That one person

Date 27 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s a normal and comforting thought process to want someone in our lives that extends a comforting arm. It’s a normal and comforting process to want someone in our lives who will tell us they understand what we’re going through and won’t stand in judgment. It’s a normal and comforting…
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Two-way communication

Date 26 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It is important in any relationship that we get to say what we feel. Whether you’re the child or the parent, the channel of communication should always be open. Communication doesn’t have to be in the form of criticism and if it’s constructive, the right communication should help everyone understand…
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The self-righteous

Date 24 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We probably know the type, the self-righteous who won’t listen to anyone and continue to make their lives about them. They defy change. The self-righteous individuals who are intolerant of the opinions and behaviour of others. Their need to be right far outweighs their need to be civil or kind.…
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How not to parent

Date 23 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
As children, we don’t stop to think what our lives will be like. We assume if decisions are made, they are made with the best of intentions, until of course we begin to understand our lives, how things are, then we understand that too. For some of us childhood is…
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Our liberty

Date 20 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We don’t have to be thrown in jail to lose our liberty. Liberty comes in many guises. When others are in control of our lives and we have no control, we don’t have our liberty because of those restrictions placed upon us. The definition of liberty: 'the condition of being…
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Making opportunities

Date 19 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I remember having a conversation with my father about him being forced to leave school at 12 and that it was his biggest regret. As he continued to harbour regret, the sad reality was that he didn’t see the life he could have had, but then lots of us don’t.…
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Exaggerating problems

Date 16 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Making a big deal out of nothing or a mountain out of a molehill, is a scenario I’m sure we’re all familiar with. By treating a problem as greater than it is, or exaggerating the importance of something so trivial, means we will always make life unnecessarily overly complicated. Nothing…
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A perfect life

Date 14 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
If life were perfect I’d never learn, let alone change anything. If life were perfect I wouldn’t know how to cope when life was less than perfect. If life were perfect, I’d have nothing to learn from or to aspire to. If life were perfect, I’d take everything for granted…
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Looking ahead

Date 13 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Today is a brighter day, dull outside but brighter inside. There’s a little bit of everything in today’s blog. A few blogs back, I wrote about weight issues and problems relating to reflux that I’ve had for many years. I am concerned, but not unduly worried about what long term repercussions…
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Getting on with life

Date 11 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I have always got on with life and have never complained about anything. There would have been no point, no one was listening. There are those people whose cup is always half empty; always have something to complain about, something to moan about and something to be negative about. However,…
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The confident life

Date 10 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Looking back at my life, particularly my upbringing, I’m not sure how I would have faired at university had I been allowed to go. There is no doubt that my struggles with confidence and leaving home were very much to do with having no support or guidance in my life.…
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Our new life

Date 8 September 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re off to St Andrews today. Our new life begins.
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