Sowing a seed

Date 9 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I said very little. I wasn’t encouraged to think for myself, so I thought more than I said. Years on, I do things very differently. Sowing a seed is a thought we set in motion, a thought that will take root, possibly grow and blossom into something…
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The little accomplishments

Date 7 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Isn’t it funny that we only see the big accomplishments; the little accomplishments we don’t see or even acknowledge. They come in many forms, but we cannot change what we don’t always recognise and maybe that’s part of the problem. Why is it that we fail to recognise the little…
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Persistence

Date 6 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s an all too common scenario when the younger generation isn’t frightened to give up the reality that doesn’t quite fit their expectations. After all, leaving a course or leaving a job seems like the logical thing to do when you’re not happy. This happened to me. However, a psychologist…
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All grown up

Date 3 November 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I have never been more exposed to the elements of everyday life since both my parents passed and that is scary. Walking through life being grown up is never easy, more so dealing with my neurological issues. I have days where I manage to take things in my stride; days…
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Diary update

Date 31 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I thought I’d take a break from my usual routine and put a couple of thoughtful quotes on the feature page. In the meantime I’ll still be writing blogs for the Diary, so please stay tuned.
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Muddled thoughts

Date 30 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Still trying to sort out and move forward with family matters. I have too much to do with too little time to do it all in and my thoughts are muddled. I am hoping for a clear, much more productive day tomorrow. Oh well!
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The bigger picture

Date 27 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
If we were to think about the bigger picture and relate that bigger picture to everyone’s life and circumstances, where they are emotionally and why we think they’re behaving in a certain way, we would learn to be less critical and judgmental. We would however, get to see the bigger…
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Poignant memories

Date 26 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I was grocery shopping the other day when I came across a mum and her three children. One child was very young, so was being pushed around in his pushchair and her other two children were walking behind her, messing around. The elder child had his arm around his younger…
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The Universal Laws

Date 25 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I am not sure how old I was, when I began to understand the universe and its laws. Whether we believe in the universal laws or not, their laws are there to bring us back into line. It’s like a thread. It weaves its magic and works with us, whether…
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Psychological challenges

Date 23 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I know that living with Cerebral Palsy has always had an effect on me psychologically. It’s not just a physical impairment, but it’s a mental one too. The problem is people’s understanding of what I deal with, how and why. I will try to piece together an explanation of what…
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Measured success

Date 22 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
How does anyone measure success, because success means different things to different people? Someone with a disability, someone dealing with depression will see being a success as just getting through one day. It’s difficult to measure success in its entirety, because there are so many different forms, so many different…
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Out of our depth

Date 19 October 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Some days we just feel equipped, other days we feel we could conquer the world. You know the feeling, when you can’t seem to lift your mood, you can’t see a way forward and you can’t work out what to do next. It usually comes about when you’ve got too…
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