Post-operative thoughts

Date 17 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m not sure how I feel this morning. Some of the old problems aren’t going away, just yet. Like a magnet I seem to be drawn back to my thoughts. It’s very difficult to ignore a problem on what has been our focus for the past two years and because…
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Finding a balance

Date 14 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us may start off with good intentions without turning what we do into an obsession? For example those with a sweet tooth who may deprive themselves of having one piece of chocolate because they don’t trust themselves not to eat the whole bar. Obsessions may be applied…
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My anxieties

Date 13 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I remember my father telling me that he thought my mum had claustrophobia. I know she was dealing with anxiety, because I also deal with it. Around anxiety, my intuition helps channel my thoughts, so that I can live my life with a little more ease. Although beliefs can play…
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Standing still

Date 12 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Even though a new set of circumstances can seem different, they can also feel very much the same. I know I’m not back at square one, it just feels like I am. The new operation is making me feel despondent, because I’m now working through similar circumstances to the last…
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Whine, whine, whine

Date 10 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
How many people you might know who go through life whining, without actually doing anything to solve their problems? Whining never stops If I have a problem, or I’m not happy about something I’ll try and fix it. Having been around people who continually whine ...
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It won't happen to me

Date 9 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It won’t happen to me may be applied to many situations, but it always seems to be something that happens to someone else, except when it happens to us. Things don’t usually happen to us… right? They happen to someone else. We read other people’s stories in the media, then…
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Full of hope

Date 6 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, it didn’t matter what I was dealing with, I always lived with hope. For me hope was positive, it was a faith, an innate belief that I would get through whatever I was dealing with, no matter what. Holding on to 'Hope' But hope is something we…
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My feelings on change

Date 5 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
The person I was at 25 is not the same person I am today. Some of us may breeze through life following the same patterns and won’t change a thing. Those people may not see it is them who need to change, but without change we can never grow spiritually.…
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Our cruel world

Date 3 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
In the last two years working and working through the assault, there were times where I struggled mentally to equate what had happened. Things just seemed too hard. My life has taken a different turn and things don’t feel the same. Part of me is relieved that we’re able to…
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An uphill struggle

Date 2 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Life ticks over, but it may still be an uphill struggle, particularly in times of trauma, or a crisis. We may react differently in those times, but we can also react better when we are able to assess, tackle and deal with things as soon as they arise. Others, however…
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Walk your own path

Date 28 May 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
As human beings we are unique. Even though we may experience similar things, we are still unique. No two people will see the same experiences in the same way. If we did, we would all be clones of each other. Others' expectations Expectations are put upon us from an early…
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Spirituality and Me

Date 26 May 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I never tire of writing about, or wanting to learn more about spirituality, because it has brought a certain calm to my life. Spirituality has given me the power to choose how I see and create my own realities. It has shown me that life reflects what I put out…
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