How do you survive a tragedy, holding your head high...
Lovin Matthew P - check out his track Gilly - something infectious about him. Definitely a summery acoustic vibe.
It's Thursday so I've just posted a new "your e-mail of the week". it's from Brendan - newly married and his wife wants to go travelling for a year - he's worried about their future - no jobs to come back to, etc. Have a read if you're going through anything similar. Or e-mail me if you've done this with any advice you'd give him and I'll post it.
So sad to read of the honeymooner Ian Redmond killed in a shark attack in the Seychelles. Only a few years back the hubby and I snorkelled in that area for a wedding anniversary trip. It was stunning, even breathtaking. The snorkeling was some of the best we've ever done.
How do you recover from such a loss? Somehow I doubt you ever do. Even years later you probably carry around your grief, maybe 'packed away' in a little private package deep inside your heart - but that pain's still there.
The first thing you do there is surround yourself with love so you can have as much of an emotional collapse as you need - you know there's your support system in place to catch you as you fall. Or maybe you're the sort of person who needs structure to your life so you have to keep moving forward. Just do it your way if you're cope with the tragedy.
Sending anyone who's been relieved recently loads of love.
Big Brother starts tonight - six or seven years ago I worked with Brian Dowling for a day and he was a complete laugh - we were promoting some ice cream [I know, sounds bizarre] and we giggled through all the radio interviews.
I'm going to be doing some body language for a website so I'll scrutinise the celebs as they make their big entrances...especially Sally Bercow - you've got to wonder how she's going to hold her head high and not embarrass her husband - the Speaker of the House of Commons - doing a stint in the BB house.
We all do things that embarrass our partners - heck, I've demonstrated how to use a whole host of vibrators on telly - but I'm not married to someone with one of the highest offices in the land.
Sadly for her it's breathtakingly naïve if she doesn't think she's going to get anything but bad publicity - commentators are already gunning for her.
TODAY’S TIP: if you've got a big entrance to make - maybe to a presentation, a first date, or big event - practice at home in front of your mirror! Once you get over the cringe-factor of watching yourself walk towards the mirror you can actually start improving your body language.
The key things are eye contact and posture - don't look at the floor, instead look outwards and ‘scan’ gently. And pull your shoulders back as if you haven't a care in the world.
Good luck with it, Pam x