Tuesday, July 1, 2025

(Dis)Closure

 Memories are beautiful but also very personal. What is important to you, passes someone else by completely. And sometimes you try to close things off, push memories away, while for others it is an eye-opener. Let me explain...

On July 5th it will be a year since Mia passed away. And although we, as a family, will carry this with us forever, for others normal life resumed within a week or two. But for us, every photo evokes memories. But not just images. Fragrances too. Music. Anything can evoke a memory.

July 5th is will be a year ago. We try to close things off. That is not possible, because Mia is a part of our lives forever. This past year, we have done everything without her for the first time. An eerie feeling. We have gone through the stages of the grieving process and learned to accept that she is no longer there. Eventually we succeed. Although (still) with difficulty.

Others do not know her well enough or hardly enough to miss her that much. They have continued with their own lives. And that is fine. For us, maybe I should say for me, it was important to write down my memories of her. How we met, and in a crazy short moment of time fell in love - engaged - married and also welcomed our first child. In retrospect it seems as if we did everything at high speed. As if there was a slight compulsion to experience everything quickly. But even after the inevitable end, there is one who has to bear and process the loss. 

I invite you to get to know Mia better in the story "End of the Season". A true love story. With all its ups and downs, but above all a lot of Love and Laughter! Let's say: Bridget Jones experiences real life.

The book will be available from July 16th. BUT! You can already sign up via Kickstarter. The prelaunch page is online: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eduardmeinema/end-of-the-season-truly-a-love-story

Simply sign up for notification and you will receive an announced when the campaign goes live. (The campaign runs from July 5th to July 15th.)

SYNOPSIS "End of the Season"
Falling in love is easy.
Staying in love…
Sometimes you meet someone and you know right away “she’s the one”.

But then. The uncertainty. Does she like me too?
An exciting, thrilling time.
And when that click turns out to be mutual and you walk the bumpy road full of potholes and obstacles that people so romantically call Love, it turns out that there is no navigation for that road.
You have to figure it out for yourself.
Together. That’s true.
Till death do us part.
It sounds so simple and obvious.
And fortunately still so far away…
But when that irrevocable end comes, that forced separation turns out not to be so easy for those left behind.
A story about true love.