On grief, condolences, and what to say to someone who has lost a loved one. “I’m so sorry for your loss.” Those words are well-intentioned, of course, but they make me feel even more alone. It’s that “your loss” piece: This condolence message suggests I’m alone o...
Poems on Sympathy for Loss The ability to feel sympathy for each other is one of the most beautiful traits that we possess as humans. The human condition is one of fundamental aloneness. When we reach out and share our sympathies with another human being in pain, we are offering a great ...
A universal redux version of my Meteor attempt at Words with Friends (online scrabble). - words-with-strangers-redux/input_words.txt at master · joshwcomeau/words-with-strangers-redux
More recently, when people offered condolences after my dad died, they almost always said,I’m sorry for your loss. You might want to read,Things People Say at Funerals. Now, I’m certainly not saying there’s anything wrong with saying,I’m sorry for your loss. I say it, too, espec...