Hey there @warpedpoetic! Beautifully said; grief is such a personal thing, but I think the common denominator is this: there are no right words, and there are no words that change the heartbreak. BUT, the overall "goodness" that you feel from all those people offering condolences, is that they all care and it does mean something. I really appreciate your take on this and actually, just talking about it. For some reason, our society doesn't seem to talk about death and grief enough. I grew up in a big European family, and death was almost as common as births and marriages. My parents brought we kids to every funeral as well as the happier celebrations, so I learned at a very young age that death wasn't scary, and in fact it was very natural. I think today, it's tucked away like something almost dirty, so we're never really taught the language and emotions surrounding it all.

Anyway, that's my long winded thoughts this morning :) Thanks for a great post, and thank you to @simplymike for featuring your post in her Pay it Forward Curation Contest entry :)