I am aware that without my writing, I would be no nearer to understanding my disability. I certainly wouldn’t have gone down the knowing what I have route.

Our Universal Truths

But if you believe in universal truths and you believe your life turns out the way it does, it would always have taken me this long to get to this point with everything I’ve had thrown at me – around my growing up family, and with my parents. In other words, my experiences to the point of diagnosis at 46, were my experiences to have.

Accepting Universal Truths

The spiritual answer is that we choose the life we come into. It's an odd concept for many to understand, because why would anyone choose to experience what they experience, if they could have chosen an easier path before? That question will run for more decades to come. But for us to continue to encourage a positive thinking for ourselves around our experiences, a positive outlook and inner self-confidence, it is important we bring universal truths into the equation around our experiences and find an acceptance on those. The thought processes we assign to our experiences will determine the quality of our lives. Our perceptions colour the way we feel about ourselves, about the people in our lives and the external influences that take place in the world. Collectively, it is important to work together.

Universal Truths: Living with Acceptance

When we live by universal truths, we will always choose to find and live with acceptance on our experiences. Most of us will bring our own truths into the equation, but without the universal truths, you may find that life may just never work out.

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 “Accepting Universal Truths”

  1. I often try to capture the essence of this life, the universal truth. But that can only be achieved if I give birth to a new way of thinking. In other words, I need to clean up this residue I've accumulated over the years.

    But The CP Diary has been a friend, amid my chaos. It has prevented me from saying yes to things that I should say no to. That's the universal truth.

    1. Awww thanks Tim. Yes, you're absolutely right. For us to achieve 'universal truths' it is vital we clean up the residue we accumulate over the years.

      Although it's important we think about and put others first, what we want for ourselves is even more important. It doesn't help that we're born into cultures, where we are expected to conform.

      The cosmos is made up of universal truths are there whether we tap into them or not, but for our lives to work out, we must work towards embracing our truths and not those of others.

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