Being defensive

Date 19 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
If we listened and understood how other people felt instead of becoming defensive, we’d certainly lighten the load without being defensive and bitter all the time. If someone says something to us, it’s often because they care, not because they’re wanting to have a go at us, unless we’ve said…
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Choosing to act

Date 16 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Choose to act. Don’t wait until the mood feels right. If you manage to act and you’re still not in the right mood, don’t give up when you’re only part way through. We owe it to ourselves to finish what we started. Don’t get stuck, or spiral into what could…
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Putting things right

Date 13 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
There is one thing living a dysfunctional life, but whatever our dysfunctional life, we must choose not to leave this world in the same dysfunctional way. Instead we must put things right, right a wrong or a lifetime of wrongs, with our loved ones. I recently watched a film called…
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Being duped

Date 10 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
No one likes being duped. It’s the feeling that comes when we realise the wool has been pulled, didn’t see we were being duped, lied or even taken advantage of. Why would someone dupe us? Well someone doesn’t just dupe. It’s often more complicated than that. It’s a lifestyle choice…
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Introspection

Date 6 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Introspection allows us to search deep within us so that we can learn everything we need to know about ourselves. We must examine and observe our own mental and emotional process, because not to means we’re less likely to take control and without control we will make less of our…
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Breast cancer study

Date 3 September 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
After a long day at work the first thing we reach for is a glass of wine, or some other alcoholic beverage. It’s what we do. It helps us unwind from a bad day at the office. A new study shows that just two glasses of wine each day can…
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Unconscious conditioning

Date 31 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Even though we will spend a large proportion of our lives being unconsciously conditioned, we should apply common sense on how we conduct ourselves. Unconscious conditioning shouldn’t be an excuse for not thinking about and applying common sense to all our relationships. We use our past as a get out…
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Living with humility

Date 19 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Our past is responsible for shaping the way we see and live our life in the present moment and for some of us that becomes a humbling experience, for others it can be a nightmare. Regardless of how we grow up and how our lives have been previously shaped, it…
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The impact of OCD

Date 15 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder isn’t easy, but can be managed. The obsessions brought about by the disorder not only interfere with everyday social activities, but with family life too. It may also have an effect on our health and success both in school and at work. It has ...
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Finding an understanding

Date 12 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I spend my life looking for understanding, because without understanding I struggle. That when we come to understand what we’re dealing with, we take away the confusion and bring in more clarity. Without understanding, we limit our vision and the possibilities of how our lives can potentially turn out. Without…
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Our supporting role

Date 9 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It is of course important that we protect ourselves where we must, but our role is also to support others too. However hard it is, not protecting our loved ones, simply allows mistrust and blame through the back door. Whether it’s a friend, in a relationship, family or a work…
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Strength in our differences

Date 3 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Does being different make us strong? There is no right or wrong answer. Each case is different. As a child, I knew I was different because there were physical things I struggled with, but not knowing and my ability not to dwell on my problems, made me emotionally strong. The…
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