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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Hiding from our truth

Date 23 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We hide from our truth. We put on a façade when we continue to pretend we’re okay, when in reality we mask a loss of hope. Imagine a feeling of freedom if you weren’t living behind one. Hiding behind a façade becomes even more difficult over time, because how we…
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How we express ourselves

Date 20 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We often don’t stop to think that what we’re saying will not only get us into trouble, but will hurt someone else. As a child who was angry, I always got myself into trouble. Although my family never worked out why I was so angry, my mum did ask me…
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Unsettling thoughts

Date 16 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I go through phases where my life makes sense, everything in my life is compartmentalised, I bring an acceptance then when I look back nothing seems to makes sense. This is what I've had to deal with and usually happens when I have more stressful situations to deal with and…
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Piecing my life together

Date 14 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I have been and am still trying to piece together everything I should have known and still know very little about what I deal with. Myself and others with Cerebral Palsy will deal with issues around Sensory Integration. Sensory integration is the mental and physical framework within which our nervous…
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Turning back the clock

Date 10 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
There would be no point even thinking about turning back the clock. With all my hardships, I couldn’t change my life, because others who initiated my experiences wouldn’t ever change. It would only be worth our while turning back the clock if we know we could change certain aspects of…
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Stumbling blocks

Date 7 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Stumbling blocks are a guide for growth, challenges, lessons to be learned, a stepping-stone to the other side of what is our struggle. The difference between stepping-stones and stumbling blocks is not the event itself, but our perceptions to the event and what we choose to do about it. Stumbling…
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