Old photograph, new memories

Date 21 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I was looking at an old photograph of my sister and me when our facial expressions came to mind. Out of the two of us, my sister was always the serious one, whereas I was more carefree. Looking at the photograph now, my whole life has been a lie. I…
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More on problems with families

Date 16 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Like children need boundaries, so perhaps too do families. We need to set boundaries with family. We need to let them know what's acceptable. From my own experience we need to say No if we don't want to do what our family want, but they have to accept we're saying…
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Problems with families

Date 15 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I personally don’t believe there is such a thing as a perfect family. If there was, we’d all be the first in the queue to be a part of one. As hard as we try we don’t always get the family thing right. We know when there is a fundamental breakdown…
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My rules of the road

Date 13 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Being spiritual, my values have always been important to me, so I thought I’d note down the values that help me bring and maintain peace in my life: Whenever you help someone, do it with good grace; When you apologise to someone, mean it;
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Having to prove oneself

Date 10 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
We spend a life time believing we have to make our parents proud, to have their approval, to prove to them that we’re capable of achieving great things, but seriously, how many of us constantly go out of our way to prove to our parents that we’re capable? Perhaps it’s…
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The same old story

Date 8 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
This was on my mind this morning. I’m wondering what’s worse, the fact that I have mild Cerebral Palsy, or the fact that I had no emotional support growing up with it. Although they both have a tendency to bother me, the lack of support saddens me the most, because…
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My feelings

Date 6 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m having a little bit of a downer on myself. Everything seems to be tumbling down on me. As parents, we pride ourselves on staying strong, as individuals away from being a parent, it's easy for our emotions to take their toll, particularly because it's our job to keep our…
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Recognising parenting traits

Date 3 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Having taken time to reflect on what I see as my failings, particularly in school, I realise now those failings weren’t my responsibility. There was no mental or emotional support in place around my disability, or my difficulties, but I also know I need to take control back and own…
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Legacies from childhood

Date 2 February 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
During a conversation with my father, he acknowledged mistakes, which helps me, but he couldn’t remember all of them in any detail. I cannot change those mistakes, but they did become part of my life and legacy for a while. The mistakes our parents make over the years do become…
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Saying sorry

Date 30 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
We find it difficult to accept we’re wrong that someone else may be right, but how many of us will admit we’re wrong? The reality is that without saying sorry, we’re shaping our future to be right without seeing ourselves as ever being wrong. Never being wrong or being able…
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Being beautiful inside & out

Date 29 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Being beautiful isn’t just about a beautiful face, or a beautiful body, or what’s in the eyes of the beholder. Beauty comes from the mind, beauty is etched on our souls, and reveals itself in our actions toward others. Below are some ways you can work on being beautiful from…
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Beauty from within

Date 28 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
There is no point in us looking beautiful, if every time we open our mouths something inappropriate comes out. My mind goes to a film called The Elephant Man. Marred by a disease at birth that left him permanently disfigured, the Elephant Man was frightening to look at. He was a…
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