Stolen opportunities

Date 8 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Now that my father is no longer with me, when I continue to look back at my life to this point, my thoughts become uneasy. I hate it even more because I didn’t get to this place through my own decisions and that’s not resting so easy. To be parents,…
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Empathy and Empath

Date 6 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Even as a child, whenever I saw anyone struggle it was easy for me to empathise and understand how they might feel because of what I had to deal with. What is Empathy and what is an Empath? There is a distinct difference between ...
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Back to university

Date 3 September 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s that time of year again. The start of another university year and we’re travelling to St Andrews today to drop Claudia off. My intentions are to continue to post blogs to the site whilst I am away.
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A chilled weekend

Date 30 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I am sure we’ve all been reminded of issues, issues that have happened in the past that we thought we’d left behind. My life tends to go in fits and spurts, but I’ve spent a large chunk of my life dealing with issues that have been resurrected by other people…
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My unsettling life

Date 25 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe life is made up of pictures pertaining to memories of past experiences. If I were to look at my own pictures, it would be easy for me to spiral down into days and months of negativity and that’s simply why I choose not to look back. My present…
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We don't listen

Date 20 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It sounds obvious I know, but listening skills always start with listening. We know we should, but do we listen, I mean really listen? I don’t think we do, primarily because we’re often preoccupied with our own thoughts and that stops us from listening to what other people have to…
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Our perceptions & realities

Date 18 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Our perceptions are our reality, which become our stories. As we go about our daily lives, we all get caught up in our own stories. Most of us will come to believe over time that we are our stories, that we created those stories, but when we stop convincing ourselves…
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It's easy to judge

Date 6 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It doesn’t matter whether we’re ordinary, or we live in the public domain, it’s still the easiest thing in the world for us to comment or pass judgment on another person’s life and circumstances. But unless our life is perfect, I’m not sure any of us are really in a…
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Bad times

Date 5 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I usually don’t run away from bad times, bad weeks, or live in denial when those bad times happen. I usually try to find a level of understanding and an acceptance. I also know that as the bad times come, in time they will move on and I will move…
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Standing in judgment

Date 3 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s wrong to stand in judgment. There will be things people do that on the face of it, clearly isn’t appropriate behaviour but that will be for them to deal with, not for us to make a judgment over. When we make a judgement we’re not looking at what others…
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One size fits all

Date 2 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s a shame scenarios don't come in one size fits all. The picture that presents itself to one person, doesn’t present itself in the same way to another. Of course, I understand, particularly as we perceive things differently, but how much easier would our lives would be if we were…
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Believing things will happen

Date 30 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We will spend a lifetime talking ourselves into things, exaggerating those thoughts and believing it will happen. Sound familiar? It’s something I used to do as a child around illness. The hard part is learning how to turn negative patterns into patterns that break our negative thinking. We emulate negativity…
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