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Date 30 September 2025
Author Ilana Estelle

How to Navigate The CP Diary Using the Toolbar

How to Navigate The CP Diary If you visit The CP Diary regularly, chances are you read the blog of the day and then leave.…
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Date 8 August 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Creating Positive Change Through Writing

Challenging assumptions and broadening perspectives Personal writing, which is how The CP Diary began, was one person's perspective, but it doesn't necessarily end there. When…
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Date 7 August 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Kathleen Norris

Food for thought: "Be careful how you unfold your wings, there are some in the world who are not content unless their teeth are full…
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Date 6 August 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Quiet Cost of Self-Neglect

The quiet habits that slowly undermine our wellbeing The phrase self-sabotage conjures dramatic images. We imagine someone throwing away an opportunity, ending a good relationship,…
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Date 5 August 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Standing In My Own Shoes

The journey from stagnation to self-understanding. People often say, "Walk a mile in my shoes," as a way of asking for understanding. But before anyone…
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Date 4 August 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Healed and Unhealed Energy

The Emotional Climate we Create There is a saying that like attracts like. Some understand this as a spiritual principle. Others see it through the…
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Date 3 August 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A Childhood Shaped by Silence

Before I Had Answers I didn't know there were answers as a child. I lived with the unspoken. I spent time with my thoughts, quietly…
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Date 2 August 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A John Moriarty quote

Something inspirational: “It is not just houses we need for shelter, but stories as well.” JOHN MORIARTY John Moriarty reminds us that while a house…
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Date 1 August 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Problem Isn't Brexit – It's Refusing to Learn

Brexit shows why policies must be judged by outcomes. A decade has passed since Britain voted to leave the European Union. That is long enough…
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Date 31 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Black Olive Tapenade

Black Olive Tapenade "Recipe adapted from Cookingnook.com" Ingredients: 5 1/2 ounces black olives, pitted 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 6 basil leaves, fresh 3 anchovy…
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Date 30 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When the Questions Change

Living with What Happened Understanding is an important part of living with loss and grief. For 16 years, it has been at the heart of…
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Date 29 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Between the Headlines

Protecting Our Peace in an Age of Political Uncertainty Although today's reflection is rooted in politics, it is ultimately about psychology, wellbeing and how we…
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Date 28 July 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Tuli Kupferberg

Something inspirational: “When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.” TULI KUPFERBERG Tuli Kupferberg is known for challenging convention and encouraging independent thought. His work celebrates…
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