Being our own worst enemy

Date 24 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
We dwell and continue to pull ourselves down, comparing ourselves to others we think are perfect, with the reality being they’re no more perfect than we are and we’re by no means perfect. ‘We can be our own worst enemy.’ The self-critical voice Perhaps it’s the self-critical voice that’s defeating…
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Understanding our parents

Date 20 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
It is only when we start to raise our children that we begin to have a newfound respect and compassion for our parents, unless you were subjected to a different form of parenting that made you indifferent to your experiences, growing up. Gaining a ‘perspective’ We tend to gain a…
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A life without an ego

Date 17 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
We know the ego is responsible for leading our reaction or response, for other people’s actions directed towards us and us towards others. Know your 'ego' But understanding and having knowledge of what the ego is and how it leads us to act, allows us to facilitate, communicate and change…
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Our conscious connections

Date 13 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
The more we’re aware of and deal with our unconscious thoughts, the more we will stay consciously connected. As children growing up, we never make the conscious connections we need to make. We need to deal with 'things' It is only when we begin to look back on those times…
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A little knowledge

Date 10 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Over the last few months listening to politicians in support of the UK leaving the EU, reminded me of the saying “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” can mislead us into thinking that we’re more of an expert than we are. Exercising humility It also means we become falsely…
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Putting people down

Date 8 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
There are sociopaths in our midst and we don’t even know it. Someone with a personality disorder manifesting itself in antisocial behaviour and attitudes. It’s not something we think about but perhaps it’s something we should start. If you have been around people who demean you to make themselves feel…
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Now is the time for change

Date 5 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
It is important to be aware of your feelings, to never lose sight of how you feel. Also to never allow another person’s version of what you feel, get the better of you. If you went through years of feeling guilty for the things you didn’t achieve, now it a…
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Misunderstanding Karma

Date 4 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Karma is one of the most misunderstood Buddhist teachings. Karma misconceptions exist and where we think we understand karma, we sadly don’t. Karma means 'action' We often think that ‘karma’ is some kind of external force that punishes us for our bad deeds and rewards us for our good. But…
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Seeing the whole

Date 1 February 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Always look at the whole of something, the bigger picture. Because without the benefit of us being able to see the whole as opposed to half of something, we will defend what we know, without fully understanding that what we’re defending is only half of what we need to understand…
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Our journey's purpose

Date 29 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
There is a spiritual belief that trauma and difficulties around traumatic experiences are the symptoms of us having lost sight of the purpose of our journey. But perhaps it is not always us who have lost sight, but it’s those who inflict trauma who have lost sight of their own…
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Narcissistic behaviour

Date 27 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
For those of us who have lived and been brought up around narcissistic behaviour, the cycle of abuse never ends until that person gets help. With that kind of behaviour, it’s often difficult to know where the good mood starts and ends, because narcissistic behaviour morphs into other behaviour traits.…
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Walk the walk

Date 23 January 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Spirituality expects that however, our life works out, we are responsible. If we don’t change anything that is also our responsibility. It’s not enough to talk about an issue, replay the same messages without redressing the issue, or move on from our experiences. We should also think about and come…
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