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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My to do list

Date 20 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
The good news is that today I have reached a total of 900 blogs. The bad news is I’ve been dealing with confidence and self-esteem issues all week. Today I need to work on myself... on inner peace, I know it’s in there somewhere!
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Being privileged

Date 19 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
We were privileged if our parents could afford to buy us new clothes, but the world isn’t privileged. Children aren’t always given new clothes to wear or toys to play with, and therefore sometimes have to wear second-hand or jumble sale clothes and use other children’s toys. As a child,…
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I can't think today

Date 16 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I can’t think today. I woke up last night with the same feeling in the pit of my stomach that something wasn’t right, the feeling that comes and goes and today I found out why. I just want one day that doesn’t seem such a challenge, one day where things…
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Our ability to care

Date 15 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Ever since I was a small child, I have had people in my life who unconsciously cared, but consciously didn’t know how to care. I also think given the current climate, this is how the world seems to work. Some of us may go so far as to change a…
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A general malaise

Date 13 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve had the worst week imaginable and I’m not feeling great about things. There is a feeling of general malaise, everyone around me seems to have it and I’m still jumping through hoops to make things right in my own life. I live with a constant ache in the pit…
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Old thoughts new experiences

Date 12 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s completely frustrating that although I know I’ve taken strides to move on with my life, every now and again I feel as though I am stuck in a rut with some of the same old thoughts. New experiences, old thoughts It doesn’t matter what new experiences we go through,…
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