Closing doors

Date 7 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Unconsciously, in our mind we close the door because of our inability to see our worth. We close the door because of our negative thinking that what’s beyond the door is too difficult, so we let someone else deal with it. We continue to close the door because we feel…
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Unpredictable Sensory Issues

Date 5 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s always scary when my sensory issues become unpredictable. They make the issues that I deal with much more difficult, because I don't always know how to deal with them. My Sensory Stress I can be okay with one thing one day ...
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My health thoughts

Date 4 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Living every day with a condition we’re born into, where there is no cure is like living with a cloud over our heads. Because I have and deal with Cerebral Palsy there is and will always be less certainty over my health. There is not enough information out there on…
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A late learner

Date 2 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
By the time we’ve got into our twenties having made it through our adolescence years, we’ve usually managed to fathom ourselves out, what makes us who we are and how we think and feel about ourselves. For some of us it may take longer to work things out. Because it…
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Our whole selves

Date 1 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
If we break a leg, we have a broken leg, but then how does a broken leg constitute us being broken? We’re broken, well not in the true sense of the word. I’m not sure I agree with the analogy that we ‘are broken.’ We get to call the shots…
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Another revelation

Date 28 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
There isn’t a day go by, where I’m not having to piece something together based on my Cerebral Palsy diagnosis. Often from nowhere, a conversation will bring a new understanding into the equation and that’s another piece of the jigsaw fixed. Listening to a friend talking, whose son has learning…
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A question of spite

Date 26 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I was an angry child, but I wasn’t malicious or spiteful, nor did I have a desire to hurt, or be mean to anyone. Underneath the exterior, was a kind and caring child that was angry and who desperately needed support. I have known people in my life, do spiteful…
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Yesterday and tomorrow

Date 22 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
The past should be a stepping-stone to building a better future. But by bringing memories into the present, and dealing with those, we all ourselves to move on from our past. I use my own past as a reference point on how I can do things better, so I create…
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Dealing with uncertainty

Date 11 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Uncertainty almost always comes when we fail to deal with our issues. Issues that clearly need dealing with; issues that don’t surface as initial worries, but that lie dormant in our unconscious. Not only will we then have uncertainties to deal with, but we will also have stress to deal…
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Taking time out

Date 8 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Do you ever get to that stage where things become so overwhelming, you just want to hibernate even for a short while? For me it comes from spending time as a child, reverting-back to my inner thoughts, using contemplation to come to terms with, to understand my many problems and…
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My survival guide

Date 7 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
These are my tips that are a culmination of years of practice that have are my sanctuary. They lessen my stress and allow me to focus so I get the job done. I hope they help you too. There is always a different way to look at what you’re struggling…
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Flawed assumptions

Date 4 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
An assumption is something we take for granted or presuppose. It’s something we’ve come to learn and therefore don’t stop to question it. We assume that what we believe is true and use those beliefs to interpret the world and the people around us. There will always be assumptions that…
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