Wounds and healing

Date 27 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “Wounding and healing are not opposites. They’re part of the same thing. It is our wounds that enable us to be compassionate with the wounds of others. It is our limitations that make us kind to the limitations of other people. It is our loneliness that helps us…
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How to be humble

Date 24 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “With humility comes the willingness to stop trying to control or change other people or life situations or events ostensibly ‘for their own good’. To be a committed spiritual seeker, it is necessary to relinquish the desire to be ‘right’ or of imaginary value to society. In fact,…
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Ladder of life

Date 21 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “If you're climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don't look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don't think you're progressing until you step back and see how high you've…
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Selfless

Date 18 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “Generosity is also an act of freedom, a casting off of the constraints of prudence and self-interest.” MARILYNNE ROBINSON
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Accepting oneself

Date 17 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “Everybody has a part of their body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork. My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece.” ALFRE WOODWARD
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Books

Date 14 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT
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Our real purpose

Date 11 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “The real purpose of life is just to be happy—to enjoy your life. To get to a place where you’re not always trying to get someplace else. So many people spend their lives striving, trying to be someplace ...
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Accepting our destiny

Date 7 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does…
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More blogs to come

Date 6 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my quotes. I’ll be back to my usual blogging on Monday. I also hope to put more healthy ...
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The stubborn doubter

Date 5 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “The stubbornly doubter always wants to be heard but listens to nothing and misconstrues everything.” TOBA BETA
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A life in denial

Date 4 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “The human mind isn't a terribly logical or consistent place. Most people, given the choice to face a hideous or terrifying truth or to conveniently avoid it, choose the convenience and peace of normality. That doesn't make them strong or weak people, or good or bad people. It…
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Some Inspirational quotes

Date 3 October 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I have found some quotes that are inspirational... and will be adding those to the feature page over the next few days. I hope you like them.
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