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Books to ease holiday pain for grieving employees

Your employees, clients, and associates will never forget it if you reach out compassionately during this time, letting them know you understand how hard it is.

By Amy Florian | Updated on December 23, 2014

The holiday season is laced with minefields for grieving people, especially if they are facing the first holiday season without a loved one. Homes get decorated with sentimental ornaments, candles, and trimmings. Songs carry unbidden emotions. There are countless gatherings of friends and family where the empty chair is all too evident. And because expectations for joy and cheer are so high, these mourners often feel lost, alone, and sad. Your employees, clients, and associates will never forget it if you reach out compassionately during this time, letting them know you understand how hard it is. 

Remember not to write cards and notes wishing a “Happy” or “Merry” holiday. Instead, choose texts that wish peace or hope. Then include a hand-written message acknowledging their reality. Here is one possibility: “Wishing you Happy Holidays at a time like this seems hollow.  Instead, I wish you peace. I wish you healing. I wish you hope.” 

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