Being tactful

Date 10 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Being tactful means you’re happy to consider other people’s feelings and reactions. It also means you’ll say the right thing and communicate information in the right way and at the right time. But being tactful only works if everyone ...
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Trust and Honesty

Date 5 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Trust and honesty, simply put, they go together. If you have one, you may be the other. We should be able to trust and be trustworthy, in the same way we should be honest and trust others to be honest with us and that starts with ...
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Challenges yet to overcome

Date 3 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
There is no doubt that how we get to our struggles can stay with us. Anything that we get to deal with, can put a different slant on how we feel, whether it comes from a relationship with our parents, siblings and/or extended ...
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Following the Covid-19 Rules

Date 2 May 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
In the beginning we were told that those with a pre-existing condition were more likely to die or be seriously ill from Covid-19. Although at the time that was hard to hear having a disability myself, it is now clear that those with no ...
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Blind Loyalty

Date 27 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Blind loyalty involves being loyal or dedicated to a person, despite the damage that person does to us, or others. Excusing bad behaviour may save face in the short term, but in the longer term, it’s us who will lose out. It may also involve ...
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Find Your Voice

Date 23 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
In a world that isn’t big on encouragement, it is important to find your voice. It is important to bring understanding, initiate dialogue and open up conversations, because otherwise we will fail to live up to our own vision, or that of ...
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Your own stamp

Date 20 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Your own stamp is the mark you set to carve out your life, demonstrate your unique style, and your interpretation on your life and how you want it to go. Every time you change something, you put your stamp on it. Not everyone ...
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Childhood Rejection

Date 16 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Having experienced childhood rejection, you find a place for, it’s not something you forget. It also depends on how long the rejection goes on for. Parental rejection Where parental rejection may consist of neglect, abuse, abandonment ...
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Unconscious Experiences

Date 15 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Unconscious experiences are the experiences we’ve lived but can’t always recall. The preconscious as it’s called, contains thoughts and feelings that we’re not always aware of, which exist below our level of consciousness ...
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Personal Failings

Date 11 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
However you personally fail, external challenges can be the reason. It could be that what you were trying to do doing isn’t something you would have instigated yourself, therefore the interest isn’t there. Why personal failings are okay ...
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The general dysfunction cycle

Date 8 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
Breaking the cycle of general dysfunction, is important if we are to bring peace into our lives. And unless we choose to break the cycle, we will pass those dysfunctional traits on to our own children. We have to want to break ...
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The Dangers of WiFi

Date 4 April 2021
Author Ilana Estelle
We have all come to rely on wireless technology in our homes, at work and in our cars. I have often wondered about the possible health implications of the ways we connect through our phones and wi-fi networks. Bluetooth systems and ...
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