We suffered a bereavement earlier this month and this got me thinking about sympathy/condolence cards. I went into a local card shop and had a look at their selection. While the front of the cards were mostly tactful, I didn't like some of the fluff written inside.
The card below was sent to me, and had a great sentiment inside - "Sometimes in life there are no words, so sorry for your loss"
Another card I received had on the front, "We all grieve in our own way. We all heal in our own time." and the printed message inside was, "Sending caring thoughts to comfort you today."
The very last bit of a poem, When Great Trees Fall, by Maya Angelou:
They existed. They existed. We can be. Be and be better. For they existed.
At the moment, I am at a loss for words, unable to pick up a fountain pen and write, be it a diary/journal or a letter. The person I lost was a letter writer for most of her life. Towards the end, she was unable to even pick up a pen, having arthritis.... she had such beautiful handwriting, much neater than mine...
First of all, let me say that I'm thinking of you and sending my love! - Then onto the topic of stationery: Sympathy cards are tough - and I know what you mean about the 'fluffy' inscriptions... you wonder who on earth has come up with that!!!
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