Recognising fault

Date 9 March 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Some of us will go through life never admitting or recognising we’re wrong or admit our faults; but would still be quick off the mark when it came to recognising other people’s faults. Do we even recognise our faults? There’s something about the human condition that makes us hesitant to…
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Uncontrollable thoughts

Date 6 March 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, it used to take me seconds to talk myself into things and weeks, months and even years to talk myself out of those things. My environment, together with my neurological issues had a lot to do with my bad thoughts. I’d worry for days, weeks, even months.…
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Making a difference

Date 4 March 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Make a difference. When you do something, do it for nothing instead of doing it for something. Make more effort than people come to expect. When I was growing up, people genuinely cared about each other. Even if we didn’t have time, we made time to help other people out.…
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When it's time to move on

Date 3 March 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We spend our lifetime pretty much with the same people without unconsciously stopping to think whether the people we share our lives with are right for us. We assume they are without giving it a second’s thought. It often takes a disagreement for us to recognise that the person we…
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Reasons to succeed

Date 1 March 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Somewhere along the way in our long and distant past, we unconsciously give ourselves reasons to fail, instead of giving ourselves reasons to succeed. Unconsciously, because I’m not sure anyone would wittingly put their name to something they thought they were going to fail at. It becomes easier to look…
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Detaching oneself

Date 28 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
When we begin not to care and consciously take the emotions away from a particular person or issue, we take away the element of struggle. The reason why we struggle and continue to struggle, is because we continue to carry the emotions that attach us to a particular issue or…
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Old at any age

Date 26 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I used to think people as they aged were more likely to have old mentalities, but years on I think it’s simply not true. There is no difference between someone being 36 or 60. We all have the ability to learn, adapt and find new ways to…
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One size parenting

Date 18 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
One size fits all parenting. What if through one size fits all parenting, all siblings are sidled together and as a consequence miss out on their own opportunities? If that were the case, how easy it would be for a sibling to apportion blame on their parents and their other…
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Disability thoughts

Date 11 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I never understood what I would have to deal with or how much energy it would take for me just to be able to function in my life. Someone with cerebral palsy uses 3 to 5 times more energy than someone without. I have my limitations, but everyone must also…
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We're nearly all victims

Date 9 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It starts with our parents. It’s easy to blame them for the way we turn out and even with merit, justification and true, I’m not sure in reality what good it does. I was a victim and whilst some of us will blame and continue to blame our parents for…
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How to make a decision

Date 6 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Never having made any decisions as a child, I was never really sure how easy it would be when it came to me making decisions as an adult. It is possible that if we struggle with confidence issues or have something else that we deal with, those issues will stop…
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Finding it hard to equate

Date 3 February 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m open and honest about my experiences, sharing my blogs because that’s how I am and yet this is one of the hardest blogs I’ve had to write. Whilst I receive compliments, I have difficulty recognising it’s potential success, because I struggle with neurological impairments. I am irritated that I…
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