For those who have been pinning their hopes on England in the World Cup this year and are going through the stages of mourning for the knockout of our team. Don't fret - I have done some research into the stages of grief (but changed slightly to make it relevant to the World Cup)...
1. Denial. "This can't be happening now, we had such a great team" This is merely a defence, which will be temporary.
2. Anger. "Who is to blame for this atrocity?! Fabio!! David James!! The referee!! Sepp Blatter!!" Denial cannot continue...therefore, anger comes in, and it's difficult to care for people in this stage.
3. Bargaining. "Just let me live to see England win the World Cup" This is where anger fades, and bargaining with life continues. Winning the World Cup is not the be all and end all.
4. Depression. "I'm so sad. Why bother doing anything? England aren't in it any more, I may as well remove all the England flags from my windows and sit feeling rubbish."
5. Acceptance. "It's going to be ok - we have another shot in 2014"
This could take a matter of days to get through, a week, a month? Who knows. But, I have found something that could divert your attention and pass all these stages.
1. Wimbledon.
A tournament that is exhilarating, fast paced, not distorted with vuvuzelas, wonderful sportsmanship and over in two weeks. The players are paid for their individual work, if they are rubbish, they earn less - bring so much more competition into it.
Venus Williams is out of Wimbledon! Maria Sharapova is out of Wimbledon. Kim Clijsters is out of Wimbledon - and that's just the women! For one, Isner vs Mahut - fifth set at 70-68 games. Lleyton Hewitt - out. Roger Federer - has struggled. Rafael Nadal - has struggled. Novak Djokovic - doing well! Andy Murray - doing very well! It's all to play for! It's fabulous. England lost on Sunday - and my "grief" lasted until Monday morning, when Wimbledon started again. I can watch all day - and do. I'm so happy Wimbledon is every year, makes my summer brighter.
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