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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I think this is saying that we learn as we grow. When we're young we want to change the world, but as we get older we learn it's not about changing the world it's about changing ourselves.
We can't change the world but we can change ourselves.
Thanks Lisa. I think you're right, although there are those who think they can change the world and find they can't! I suppose when we're young we think we can do anything.
When we become older and more wise, we know if we're to change anything it's us and not the world.
Good saying. When we're young and naive we think we can change the world, but experience soon shows us that it's impossible; but what we can do is to change how we perceive the world and that is a much more fruitful pursuit.
I think this is saying that we learn as we grow. When we're young we want to change the world, but as we get older we learn it's not about changing the world it's about changing ourselves.
We can't change the world but we can change ourselves.
Thanks Lisa. I think you're right, although there are those who think they can change the world and find they can't! I suppose when we're young we think we can do anything.
When we become older and more wise, we know if we're to change anything it's us and not the world.
I was clever yesterday too. I made several attempts to change the world and the world began to change me.
I soon realised that it's not about changing the world; it's about adjusting to the world and cleverly staying out of its way.
I think you're clever enough to do both Tim; adjust to the world and adapt to what the world throws at us.
Good saying. When we're young and naive we think we can change the world, but experience soon shows us that it's impossible; but what we can do is to change how we perceive the world and that is a much more fruitful pursuit.
I agree with you. Absolutely!