Something inspirational:

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

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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 “An educated mind”

  1. Interesting quote, today. I guess it means we should have our minds open to other people's suggestions without necessarily having to agree with those suggestions.

    I'm all for an open mind. In my humble opinion, the world is full of close minded bigots who could usefully listen to Aristotle!

    1. That's exactly what it means.

      I agree that the world could do better and open up their minds to other people's thoughts. We don't necessarily have to agree as long as we're able to find a middle ground.

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