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Date 18 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Another quote by Virginia Woolf

Something inspirational: “No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” VIRGINIA WOOLF Life isn't a race. There is…
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Date 17 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Everyone Has a Voice but Being Heard is Different

Reflections on equality, opportunity and being heard We often talk about equality, but equality isn't simply about being given the same opportunities on paper. Our…
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Date 16 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Life I Knew

Later Learning It Should Have Been Different I write to heal. I lived with a disability I didn't know about. It's not news, but looking…
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Date 15 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Sylvester Stallone

Something inspirational: “You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard…
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Date 14 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When Is a Hot Drink Too Hot?

Why Temperature Matters For many of us, a hot cup of tea or coffee is part of our daily routine – a morning ritual, a…
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Date 13 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Quiet Work of Becoming

Learning to live with what has been, while making space for what is still unfolding What often comes next is not resolution, but learning how…
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Date 12 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

What Shapes Us

Some things become part of us before we ever begin to question them Sometimes you have to be honest with yourself. You know where you…
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Date 11 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

The Door that Never Opened

When Waiting Gives Way to Acceptance As a follow on from yesterday's Ivy Baker Priest quote. Some losses are difficult to recognise because nothing officially…
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Date 10 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

An Ivy Baker Priest quote

Food for thought: “The world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” IVY BAKER PRIEST…
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Date 9 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

A quote by Ava DuVernay

Something inspirational: “I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk…
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Date 8 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

Another Thomas Fuller quote

Food for thought: “He that flings dirt at another dirties himself most.” THOMAS FULLER This is a good reminder that when we speak badly of…
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Date 7 September 2026
Author Ilana Estelle

When Silence No Longer Protects Us

How acknowledging childhood experiences can change our relationship with the past There comes a time when silence no longer protects. I have seen first-hand how…
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