Moving on with Life

Date 13 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
The real choice is the choice we make, either to move on with our lives, or live with animosity over a life we didn’t choose. I decided to move on. The heart of the issue is never what the other person has done, but our reactions to what they’ve done.…
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How to feel happy

Date 10 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
There is a misconception about being happy. Being happy isn’t about making other people happy. We don’t just become happy, because we make other people happy. Being happy is a state of mind. Being happy isn’t about others accepting us. We need to accept ourselves first, before we can even…
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Other people's baggage

Date 7 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Our emotional suffering on past events will end when we decide we don’t want the struggle anymore. Until then, our unconscious thoughts will continue to play out the same negative patterns that create the initial panic when we think of past events, particularly the ones we have had no control…
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How I control stress

Date 6 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
When we learn how to control stress, we will automatically feel better about what we deal with and will have better lives. These are my tips for controlling my own stress: Learn to cultivate and learn to accept patience as part of the bigger picture and put that into perspective,…
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Disability & Relationships

Date 5 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Going into a relationship with a disability is hard. Going into a relationship not knowing you have a disability and then finding out you have one is massively difficult, particularly for the person with the disability. It’s not knowing beforehand that makes it even more difficult for the person with…
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We're born equal

Date 1 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re born equal. It’s what happens from birth that has a bearing on us being equal. Having support is a good place to start. Support allows us take the next step to us carving out a successful life. I believe that without our earlier opportunities, we can still go on…
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Truth & anger

Date 30 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s amazing how the truth only ever seems to come out when we’re angry about something. It seems to happen every time. Anger is the catalyst for expressing uncomfortable truths and emotions that are already there, bubbling under the surface. It’s often used as an excuse to say what we…
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We are people first

Date 26 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We are people first before our wants and needs. Even though I didn’t know about my disability or what my needs were, I mattered. It was important I was able to say what I felt. We must talk about the things that matter. And just because people may have what…
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Taking sides

Date 23 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m not sure it matters whether you’re the child, the parent, or the grandparent. It’s wrong to take one person’s opinion over another. It’s not something families stop to consciously think about, or stop doing. It’s there and is something that still, continues to be part of the family scenario.…
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My lost years

Date 22 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve been watching a few tear-jerking episodes of Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell’s ‘Long-Lost Family’ series and although I haven’t missed out on knowing my family, not knowing that I had cerebral palsy, makes me feel that part of my own life has been lost. There is a large chunk…
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Dealing with injustice

Date 19 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re human, therefore when anyone says something to hurt us, we may take it personally. We will always set ourselves up to feel pain when we take any injustice personally. That’s not to say it is an injustice, injustice we think is intended for us isn’t always meant to be…
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Moral influences

Date 17 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Studies have found that children who are most influenced by the people they have the strongest attachments and respect for, are more likely to copy those individuals’ moral beliefs. And whilst I believe that to be true, I also believe other considerations will always come into play. While these foundations…
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