A conditioned life

Date 7 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I remember watching a documentary written and presented by Lord Professor Robert Winston who was looking at the differences between human and animal characteristics. It was absolutely fascinating. I believe from an early age, we’re conditioned to behave and do things a certain way. Up until I moved away from…
Read more

Stepping stones

Date 5 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
The past usually determines how we cope with our lives in the present. I believe the past is also responsible for holding us back and for us sitting on the fence, when we should be dealing with things. Given our upbringing we’re not all equipped to deal with the bigger…
Read more

Yesterday's reminder

Date 4 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Every now and again Cerebral Palsy comes back into the equation. Having had a pedicure yesterday and me having a foot-drop, it brought about more discussions about my condition. I wasn’t unhappy to have one, I’ve moved on from hiding my cerebral palsy, but it did bring back other thoughts…
Read more

Being conciliatory

Date 2 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I am sure many of us will go out of our way to help family, or for them to help us when we need it the most. For many of us though, the realities of what we deal with differ and as much as we try to work things through,…
Read more

Mediation

Date 1 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It doesn’t seem to rain but it seems to pour. I’m tired of being tired, tired of working through hoops to bring normality back into my life. I’m fed up of trying to mediate on issues that shouldn’t be issues, which leave me in a less than favourable place. Today…
Read more

Quiet contemplation

Date 30 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I use ‘quiet contemplation’ as a tool to help me strive for inner peace. Having peace not only represents our inner perceptions, but how we deal with our life and the people in it. Inner peace Inner peace may also comes from how we deal with our perceptions. It represents…
Read more

Emotional patterns

Date 29 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Emotional patterns from our early years can often stay etched with us throughout our adult life. Different emotional patterns may form, depending on the different influences and those can bring about different emotional patterns in us. For example, if someone is overpowering and we don’t know how to react when…
Read more

Not stopping to question

Date 27 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
As children, we don’t stop to question the decisions our parents make for us. We may assume their decisions are in our best interests and for our own good. But as parents, we either make decisions for our children based on what we want, or we may make decisions based…
Read more

Lashing out

Date 25 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I was less than careful with how I used to say things. It wasn’t my fault. Anyone not knowing they had a disability, would also be angry. My mum would often say ‘if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything.’  But children don’t always know why…
Read more

Greener Grass

Date 24 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
When I look back at what my grandparents had, my generation had more, but in comparison to my children’s generation, as a child, I see now that I had very little. Our Grandparents Our grandparents lived the simple life without the lifestyle, or opportunities. I was lucky to have a…
Read more

Time out

Date 23 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Today I don’t seem to be able to think straight, let alone write. The last few days have been so stressful, I am really not sure how I feel. A life on a dessert island seems a viable prospect right now! I am so tired of dealing with stressful situations,…
Read more

School of life

Date 21 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Mum once told me that we don’t go to school to learn how to be a parent. Although that’s not an excuse, it is a cop-out, because it means that whatever we do, we’re not officially ‘responsible.’ Although we may not go to school to learn how to deal with…
Read more
1 … 137 138 139 140 141 … 171

load_more

Subscribe to receive regular updates

Enter your details below to be the first to receive updates on new articles on my blog. 
© The CP Diary • In Dedication of Jesse Bauer | Privacy Policy
Website Design by Fallen Leaf