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.
Something inspirational: “What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again ...
Food for thought: “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” CARL ROGERS Acceptance doesn't mean we stop growing. It means understanding ourselves without judgement ...
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I believe this is something we should all try to accomplish in our lifetime. Not complaining and learning to appreciate what we have, lends itself to a better life, easier communication and allows us to be better equipped to deal with what life throws at us.
Although I was angry about my situation as a child and struggled emotionally and physically, I didn't complain and always appreciated what my parents did for me. Looking back of course, we see life differently as the adult, but it helps to live our lives positively in this way.
The more I appreciate the smaller things in life, the less I care about things that formally aggravated me. But people shouldn't suffer in silence. The world has rightfully changed because of complaints and grievances.
I guess some complaints can be an annoyance, especially to someone who doesn't appreciate someone else's concern.
Thank Tim. Yes the world shouldn't suffer in silence and although we still live in a democracy, we're living in completely different times. When we speak out, we do so at our own risk and it is for that reason that many of us will choose to stay silent.
I have always cared about the little and big things simultaneously, but it's usually the bigger things that aggravate me more, particularly if I struggle to find a resolve.
Our nature and the way we handle ourselves has very much to do with what we let go of and what we feel we must follow through.
At the end of the day, we have to find what works for us and stick with the winning formula.
Great saying. In an ideal world it would be nice to surround ourselves with people who complain about nothing and appreciate everything.
I guess this quote simply makes us think about what we should complain about and what we should appreciate.
I believe this is something we should all try to accomplish in our lifetime. Not complaining and learning to appreciate what we have, lends itself to a better life, easier communication and allows us to be better equipped to deal with what life throws at us.
Although I was angry about my situation as a child and struggled emotionally and physically, I didn't complain and always appreciated what my parents did for me. Looking back of course, we see life differently as the adult, but it helps to live our lives positively in this way.
The more I appreciate the smaller things in life, the less I care about things that formally aggravated me. But people shouldn't suffer in silence. The world has rightfully changed because of complaints and grievances.
I guess some complaints can be an annoyance, especially to someone who doesn't appreciate someone else's concern.
Thank Tim. Yes the world shouldn't suffer in silence and although we still live in a democracy, we're living in completely different times. When we speak out, we do so at our own risk and it is for that reason that many of us will choose to stay silent.
I have always cared about the little and big things simultaneously, but it's usually the bigger things that aggravate me more, particularly if I struggle to find a resolve.
Our nature and the way we handle ourselves has very much to do with what we let go of and what we feel we must follow through.
At the end of the day, we have to find what works for us and stick with the winning formula.