Something inspirational:

Always try and be diplomatic. Speak with compassion and diligence. Be thoughtful and wise. Be careful not to tread on other people’s feelings or toes.

Play back in your mind what you feel you want to say. Will what you want to say, hurt the other person? Being diplomatic isn't easy as we think, it's easy to get it wrong, but it's achievable. Diplomacy is an art form.

It starts with each of us. Being diplomatic encourages tolerance and healing, particularly amongst families.

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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9 comments on “Diplomacy”

  1. I agree this is not always easy, but necessary if people are to get along and not cause bad feelings amongst themselves.

    What you say cannot always be taken back regardless of how many times you say you are sorry. Sometimes when the damage is done it cannot be repaired.

  2. I agree with you. Once it's out there, there is no taking it back.

    I try to think about what I'm saying before I say it even with family members.

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