Knowing when to let go

Date 14 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
There are some things in our life we can change, some things we will never be able to change, but we will still need to understand when it’s time to let go. We attach our hopes and happiness to things, circumstances and people without wanting to let go. We unconsciously…
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We're all vulnerable

Date 11 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I was saddened to hear of Peaches Geldof’s passing. Her passing reminds me of just how vulnerable we really are. Until we walk a mile in another person’s shoes, we have no idea what that other person will go through, or what they will struggle with, in their lifetime. Without…
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Attaching importance

Date 9 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Why do often we attach importance to the things that hurt us the most? I used to do this constantly as a child, until I was in my mid thirties, primarily because I had no idea how to let go. I’m not sure how many of us understand this is…
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The blame game

Date 8 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
The blame game, you know the one. The one where your relationship with anyone and everyone is somehow responsible for how you feel, about issues that aren’t necessarily your fault, but issues you must deal with that need to be addressed. Even if we’re not to blame for where we…
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Be open to change

Date 6 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Be open to change. Be open to its willingness and accept the idea of change. Change means we're making progress; change brings new ideas and new opportunities. Change can transform us, change our life. Whether we choose to embrace change, it’s an inevitable part of life that happens, whether we…
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A childhood CP memory

Date 5 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I woke up this morning with a memory of my mum asking me to do my usual exercises. That would have been fine, but had my parents understood what they were asking me to do, they would have known the exercises I was doing wouldn’t have helped in the way…
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Withdrawing from life

Date 2 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I don’t look for comparisons in other people, I tend to concentrate on my own life, but every now and again I will see a documentary where something resonates with me. Last week I was watching the road trip documentary with James Corden and Gary Barlow from 'Take That'. When…
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Facing life's challenges

Date 1 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had to work around a different perspective, a perspective that would give me an understanding of what I was dealing with, around a disability I didn’t know I had. When it comes to a life-changing scenario, any physical and mental challenge can…
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A new thought pattern

Date 28 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m pleased I’m not seeing my children moving away from home as being a problem. I love the fact that they’re independent and mature enough to want to live independent lives. Given my own upbringing, this is a new and normal thought pattern for me and I’m happy to run…
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Making allowances

Date 26 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We spend our lives making allowances for people. As parents, we make allowances. We compensate or allow for things depending on what our children have to deal with. As a child growing up with difficulties, an allowance was made on my day out to the hospital each year. A problem…
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Don't dwell

Date 25 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
If you’ve never had something but wish you did, continuing to wish for it won’t help. If you know you can’t change something, accept that you can’t, you’ll have more peace that way. If you have something, accept it for what it is and be happy with it. Don’t dwell…
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A lifetime of regrets

Date 22 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Sometimes we do things in our life that we later go on to regret, or something we didn't do that perhaps we should have done. Over the years, there we’re lots of things I tried to change and address, but none of what I tried to change had any impact…
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