Time to take stock

Date 2 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not always losing a parent that brings about problems with inner peace. It’s often there, we just don’t realise it. We should have inner peace long before we lose a parent. It can make losing a parent even more difficult, because we’re not settled within ourselves. When I lost…
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Finding peace

Date 1 April 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s coming up to a month since my father passed and my life has gone from being very stressful to me having more peace around me. The last 6 years life has been so pressured. It’s nice not to feel pressured any more. Although I lost ...
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Generations of behaviour

Date 30 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Family behaviour has a history of repeating itself with future generations. Those behaviour patterns passed through the generations will dictate how we communicate with other family members and how we get to live our lives. Behaviour patterns Those behaviour patterns determine our opinions, our beliefs and our decisions. They will…
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Social class

Date 29 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s become standard practice to put barriers up to protect ourselves. That way we don’t have to communicate our thoughts to anyone. Behaviour is learned It’s the way we’re made, right? Unfortunately not, it’s what we’ve learned. People don’t always shy away from other people because they feel resentment towards…
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From the heart

Date 27 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
It doesn’t matter how much we talk from the heart, sometimes the people we’re trying to talk to, don’t want to hear what we need to say. It’s only in those moments that we may begin to realise that we’re left with no alternative but to walk away. Wouldn’t life…
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Unconscious Issues

Date 26 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Letting go of someone or something doesn’t mean we’ve failed. It means we’re no longer willing to put up with a situation or issue we’re not happy with. Unfortunately, when anyone deals with someone with a terminal illness, emotionally it may often flag other issues, in other areas that they…
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Supporting roles

Date 24 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We end up doing the wrong thing when we struggle emotionally to do what we know is the right thing, but just can’t bring ourselves to do it. Emotionally we’re not always equipped to deal with everything that life throws at us, but what happens when someone is dealing ...
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First impressions

Date 21 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
As a society, we tend to form judgments about people very quickly. If we see someone who is overweight we’ve already assumed it’s because they’re eating too much or they’re not watching their health. We fail to take things they’re dealing with into consideration, for example whether someone has a…
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Childhood conditioning

Date 19 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Whether you’re a child or a parent, you will have spent some of your time observing your own parents. It’s how we learn. Although I was conditioned and was expected to conform, I was never prepared for adult life, but we only know that when it’s our turn to navigate…
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Feelings now

Date 18 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
After a year of stress, my situation has changed again after my father’s passing and although my life is more peaceful, there is no getting away from what I’ve had to deal with. My blog helps with that. Having had to keep my feelings and thoughts in check for so…
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Our Legacies

Date 16 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Our legacy is something we leave behind and is what people remember us by, long after we’ve left these shores. Our contributing legacies I'm not sure we realise that as we go about our daily lives, we automatically contribute ...
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It is what it is

Date 15 March 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I am not sure why ‘it is what it is’ was on my mind today, but perhaps the situation with my parents gone, has brought this thought into my mind. I cannot change my own circumstances. It’s fine if you’re happy with the situation or outcome you are left with, but…
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