Holding on to hope

Date 26 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
There’s something inside us that holds on to hope, as if our lives depend on it. As we continue our journey, we continue to hold on to hope that somehow our lives will change. Hope is an inner feeling that stays with us. It’s a shining light not yet shone.…
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Hostile undertones

Date 21 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Hostile undertones are so familiar they’ve become part of everyday speak. They’re not funny, particularly if you happen to be the one on the receiving end. When anyone grows up with negativity, or around sarcasm, they can continue to play out negative thinking and sarcasm. Whether it’s wisecracks, poking fun…
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Resentment and the truth

Date 17 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Persistent feelings of anger can always harbour resentment, but why is it in our best interest to let go? It’s in our best interest to let go because resentment can make us physically unwell. As we begin to let go of resentment, we can begin to strengthen our identity and…
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Using Introspection

Date 15 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
My thoughts are never far away from my unconscious thinking. But introspection isn’t a one minute wonder. It’s something that must be honed. We know what introspection is but why should we use it? We should use it because without the examination or observation of our own emotional and mental…
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Turning poison into nectar

Date 13 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
We live our lives holding on to resentment and poison expecting others to swallow first, as if our lives depend on it, and yet it’s us who live with the mental and emotional struggles. But no matter how many things are done to us, we are the authors of our…
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A special needs child

Date 9 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Having empathy helps us understand how a child with special needs works, but me having special needs was never something I equated in myself, because that part of my life was never afforded to me. And although any parent dealing with a child who has special needs finds dealing with…
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A page from someone's book

Date 6 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I can see how without actively thinking about our lives, we may end up copying the very people we should actively be seeking to distance ourselves from. Personally, I’ve never understood those who choose to copy others, particularly when those they’re copying are less than squeaky clean. Perhaps we must…
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Being critical

Date 5 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve heard it said, ‘don’t criticise what you don’t understand.’ Instead, we may come in from a place of knowing, when in reality we may know very little. We fall into a pattern where we have an opinion, we criticise, we assume, and we think we know. We become less…
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Bumps in the road

Date 2 December 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
While our life is made up of setbacks and bumps in the road, they’re ones we’d rather not repeat, but may go on to repeat. It is the decisions that are made for us that act as setbacks, unless our decisions are the ones we make for ourselves. It’s other…
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Recognising others' issues

Date 28 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
It is far easier to know how to help others, than it is to help ourselves. Perhaps it’s got something to do with the fact that other people’s problems aren’t our problems. That said, some of us are good at sorting our own issues out and tend not to over-complicate…
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Angry people hurt people

Date 24 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Angry people hurt people. It takes strength and courage from us to take a step back and remind ourselves that being angry, or hurt because we are hurt, doesn’t mean we have to hurt others. Whether we’re on the receiving end, or we’re handing out the hurt, all our reactions…
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Unlocking our thinking

Date 21 November 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
We will either spend a life disengaging, then engaging, reacting inappropriately, get that wrong, then disengage again. Unproductive actions lead us to nowhere, instead of us using our time productively to unlock our thinking, engage our thoughts, then create conversations that allow us to think about present or future possibilities…
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