Feeling alone

Date 14 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Being alone with our thoughts can bring about peaceful moments in-between those moments where we feel isolated and alone. Solitude can be graceful and with the right tools, it’s something we can overcome. As long as people enjoy and want to be in their own company, they’ll never have a…
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Picking fights

Date 12 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I am sure we’ve all had our days where if someone so much as glances at us in the wrong way, we’ll turn and pick a fight, be less than gracious or unreasonable on comments that are probably completely reasonable. Sound familiar? We also usually know when we’re to blame…
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How others see us

Date 11 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve often wondered why people interpret the way they see us completely differently, to the way we see ourselves. Unfortunately, other people will not always share the same views of us, mainly because their interpretations of us will be analysed through their own perceptions, attitudes and personal beliefs, not from…
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Comparisons

Date 9 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve never been one to look over my shoulder, what other people have is fine by me. But on my not so good days while I’ve been dealing with Cerebral Palsy, a momentarily lapse and I find myself glancing at others, wishing my life didn’t include having to deal with…
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About resolve

Date 8 September 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not surprising that I’ve had another tough summer. With a second operation now behind us and back in our usual university and school routines, I am beginning to feel better. I’ve worked tirelessly concentrating on my resolve once more to bring about a more positive outcome and I feel…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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