We are not our characters

Date 20 February 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
We are not our characters. When we peel back the layers on our characters that is the person we are, our core. What happens to us in life through the layers of unconscious patterns that build up, is not who we are. We see the world as we are. We…
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Not being resentful

Date 19 February 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
When we live with something and feel no resentment, we know we have come through the healing process, to a more spiritual existence. That’s not to say we won’t have difficult days, but any feelings we have will then only be temporary. We must continue to find a genuine understanding…
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A life with integrity

Date 15 February 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
If I could impress upon others to incorporate one value in their life that value would be integrity. Integrity should be the backbone to humanity because it gives our lives purpose. It makes for good character, which is vitally important. When we use integrity consistently, it becomes the norm and…
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Managing Cerebral Palsy

Date 8 February 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
The more I read about Cerebral Palsy, the more I am disillusioned by the lack of support and necessary preparations that could have helped me grow up with the condition that I didn’t know I had. Although my medical problems as a child weren’t complex in comparison to other children…
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Taking it out on others

Date 5 February 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
We undermine, we belittle and bring other people down, because we struggle. It’s far easier to bring someone else down, than it is to bring ourselves up. Whether we’re dealing with an issue, struggling with our past, or aren’t happy in our present, there can be no excuse for bringing…
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Turning our backs

Date 31 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
The hard part is knowing when it’s time to turn your back on something or someone. There are two trains of thought here. Understanding what we’re turning our backs on and when it is time to give up. If it’s someone we’re struggling with and they’re continually making us stressed,…
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A common-sense approach

Date 28 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
A common-sense approach to what we deal with is common sense. Based on the approach we take, it’s standing back, it’s the voice in our head that tells us to listen. By listening to our thoughts, we do what makes common sense, for us to sort our problems out. Life…
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Denial and the truth

Date 27 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
Food for thought: Being in denial doesn’t hide the truth, nor does it mean that what we’re in denial about will never happen. Being in denial means we live behind a façade, where we’re in denial on the things we’re choosing to ignore, but unconsciously know those things will happen.…
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A bad attitude

Date 25 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
It doesn’t matter what we say, or how conciliatory we are towards others, there will always be someone we come across, who thinks it’s acceptable to have a bad attitude towards us. Those with a bad attitude may always assume there is something wrong with others, but never with themselves.…
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Family flaws

Date 17 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
There are many different families in the same way there are people that are different. Perhaps that is what makes us flawed. It is long assumed that children who grow up in good families with loving parents may turn out to be good, just as it is assumed ...
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Good moral values

Date 14 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
We may have and live by different moral values, codes of conduct, which may either be the making or the breaking of us, individually and combined. Incorporating good morals and values into our everyday lives will always give us clarity and focus, but we should continue to live and abide…
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We determine our experiences

Date 12 January 2016
Author Ilana Estelle
The way we look at life may determine our thoughts and experiences and we are responsible for both. The bigger picture may always present us with an opportunity to change the way we see the world, but we should cut through the belief system we may have created for ourselves.…
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