Something inspirational:

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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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6 comments on “A Shakespeare quote”

  1. This is so true! We create our destiny. Not the stars, other people or things. We are responsible for ourselves.

  2. I think we have the ability to manipulate movement and certain events in our lives, but our destiny is pretty much inevitable.

    I think it’s reasonable to say that our destiny was probably written before we entered the mothers womb. But I certainly agree with Lisa; we are responsible for ourselves.

    1. Thanks Tim. There is nothing more that I need to add. I agree with all of your points and also agree with Lisa that we are responsible for ourselves.

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