22/12/2024
Bye-bye, Daddy!
The year 2024 was a year which professionally was such a smooth ride. But on the private side, to say it was a bumpy one would still be an understatement. And it’s no coincidence that I haven’t posted anything here for more than two months. I’ve gone quiet for a reason... My father passed away in mid-October.
He died after two very intense months of care, hospitalizations, recovery, renewed hope, worry, prayers - and an even greater loss of strength. When his tough journey came to an end, my heart hurt so much. Literally. I hardly knew how to bear this pain. And there were so many tears, endless tears; so many tears that I also cried with my mother.
Slowly, very slowly, but surely, my soul found comfort, the tears dried. Beautiful memories gained the upper hand. Like the one you see in the picture above. When, as a little girl, I knew no better place in the world than sitting on my father’s shoulders. I think this year I have really learned the value that pictures can have!
I felt like I couldn’t show any of the jewels that lay dormant in my archive until I shared this with you. This, the struggles of life, the hardship of being faced with the finite nature of our existence. This irretrievability is almost beyond our human comprehension. But life goes on, it must go on. And I continue in the inner peace that I did what I could have done. That I told my father what I wanted to tell him when he was still with us: how much he means to me, his pride and trust in me, his unconditional support and love. Dad, it’s so hard that we had to let you go. But we know that you will always be with us!
