Parenting differently

Date 17 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Dealing with issues will always come first, but did you know that dealing with issues for an extended period of time may eventually affect our ability to cope? That the less we learn from childhood, the more anxiety and stress we will have. It all stems from our parents. As…
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Being aware of blame

Date 15 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, then the adult, the majority of us will spend our lives apportioning blame on to others and although there is often merit to how we feel, apportioning blame is not always the best way. It's important to make ourselves aware of blame, even anger, anything that keeps…
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We see what we want

Date 14 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We see what we want to see, because we’re not in touch with reality, we are in touch with reality but fail to see a true reality of our circumstances, or we have no clear understanding of how to see what we need to see. Seeing what we want to…
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A better day

Date 13 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s been an odd kind of day, an odd kind of week for that matter. I’ve done lots of things, achieved lots of things, but feel I’ve achieved very little. My mind is full of thoughts, but I’m too tired to articulate them so nothing’s making sense. I think today…
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A model upbringing

Date 10 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
With a model upbringing, would we have the confidence we need to deal with today’s challenges? My answer would have to be no. A model upbringing although a wonderful thought if you can have it, doesn’t always prepare you for the world with all of its challenges. Looking back, I…
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Acceptance of others

Date 8 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us are the embodiment of acceptance when it comes to accepting other people? Perhaps our lack of tolerance comes from unconsciously expecting others to fall into line through our own expectations of them. I never judge. I know that having cerebral palsy has made me more accepting…
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A reflection of us

Date 7 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
People will always see children as a reflection of their parents. Whilst I don’t agree that parents are entirely to blame as children come into contact with many more influences, the buck stops with us. Children are in school five days a week for a number of years, so it…
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Thinking outside the box

Date 5 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Thinking outside the box means thinking differently about life, thinking about our lives from a new perspective. Putting a new slant on things. Creating a new thought, a new process on how we can change things. Is there something we need to address, something that we’ve perhaps ignored, something that…
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How we talk to others

Date 4 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We don’t stop to think that what we say will not only get us into trouble, but will hurt someone else in the process. I was forever doing it as a child and although my mum never took the time to work out why I was angry, she would tell…
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Testing times

Date 2 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Although I am continually being put to the test, the last few weeks have been even more testing. A couple of days ago was the worst day, resulting in me getting ill. Yesterday felt better, I was working on resting for the day, with two phone call consultations made in…
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Making connections

Date 1 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe it is important we make connections. By way of an example, good health practices from our parents in childhood set us up for good health practices in our adult lives. As children, we take health practices for granted, consciously not giving what we’ve been taught a second’s though.…
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How to let go of worry

Date 28 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Over the years I’ve had so many negative things I’ve had to deal with, if I hadn’t learned how to let the negativity go, I’d be continually living with anxiety. I find the easiest way to solve an issue is to stop participating in its worry. On a conscious level…
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