Random... today's thoughts

Date 2 October 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
There is a train of thought that if you’ve never known anything different, then it must be easier to live with what you have. In reality, I feel it’s very different. On the contrary, we live amongst people with abilities, who don’t have a disability. That makes it harder for…
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Parenting roles

Date 30 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
The parenting role for a mum has always differed from that of a father, but I wanted to explore why it seems to be the mum children turn to, when they’re looking for someone to blame. When I was little, Mum was always to blame. It didn’t matter what we…
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Working through difficulties

Date 28 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Someone once told me that my blogs showed my ability to work through my life with ease. It may look like that but that’s not always how it is. But the comment did get me thinking. There are times when I struggle. But it’s important for me to continue to…
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A new day

Date 26 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: How do you wake up on a morning? Do you wake up full of the joys of spring, or are you tired and wake up with a not wanting to bother attitude. Embrace a new day. Whether you wake up to an alarm clock or to the birds’…
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My childhood

Date 22 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s an emotional strain living with cerebral palsy. Although I pride myself on coping quite well, it often depends on what’s going on in my life. I tend to have a lot of things going on, so whatever I am dealing with at the time that becomes the support. I…
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Learning about acceptance

Date 17 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Having little to no motivation left me feeling somewhat out of control. That feeling of bewilderment, where everything you have done should fall into place, but never can and leaves you with no direction at all. From a very early age I was always accepting of my life and that…
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Resting

Date 8 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Ever had one of those days where you don't achieve anything? Well this is one of those days. Daniel is going back to St Andrews on Monday, so today we're just having a chill day. I will be back on the site ...
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Goodbye to negative feelings

Date 7 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
This is the first time in a long time that I have had so many negative feelings, brought on by so much negativity going on around me. What I was going to write about today I will write about tomorrow. My job today is to turn my negative feelings around,…
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My not so good day

Date 5 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
My not so good thoughts are back today. I am usually strong, but then I have my moments of losing clarity, feelings of despondency, feeling lost and feelings of isolation. Something was said that holds true in my thoughts and has only just registered with me. Living with cerebral palsy…
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Working through the past

Date 4 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
In my previous blog, I wrote about taking responsibility for our past so that we can move on and look to our future, but like many things in life, in reality it’s never that simple or easy to do. These are my thoughts about the past and how we can…
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A parent thing

Date 3 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
I am sure none of us consciously bring up our children to believe that it has to be our way and if it’s not our way, it’s the wrong way. When we watch our children struggle because of what they have to deal with, it’s hard to see why they…
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New beginnings

Date 31 August 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Writing about what I’ve had to deal with means it would be inevitable that I would feel like this. I have had to work through and climb mountains to get to this stage. Over the next few weeks, months and beyond, through my writing, I will incorporate wellness and keep…
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