Tips for Writing a Sympathy Message

One day is often like another, until we learn that someone we know or the relative of someone we know has died. Suddenly our day takes on a new dimension and the routine we were following is interrupted. This is often the way the death of someone outside of our family greets us: it stops us in our tracks and we redirect our energies for a while to support that family. And yet in wanting to help and to send words of sympathy and condolence, we don't know what to say. We are in shock from the news and you want the family to know you are thinking of them, but just don't know what is the 'right' thing to say. This article provides help in writing your own sympathy message as well as providing some ideas ready for you to use.