ideas to be used on sympathy and condolence cards, greeting cards, floral cards – even emails and other correspondence. It is the first (and only) place I look when faced with the challenge of finding elegant and sincere sympathy and condolence words.
Words to the Rescue also has words to get you through the following occasions and events:
and much, much more…
