Keeping a perspective

Date 26 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “The first step to becoming a more peaceful person is to have the humility to admit that, in most cases, you’re creating your own emergencies. Life will usually go on if things don’t go according to plan. It’s helpful to keep reminding yourself and repeating the sentence, “Life…
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John Maxwell quote

Date 22 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped.” JOHN C MAXWELL
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The best years

Date 19 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” ALBERT ELLIS
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Start each day

Date 16 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented, and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful. Such attitudes are active and definite factors in creating satisfactory conditions. Watch your manner of speech then if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind.” NORMAN…
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Our differences

Date 15 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: "When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom." JOHN GRAY
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Freedom

Date 13 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “Without freedom from the past there is no freedom at all, because the mind is never new, fresh, innocent. It is only the fresh, innocent mind that is free. Freedom has nothing to do with age, it has nothing to do with experience; and it seems to me…
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Wise thoughts

Date 9 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: “All truly wise thoughts have been thought already, thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take firm root in our personal experience.” JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
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Attachment

Date 8 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: "Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You’re able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment." RALPH MARSTON
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A couple of quotes

Date 7 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Emotionally I’ve been through so much in the last few days. I’m on a roller-coaster still waiting to get off. Last weekend was tough. I’m not sure which was worse, dealing with two cases ...
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Puzzles and people

Date 6 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something to think about: “Some people are puzzles that are best understood in pieces rather than put together.” C. E. SCHMITT
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Pain's message

Date 5 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Something inspirational: Pain (any pain--emotional, physical, mental) has a message. The information it has about our life can be remarkably specific, but it usually falls into one of two categories: "We would be more alive if we did more of this," and, "Life would be more lovely if we did…
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Guest recipes

Date 2 August 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Following the posting of a successful recipe suggested by a good friend, I would like to invite others to do the same.  If you have a favourite recipe for a healthy dish, please feel free to email me via the site contact form.
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