Turning a blind eye

Date 5 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We turn a blind eye; we ignore something and pretend we don’t see it. We overlook something or pay no attention. Perhaps it’s easier that way. We turn a blind eye to something we think will hurt us, but to ignore something that we know is wrong or affecting someone…
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Passive Aggressive

Date 2 December 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child growing up, I knew not to express my feelings but unfortunately that came with consequences, as I slowly learned to repress and deny what I felt. But how we eventually come through our childhood is our responsibility. Childhood can impact our adult lives, particularly in the way…
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Don't Stand and Weep

Date 30 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Don’t stand and weep This is my all time favourite poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye. A friend sent it to me when my mother passed. "Don't stand beside my grave and weep, For I'm not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the…
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Understanding the signs

Date 28 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Although we’re not always akin to understanding how the universe works, I believe the universe sends out pointers to help us work through certain situations. I remember an incident many years ago through work, where it didn’t matter what I did, I never seemed to be able to please my…
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Our hang-ups

Date 26 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
If we were to understand how we could be more comfortable in our own skin, our hang-ups wouldn’t seem so daunting and we’d get through our issues a lot quicker. Unfortunately, whether we’re in our teens or in our twenties, it’s not always easy for us to understand the significance…
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Problems for parents

Date 22 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Usually, when children are young they have small problems and therefore their problems will always seem easier. It may be that when children grow into adults, parents find it difficult to help their children with their problems, because they’re dealing with adult problems. That part for any parent isn’t easy…
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It's our choice

Date 20 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We can choose to squander our hours away thinking about the things we could have done but didn’t, or we can begin to focus on the things we can do in the present time. We can dwell on our previous mistakes, or we can focus on making progress instead. We…
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The cycle of life

Date 19 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
The mere thought of death can make us feel uneasy, it’s a subject that has been taboo for far too long. We talk about life, but we fail to talk about death in the same way, and considering death is our only surety, it is sad that we cannot bring…
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Through the generations

Date 17 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Happy relationships don’t rely on fate, they don’t rely on our parents, or their parents before them. They rely on communication, the right interaction and the choices we make. A choice we make to do things better. As we look back through the generations, we may often see patterns emerging…
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Shifting our focus

Date 14 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s fascinating how when we spend too much time dwelling on the negatives, we miss out on other things. It’s easy to dwell and natural to internalise, it’s something most or all of us will do at some point in our lives, but whereas some of us will dwell some…
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Emotional scarring

Date 12 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s difficult to carry emotional scars and move forward. Emotional scarring, although part of a particular event or circumstance, consumes our waking thoughts, perceptions and actions and like all emotions are not something we’re always in control of. It’s also the reason why we fail to heal and opt out…
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Issues are lessons

Date 10 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe the issues we deal with are our lessons and that if we were to stand back and look at those issues, we would see and understand how we could better put those issues right. I work on the assumption that issues are obstacles, challenges and problems that we…
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