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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Working on our bad days

Date 2 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
With more bad days under my belt than good days, I thought it might be helpful to blog about how to turn a bad day into a good one. The following should cut down on your stress: Always look at what you have, rather than what you want or would…
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Dealing with negative people

Date 1 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I am sure we’ve all come across negative people who you’d rather not deal with, but walking away isn’t always an option. Negativity is a means of them gaining attention. They may subconsciously not even be aware they are being negative, they usually see the negative in others, but we…
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Tackling obsessions

Date 29 October 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
If allowed to continue over a period of time, negative thoughts and feelings can turn into obsessions. Obsessions can be brought about through painful childhood experiences and trauma that we haven’t yet dealt with. Dealing with our experiences It is important to look at, and think about and understand our…
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Greater self-awareness

Date 26 October 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
It doesn’t matter who we are, or who we go on to meet, everyone has something special to give. On our part, we must be open enough to receive it. Every encounter we experience gives us the opportunity to become more self-aware, by showing us what we can accept about…
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Poor me syndrome

Date 23 October 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Regardless of my physical and emotional issues, I never allowed myself to be drawn into the ‘poor me syndrome.’ I’m not sure why, I just never did. I seemed to withdraw to a place where I was calm and when I was out of that place I was angry. I…
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Lots going on

Date 21 October 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I have usually put a feature page on the site by now and that was my intention, but so much is happening in my personal life; I’ve continued to blog. I promise tomorrow's blog will be a feature. Every way which way I turn I have problems glaring back at…
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A level of acceptance

Date 20 October 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I believe we must find a level of acceptance in our experiences, regardless of what we deal with, because without an acceptance of any kind, we will mentally stay stuck. When we learn to accept what we have had to deal with, we break the cycle. There will be things…
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