Respect

Date 11 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
My grandparents’ generation had it in abundance. My generation also had its fair share. From a very early age, although I wasn’t consciously aware that I had respect, that is exactly what I had. It was part of me. Respect is a little word with big implications if used in…
Read more

Other people's stress

Date 10 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Stress isn’t something we can touch or see, but we can learn to recognise its signs. Unfortunately, stress impacts on relationships more than any of us will acknowledge, or are aware. Because stress has become part of everyday life, we’ve almost become immune to its warning signs and ...
Read more

Our cultural lives

Date 8 August 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re born into a culture that society and our parents expect us to conform to and with all cultures there are rules, it doesn’t matter the culture. I understand it all too well, when it becomes the norm not to take personal responsibility because our culture takes precedent over our…
Read more

State of mind

Date 31 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
In the last few days, my emotions have been brought to the test. I’ve had one or two things that I’ve had to deal with that I thought were dead and buried, which have brought back some of the old feelings I’m not really keen to go back to, because…
Read more

Inferior by consent

Date 28 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – words so true, yet we constantly allow others to make us feel that way. It’s normal to live with and have these feelings, but it’s what we do with them and how we process them that dictates how well…
Read more

How we treat others

Date 27 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I don’t remember the discipline I had, but it was obvious to me early on that it was important to treat everyone in the same way. That it was wrong to be condescending towards others as it was to look down on anyone. I also understood that it wasn’t right…
Read more

Post-impairment syndrome

Date 26 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
The enormity of what I have to deal with because I have cerebral palsy, just to be able to function in my day comes home to roost every now and again. I am dealing with post-impairment syndrome that affects adults with cerebral palsy. According to the National Institute of Neurological…
Read more

Turning conflict around

Date 23 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I have experienced conflict. Some of us will continue to live with conflict. Others will walk away from it. Always try to turn conflict around. How do we turn conflict around? We must approach conflict as two equals trying to solve the issue, rather than stay caught up with the…
Read more

A question of trust

Date 20 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
As children, we’re told and believe many things by adults and that’s the way it should be. But what happens when an adult tells a child that everything will be okay, but in reality that child is left with a situation where that clearly doesn't happen? What if that were…
Read more

We must own things

Date 15 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I should know what guilt looks like. I’ve carried it most of my life. Perhaps that’s why I’ve chosen to own things instead and let go of the rest. If we say or do something that’s wrong, we must admit we got it wrong, instead of passing the buck and…
Read more

Right & Wrong

Date 13 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
There are people who gravitate towards and who are moralistic. They will continue to exhibit goodness, use right and wrong and show others how to exhibit both. Unfortunately, we won’t all share or exhibit the same morals. It’s how life seems to go, but morals are the most important thing…
Read more

Things staying broken

Date 8 July 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Some things are meant to stay broken. As hard as it is to reconcile, sometimes it’s the way things are meant to be. Wouldn’t life be great if we could all wave a magic wand and everyone said nice things to each other and pulled together, even if we are…
Read more
1 … 110 111 112 113 114 … 133

load_more

Subscribe to receive regular updates

Enter your details below to be the first to receive updates on new articles on my blog. 
© The CP Diary • In Dedication of Jesse Bauer | Privacy Policy
Website Design by Fallen Leaf