Two of a kind

Date 13 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s never easy being a twin, unless twins are treated as individuals. Neither of us faired any better, or were treated any differently. We attended the same school, were in the same class and had the same friends. Cerebral Palsy Being one of a twin and being born second, meant…
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Chemotherapy thoughts

Date 10 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
When I begin to look at all my stressors (and we all have them) I go back to my father’s terminal illness. It’s not so much the illness I’m struggling with; I tend to resign myself to circumstances if there’s nothing I can do to change the outcome, but looking…
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Owning our behaviour

Date 9 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe that when we fail to own even a piece of our life, we begin to hurt others, then we find ten reasons to justify our reasoning. We can begin to take charge Although my behaviour was a result of neglect, as a child I never understood it. In…
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Not feeling great

Date 8 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s hasn’t been a great day, nor has it been a great month. Personally, every which way I turn I seem to be looking at issues. When I think I’m through an issue, something else lets me know I have one more thing to deal with. My life has been…
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Isolation and Denial

Date 6 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I have written blogs here on site about denial, so there’s probably not much more now to say about it, but one last thought came to mind in how isolating living in denial can be. It’s fine to a point, but once we’re in denial over health issues we’re literally…
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Trying too hard

Date 5 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Have you ever tried to make a situation work, then realise it never will? It’s only really when we stop trying, or walk away that we understand that is how things were meant to be. It’s would be like flogging a dead horse. We need to work together For situations…
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Time's running out

Date 3 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I still have one or two issues centred round my cerebral palsy that I’ve never been able to bring closure on and unfortunately for me it’s my father’s terminal illness that continues to bring about these feelings. Give yourself a choice Sometimes it’s not always the issue. It’s the fact…
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Being objectionable

Date 31 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Have you ever been around someone who is so objectionable, you feel you have to walk away? For those of us who often have no choice, it’s difficult for us to continue to make peace with that person. Unfortunately, when people become so objectionable, others will stop trying with them,…
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Far from perfect

Date 28 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Through my writing, it may look that I have the perfect life, but my life is far from perfect. I have always had to deal with a mental, emotional and physical disability, in one way or another. Each scenario brings different emotions. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, we’ll get frustrated; we’ll…
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Other people's decisions

Date 26 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It takes time, effort and energy when it comes to making decisions, but we use even more energy when we choose to sit on the fence. Unfortunately, when we sit on the fence we’re usually in conflict over making a decision; we’re in two minds and just can’t decide. When…
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Building blocks of confidence

Date 23 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Confidence is something we all need to work at. It’s not something I had in abundance as a child but as the adult I know exactly how it works. That how we feel is usually how we act. When we feel good and confident about ourselves, we will feel good…
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The cold shoulder

Date 22 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Have you ever been given the cold shoulder for something you’ve said, or are constantly being ignored by someone, but you have no idea why? Nine times out of ten, it’ll be nothing to do with what you’ve done or said; most people are trying to deal with their own…
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