Morality and education

Date 10 September 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Morality isn’t always taught through education. But even if children were to learn morality in the classroom, it is a parent’s job to teach right from wrong. The more moral we are, the better our life will be. Teaching morals shouldn’t be just a parental concern and responsibility, it should…
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How we see abuse

Date 9 September 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Sadly, on an unconscious level, those of us who have been abused may not always equate that others too may perhaps have also been abused, or if they are aware, they may refuse to acknowledge it. Perhaps acknowledging someone else being abused, will impact how we see our own abuse.…
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Baking & sugar

Date 5 September 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Baking is something that we acquire a taste for and it usually starts in childhood. I remember my mum baking and me and my siblings waiting to lick the bowl. But perhaps we could all do more baking, if we cut half the sugared ingredients. Routinely, perhaps we should look…
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Pull and push factors

Date 2 September 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Push and pull factors not only occur when we’re thinking about changing jobs and what may push and pull us to accept one job over another, but push and pull factors also apply to life, particularly relationships. It's not something we stop to think about because relationships are often formed…
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Society & being different

Date 1 September 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Why are so many of us who deal with something treated differently? It’s not just Cerebral Palsy of course, but what about Asperger’s, Autism and Dyslexia. It’s any condition that shows us in a different light that makes how we see and understand the world differently that others find difficult…
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Our self-righteousness

Date 28 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
The self-righteous will always be blindsided by all that life has to offer. They will never learn about other people or other people’s lives, because they’re too focused on their own. Their life is about them. Their holier than thou attitude, their moral superiority, taken from a sense that their…
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Finding time to chill

Date 25 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
In this fast-paced world, we live in, we tend to place all our emphasis on work and not enough on our home lives, including spending time with our children. I think we tend to lose sight of what's important. Work or daily stress mustn’t interfere with our ability to think…
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Perceptions & responsibility

Date 24 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
From a young age, we develop our identities through self-image. Through self-image we create perceptions of how we view our beliefs, ourselves and the world. We genuinely believe we see the world realistically and act in rationale ways. When our own thoughts and behaviour are challenged, or accusations are thrown…
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Understanding the reasoning

Date 20 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
We need to understand the reasoning behind another person’s actions, to understand why they choose to behave in the way they do. Although they’re not off the hook and it’s wrong when they choose not to concern themselves, it’s wrong they choose not to accept what they’ve done. No one…
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Emotionally distressed

Date 17 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Other people’s distress may infect our emotions within moments of us being in their company. After some exposure to emotionally distressed people, we may begin to feel distressed ourselves. When we recognise our own stress, we will find it easier to recognise stress in others. Some emotionally distressed people will…
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Never admitting fault

Date 12 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
Those who will never admit they’re at fault, are usually the ones who are at fault. We all know of someone who will constantly blame their past, their experiences and their failings on everyone and everything, but themselves. There are those who don’t think there’s anything wrong with them and…
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Cerebral Palsy & families

Date 9 August 2017
Author Ilana Estelle
The biggest challenge for someone living with cerebral palsy in a family, is how that child can succeed alongside able-bodied family members. Trying to manage any disability around family life is difficult. As a child growing up with something that didn’t feel right, and later finding out it was cerebral…
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