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Something inspirational:

“Your inner strength is your outer foundation.”

ALLAN RUFUS

When I was a little girl, I used to imagine happily ever after scenarios, but as I began to grow up, I slowly came to realise that’s not how life really is, well not my life anyway. That we constantly have to work at things, sort issues out and even then we may not get the happily ever scenario.

Years on and looking at my life and given what I’ve had to deal with physically and emotionally, I’m definitely not looking at a happily ever after scenario, but in my usual optimistic way I shall continue …

Tomato Enchiladas 

This simple recipe is taken from Marcussamuelsson.com

Ingredients:

For the tomato sauce:

1 tbsp olive oil

2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced …

Because of a lack of research pertaining to my Cerebral Palsy and being premature, I am still left with uncertainty as I age.

When I was a little girl, even with my physical problems I still assumed I would age in the same way as everyone else, but now I know that’s simply not true. It would never have occurred to me to …

Something inspirational:

“Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.”

GERALD G. JAMPOLSKY, Love is Letting Go of Fear

For anyone who is interested to know how The CP Diary works. The CP Diary isn’t based on how I see the world, but how I get the best out of my life, through my experiences.

My blogs are based on my thoughts and feelings of what I have had to deal with in the past, my thoughts on how I see my past and what I have to deal with presently and what I may have to …

Opinions formed. For some this may be their biggest bugbear. Whether it be extended family, family, acquaintances, people we’re not altogether familiar with but who know us whilst growing up, all of whom seem to have preconceived ideas about us, opinions formed, comparisons made without adequate evidence.

I’m not sure why people often feel the need to live with or comment about other people, when they don’t really know. For some of us it’s part of the family scenario. I have learned not to attach …

Something inspirational:

“All know the way but few actually walk it.”

BODHIDHARMA

We will always fail to please others when we fail to please ourselves, we will always fail to trust others when we fail to trust ourselves and we will always fail to be honest with others when we’re not honest with ourselves. We will also always fail to communicate with others when we fail to understand ourselves.

In order to change things, we must get to know everything about us, to find out what makes us who we are. To find out what we like and dislike, find out what makes us happy and what makes us …

Bone health is something we’re all aware of, but probably not something we all practice. Bone health is important at any age. We need strong bones to help us through adolescence and then to help us as we age.

Below are some of the nutrients that can help with bone health:

Protein

A number of recent studies suggest that a diet lacking in protein accelerate bone loss. Unfortunately, however, excessive …