{"id":72885,"date":"2019-11-16T05:44:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T05:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72885"},"modified":"2019-11-16T05:44:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T05:44:06","slug":"condolence-letter-writing-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/condolence-letter-writing-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Condolence Letter Writing Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper\">\n<section id=\"main\">A <b>letter of condolence <\/b>is tangible proof that the person cared enough to write. It is therefore more appreciated than a phone call. Many people keep meaningful letters of condolence and reread them in times of pain.<\/p>\n<p>Letters of condolence should always be handwritten. They must be written with tact and sincerity. Write promptly after the person&#8217;s loss.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show the person that you care and you have been affected by the loss.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the letter sincere. Write from the heart.<\/li>\n<li>Use a compassionate and sorrowful tone.<\/li>\n<li>Include specific details about the person&#8217;s admirable traits.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t try to show that your loss is greater than the person&#8217;s loss. It isn&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t rehash the tragedy and the gory details.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t tell them their loved one is in a better place. They may not share your value system.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t offer something you can&#8217;t deliver.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t use stock phrases from greeting cards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A letter of condolence is tangible proof that the person cared enough to write. It is therefore more appreciated than a phone call. Many people keep meaningful letters of condolence and reread them in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1789],"tags":[1883,1884],"class_list":["post-72885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sample-letters","tag-condolence-letter-writing-tips","tag-condolence-letters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72886,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72885\/revisions\/72886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}