Something inspirational:

"The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order."

HENRY MILLER

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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4 comments on “A Henry Miller quote”

  1. Ilana, another wise quote from your vast library of both beautiful and frightening quotes.

    This quote, like many others, has revealed how our marriage with order is in trouble, it's a dangerous curve we have passed.

    At least we have this site to remind us of our place in the scheme of things.

    1. Thanks Tim. I think the human species needs to think about the cosmos, what the cosmos means, what their lives mean in the context of the wider world.

      Intuitively, I write from a place of knowing around what the cosmos expects from each of us. My concern is that we're not learning our lessons.

      I love the way you talk about this quote, revealing how our marriage with order is in trouble. I couldn't agree more. I pray we pull it back.

      A human failing, if we don't pull things back, we're heading into an abyss.

  2. You and Tim are both right. This quote is a reminder that we don't respect our world, we are increasingly exploiting and destroying it and soon there will be no order for us to fall into line with.

    1. It is important to come together so that we save the planet for future generations. We're single handedly destroying habitats in the name of progress. What's wrong with politicians, with governments. We all need to do more.

      It's not enough just to talk about it. Actions speak louder than words. The world collectively needs to act.

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