So, we’re out of lockdown and I’m officially allowed out from tomorrow 1st August, and social distancing is non-existent. I live behind a school, children aren’t social distancing and teachers are ignoring the fact that they’re playing together.
The pandemic is still here, and although numbers have been low in certain parts of the UK more than others, the numbers are rising. The UK government have got too many things wrong, but it’s not an excuse …
Read on »Growing up I was angry and others took advantage. I needed to grow a backbone. When you eventually grow one, others then see what you do as non-caring, or hateful. But it is important we take control on how we choose to live our lives.
I was emotionally and mentally struggling. I struggled to live my life and where I tried, I failed. Our upbringing is very much responsible for that. My life changed 10 years ago through my cerebral palsy …
Read on »Emotional or mental trauma is based on us having lived a traumatic life. Not knowing I was living with cerebral palsy or autism, and having to live each day with the consequences, were both traumatic experiences.
Being able to write, means for the first time I have the ability to finally come to terms with my traumatic life. Now when I think about my experiences around cerebral palsy and autism, they don’t bother …
Read on »Something inspirational:
“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”
EPICTETUS
Read on »Vegan Chilli
‘This is an easy and delicious, vegan chilli which replaces the traditional rice with protein rich quinoa’
Adapted from BBC Good Food
Ingredients:
For the chilli 2 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions
Sliced 1 red pepper, de-seeded, cut into chunks …
Read on »Do you know what it really means to find yourself? To discover yourself in a world that is changed for good. In life it is the most important thing we will do.
As we continue our journey, not really knowing ourselves; we may also continue to listen to the inner critic that gives you …
Read on »Having had my book Cerebral Palsy, ‘A Story’ published in January 2020, and going into lockdown in March for four months, I wanted to do something to keep ‘my story’ in people’s minds through Covid times.
I would like to thank Natalie Connors and Ella Davidson from thebookpublicist, for their stalwart PR campaign. Over the last three months, with their help ‘My Story’ has appeared in Newspaper articles …
Read on »Something inspirational:
“When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you.”
STEPHEN RICHARDS
Read on »All of us know the many physical benefits of exercise, such as weight control, lower blood pressure, reduced risk of diabetes, and increased energy, but we may not always know what the psychological benefits of exercise are.
According to the author of The First 20 Minutes, by Gretchen Reynolds, you don’t need to be a hardcore athlete to capitalize on the brain-boosting benefits. “The first 20 minutes of moving around, if someone …
Read on »“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role.” – Jim Morrison
Emotionally and mentally we run, unable to show how we truly feel. True feelings buried under a deluge of unconscious thoughts, buried, or so we thought. Instead, ‘wear your heart on your sleeve …
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Ilana x
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