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Sending a sympathy or condolence card can be sad and unpleasant. Your choice of card imagery can express condolences as much as words and provide surprising benefits for the recipient.Scenic cards can help the recipient handle anger, fear, anxiety, and stress, and lower the risk of depression.

Research suggests viewing a scenic view for 40 seconds is enough to trigger a more relaxed state within the brain.Natural elements have the power to restore, soothe, heal, and increase our feelings of connectedness.

Nature images increase pleasant feelings as well as enhancing mental clarity and focus and reducing intrusive thoughts helping the mind to relax, refocus, and be restored.Waterscapes, natural landscapes, flowers, sunrises, and gardens, as well as positive figurative art, have the most powerful effects and are most liked when they have a depth perspective and an element of mystery.On the other hand, abstract or ambiguous images or emotionally challenging subject matter can summon dislike or other clearly negative reactions.

Avoid triggers. Floral cards can be triggering if the recipient had to view numerous floral tributes at the funeral.

Cards that remind the recipient of the circumstances of the loved ones passing such as mountain scenes would not be suitable for someone whose loved one passed in a mountain climbing accident.

Choose a card with the recipients style in mind rather than your own. Following these tips will help you to choose card imagery that is not only meaningful but helpful as well.Reference:https://sky-scapes.com/6-ways-scenic-views-of-nature-help-heal-the-mind-and-body/#:~:text=Nature%20Decreases%20Stress&text=In%20addition%20to%20helping%20reduce,able%20to%20handle%20the%20stressor.