{"id":1301,"date":"2009-05-26T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2025-11-27T02:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:29:27","slug":"what-to-write-in-your-sympathy-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/sympathy-cards\/what-to-write-in-your-sympathy-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Write in your Sympathy Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have sent many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/sympathy-cards.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sympathy cards<\/a>, too many as far as I am concerned, but that is a part of life. Each time I sit down to convey my condolences I get stumped, so I let a nicely imprinted sympathy card help so that my message can be short. When composing your message, keep in mind that less is more. A brief phrase like \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with you\u201d or \u201cOur deepest sympathies\u201d is enough for now. A few weeks after the funeral, sending thinking of you cards is appropriate. At that time you can write about a fond memory of the deceased or how much they meant to you.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I have also been the recipient of many sympathy cards so I know first hand that they are welcomed and appreciated. When a loved one is acknowledged in death, the survivors learn how much that person was liked and how well they were thought of during their time with us. Receiving company sympathy cards for the deceased is especially heart warming as most of the deceased\u2019s time was probably spent at work. When sending business sympathy cards to your co-workers Emily Post writes:<\/p>\n<p><em>There is no set formula as to what to say. Only one rule should guide you in writing letters of condolence: Say what you truly feel. Your clear expression of sympathy and caring for your co-worker is what matters the most. Sit down at your desk as soon as you hear of the death and let your thoughts be with your coworker as you write.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have sent many sympathy cards, too many as far as I am concerned, but that is a&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1292,1300,1302,60],"tags":[915,251],"class_list":{"0":"post-1301","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-occasions-and-celebrations","7":"category-comforting-messages","8":"category-welcoming-messages","9":"category-sympathy-cards","10":"tag-sympathy-cards","11":"tag-company-sympathy-cards","12":"cs-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What to Write in your Sympathy Cards - Gallery Connection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/sympathy-cards\/what-to-write-in-your-sympathy-cards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What to Write in your Sympathy Cards - Gallery Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I have sent many sympathy cards, too many as far as I am concerned, but that is a&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/sympathy-cards\/what-to-write-in-your-sympathy-cards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gallery Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-05-26T14:26:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-27T07:29:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Henry L.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Henry L.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/sympathy-cards\/what-to-write-in-your-sympathy-cards\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/sympathy-cards\/what-to-write-in-your-sympathy-cards\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Henry L.\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/354a198a194eb6492cbacff6edb7440b\"},\"headline\":\"What to Write in your Sympathy Cards\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-05-26T14:26:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-27T07:29:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/sympathy-cards\/what-to-write-in-your-sympathy-cards\/\"},\"wordCount\":269,\"commentCount\":2,\"keywords\":[\"Sympathy Cards\",\"company sympathy cards\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Occasions &amp; 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