Something inspirational:

"It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness."

LEO TOLSTOY, The Kreutzer Sonata

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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2 comments on “A quote by Leo Tolstoy”

  1. I complete agree with this great quote, but it's a shame so many people put so much value on physical 'beauty'.

    The real beauty of a person goes far beyond just physical appearance, that is experienced through a person’s character rather than by appearance. Beauty is within ourselves.

    1. Thanks. Yes, I agree. Beauty is within ourselves and is skin deep and yet we don't see enough of it. Anxiety, stress and strife changes how we are and who we become.

      But everything we do, the choices we make come from the beauty within us. When it's not outwardly we will change and our lives will change.

      Beauty is within all of us. We need some of that back. There is no greater time than today.

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