Look at the past

Date 27 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I often take time to reflect on my past, as I believe it helps me pave the way forward. There will always be times when it’s hard, but necessary. I go back to not knowing about having a disability and remembering my struggles. Having to work through everything blindly was…
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Working at relationships

Date 26 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
In our less than perfect world, being taken for granted seems to have become par for the course. For some of us once the relationship beds in, complacency also sets in. We must all work at relationships. When we’re not coping, our loved ones usually get the brunt of our…
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Time for us to accept help

Date 24 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
It doesn’t matter that we all deal with different things, the problem is we will always have something to deal with. Some of us will find those things easy, some of us will find those things difficult. Some of us will want help and will be open to suggestions, whilst…
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My constant frustrations

Date 21 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Today I woke up with such frustration, not sure I had that much in me. But the realities of what I’ve had to deal with in the last few months have seemed to consciously hit home this morning. I take the view that problems don’t last forever, so that helps…
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Reflecting on where I am

Date 20 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
On the back of my week last week I thought it’d be a good opportunity for me to reflect. On some days, I have clarity, on other days my head feels slightly jumbled. As hard as it is to watch the one you love go through trauma; generally, as a…
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Tackling procrastination

Date 16 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
To procrastinate means to avoid tackling things we know we need to tackle. We avoid the jobs we should attend to, we avoid sorting our issues out. It’s also a habit that once you get into, it’s very hard to get out of. As a child I always did it.…
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Controlling anxiety

Date 15 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Although stress and anxiety seem very similar, they have very different implications. Stress comes from an event or a thought that can make us angry or frustrated, whereas anxiety comes from a feeling of fear, worry or unease. Going back to basics so that we make better lifestyle choices will…
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How to learn from our mistakes

Date 11 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Learning from our mistakes isn’t as easy as we think. If it were, we would never repeat or make another mistake. I believe for us to learn from our mistakes, we must first admit we make them. Easy to say, not so easy to do. But as soon as we…
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About insecurities

Date 9 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I used to spend time as a child thinking about whether others would like me, but there are probably plenty of people who generally don’t pay attention to us. They’re probably concerned about what other people will think of them, but it doesn’t stop us worrying whether they will like…
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A little despondent

Date 8 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
After an unsuccessful weekend, I am feeling somewhat despondent this morning. With no emotional support growing up, I find it hard to be the adult sometimes. Time has brought me to this place, but it’s all it has done. Emotionally, I don’t always feel the adult. I have become my…
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Choose to be happy

Date 6 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
We should choose to be happy over being angry or sad. I didn’t understand why as a child I was so angry. Fast forward to adulthood and I believe, see and understand things differently now. How many of us react out of anger? We’re quick to get our feelings out so…
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General malaise

Date 5 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I manage to work through things, I always do, but everything in my head seems jumbled. It’s often hard to function in a clear direction when that happens. I think it comes when having to deal with so many problems simultaneously. I always work on the assumption that I will…
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