Managing our emotions

Date 9 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s always a juggling act trying to reduce the amount of negative emotions, we take in each day. It’s also a juggling act trying to avoid being influenced by other people’s emotions. I continue to practice the following: Continue to build on your experiences so that you can improve what’s…
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Accepting support

Date 8 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Support is something we should all have, but isn’t something we always accept. Having support sounds simple, but our realities make it far from simple. For many of us, support is something we’re not great at receiving and for others, not great at giving. We may also sometimes stop ourselves…
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Respiratory issues

Date 6 December 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
The greatest fear I have, is the one I have no control over and that is my respiratory problems and although they’re easing off now from my last bout of illness, it’s a little worrying that I’ll be continuing to deal with those problems, long into my future. I didn’t…
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People's expectations

Date 30 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
From the minute we’re born, expectations are put upon us. For some of us, expectations are about education, for others expectations are about their children getting married, settling down. Expectations Like an underlying current, expectations continue to envelop as we grow. Communities, parents and school, all have expectations. It’s become…
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Doing the right thing

Date 28 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
We spend our formative years doing the right thing, but is doing the right thing the right thing to do? The right thing may not be the right thing for someone else, even though it’s right for you. Doing the right thing? Doing the right thing may also be the…
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Inner confidence

Date 24 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
We should all be able to talk to our parents about things that affect us. After my own discussions about my childhood and my life up to this point, for the first time I feel I now have an inner confidence, based on the new discussions that I’ve never had.…
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Navigating relationships

Date 22 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Unfortunately, navigating relationships seems to have become part of every day life. For some of us having to deal with people using manipulation to get where they want and telling lies, brings about many challenges. Challenges and Navigation It’s usually the challenges in our relationships that make navigation all the…
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Friendship traits

Date 21 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Have you ever found yourself gravitating towards your friend’s traits? It has been proven statistically that the traits your friends have will become your traits within 5 years. It’s fine if your friends are caring, compassionate, successful, healthy and positive, you would never want to part from them, but what…
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Emotional clutter

Date 18 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Emotional clutter is something we all have. With a barrage of things outstanding that constantly need addressing, with the pressures of everyday life etched firmly in our minds. With family that have their own opinions and give us a hard time, with past mistakes haunting us, it’s not surprising that…
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Egos

Date 17 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
I know many people who live behind their egos. An ego is a façade; it’s a mask, but it’s not who we really are. It’s the part of us that’s constantly trying to impress other people. No one without an ego wants to compete with another person’s ego. Having to compete…
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When parents feud

Date 16 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
People often think that the only time children have to resist the temptation to act as an intermediary between their parents is when the parents go through a divorce, but sadly it doesn’t start there. What parents don’t always realise, is that every issue that ends up in a disagreement…
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Me and my 'blogs'

Date 14 November 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
As I write, my blogs continue to highlight many of my strengths and some of my weaknesses. My content of my blogs, also continue to give me a focus on all that is positive. My writing has given me new choices. Choices I would never ...
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