When someone experiences a significant loss in their lives, knowing what to say can sometimes be difficult. You want to try to say something that will bring comfort and peace to their lives and to try to make sense of the situation. There are many trite expressions that sound good on the surface, but they generally do not have the intended impact of making the griever feel better. In fact, I have talked with several people who have lost loved ones and most of the things peopl

Our society does not like sadness. When someone is sad, those around them want to do whatever they can to make them happy. Happiness is the goal. After all, it’s written into the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” It is the goal of the American life. Sometimes things hap