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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Sadness & anger

Date 1 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We’ve probably all lived with sadness. Some of us will continue to live with sadness. Underneath sadness is a world of anger waiting to come out. Sadness is the undercurrent that characterises a lifetime of gloom, sorrow and depression. Behind our words are a great deal of heartache. Sadness if…
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Being prepared

Date 29 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s true that our formative years don’t always prepare us for the life we have yet to come, particularly if we haven’t had the support, but through maturity and emotional growth, I believe we can adapt. My sensory processing disorder (“SPD”) compound my problem. Some of the bigger issues, which…
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Trust & deceit

Date 28 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Someone contacted me through my website, asking for advice on trust and deceit, so I thought I’d write a blog about it. I hope this helps. Trust is the foundation on which relationships are based. Without trust, there is no relationship and where someone’s trust is broken, deceit usually follows.…
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The Universal Truth

Date 25 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
You could say that a truth is ‘universal’ if it is irrefutably valid and logical, so a universal truth is impossible to deny, and it is the same for everyone. For example, everything we do starts with a single thought. Some of us ...
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Learn to reconcile

Date 24 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
When we understand there isn’t anything that we could have done to change our life, we will find acceptance. We spend too many years wishing our lives were different, know there wasn’t anything we could have done to change it, but still we continue to wish. To be aware of…
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My Cerebral Palsy ignorance

Date 21 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Having missed out on my developmental stages that other children reach without a disability, it is only now that I have come to understand why. Being ignorant because we don’t understand something is acceptable because we don’t know any better, but being ignorant because we don’t want to know, is…
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