What to Say

One of my coworkers recently lost a family member and in a feeble attempt to help we sent her a sympathy card. Upon opening the card and staring into the blankness within, we realized that we had no idea how to write a sympathy card. So I did what I always do when I don't know something, I Googled it. Although the ideas presented in the search results were vague at best, they did offer much advice as what not to say. For example, 'it was all for the best' and 'you'll get over it' made the what-not-to-say list. Although these may seem like no brainers to omit from a sympathy card, I would imagine that more people say this kind of thing than you'd think. But our search still left us with the problem of what to write. Obviously whatever you say will not make everything better, but rather serve as a piece of emotional support of all friends and family that we all need in such a time of sadness.