Something inspirational:

"Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."

RONALD REAGAN

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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6 comments on “Government's first duty”

  1. Your wouldn't have thought you'd hear any world leader say this, as all they do is to try and run our lives. In certain cases they both run our lives and put us in harms way, never mind protect us.

    1. Thank you. Yes, I agree. The world stage that we're on now, sadly isn't how the world used to be when I was growing up.

    1. Thanks Bonnie. Your response is absolutely spot on. Yes, that is exactly what it is. Yes, from the outset, it seems like it's every man for himself, in this power struggle.

  2. Sometimes political language will pass through someone's lips to make a statement sound respectable, but it may have a different meaning entirely.

    But I certainly agree with this quote the way it is written.

    1. Thanks Tim. Yes, Government's statements certainly sound respectable, but they're not always in the best interest of the people sadly.

      Are we protected, I'm not seeing it sadly. If anything we're becoming more exposed to the elements, with decisions made.

      I agree with this quote. It's breathtaking when quotes mirror real lives.

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