Owning our mistakes

Date 15 October 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Starting from a very young age, we develop an identity that is made up of our beliefs and how we view ourselves. Where we fail to own or admit to our mistakes, people have already seen through our behaviour. We shirk responsibility for the very things we’re supposed to be…
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Genes & lifestyle

Date 13 October 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Growing up, we assumed that if we were born to healthy parents, whose parents were healthy, we would live until a ripe old age. We weren’t old enough to understand what that meant, or what it was down to, but subconsciously we were drawing conclusions about our gene pool. More recently,…
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Cerebral Palsy & ageing

Date 10 October 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
How we cope with the emotional impact of cerebral palsy, is the difference between us struggling, or us adjusting to life with the condition. Ageing with the condition gives us greater understanding of the condition, as well as giving us a more refined awareness of our situation. It’s no surprise…
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As we journey through life

Date 9 October 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
As we  journey through life, our journey will either act as a blessing, a lesson, or a regret. But never regret your journey, or feel guilty for the encounters you make, because those encounters will teach you what you need to know. Never regret the people you come into contact…
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Displaced anger

Date 6 October 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Not being in touch with how we feel only serves to create more worry and anxiety. It also means we will end up acting out those anxieties, through cycles of buried anger. It’s how it works. Not being in touch with how we feel will also cause us to misinterpret what’s…
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Soul Mates

Date 5 October 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
We’ve probably heard it said many times before, but its meaning has never really registered with us. “I’ve met my soul mate.” Or perhaps it’s something that has unconsciously registered, but never really consciously registered. That can happen too. Some of us may already have an idea of what a…
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Embracing change

Date 1 October 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Change has to happen if we are to allow for spiritual and emotional growth. Throughout our lives, we will either welcome and learn to embrace change, or we will spend our lives avoiding it, in the hope that we may never have to make decisions that incorporate change. The irony…
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The Golden Rule & success

Date 29 September 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
The Golden Rule or law of reciprocity is something our parents would quote, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Perhaps the rule was based on the universal principles that what you put out there you get back. The principle of treating anyone as you would…
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Coercive control

Date 27 September 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s usual to have a disagreement, or not to agree with your partner. It’s usual to have an opinion to the point of not being swayed. Those are usual traits of a normal healthy relationship, but when are the boundaries crossed so that the relationship goes from one that is…
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Freewill

Date 24 September 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Although our lives are mapped out for us long before we’re born, we do have freewill to make certain changes once we’re here. Freewill is the ability for us to act on our own discretion, the power of acting without the constraints of fate or necessity. It allows us to…
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Say what you feel

Date 23 September 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Do we say what’s really irritating us, are we honest about how we feel? Problems will always arise when we’re not really being honest about how we feel and instead choose to avoid the subject altogether. Honesty pays, is the best policy and puts trust between people. It not only…
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When support fails

Date 19 September 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Food for thought: When we fail to have support our lives will go one of two ways. We’ll either stagnate, or we’ll choose to support ourselves. It just matters that we don’t give up. When we get to look back at our lives on those times, we’ll always regret the…
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