Something inspirational:

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”

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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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8 comments on “Self-control”

  1. Yes, very true. I've had to learn to let go of several people over the last 10 years.

    It's a hard process but I don't let it control me anymore. I still love these people very much and haven't forgotten them, I just don't let it control me anymore.

    1. I'm sure you're not alone Lisa. We've all probably had to do this at some point in our lives. We only ever have control over ourselves and our own thoughts.

      The quote is not only true but it also resonates with us.

  2. Very true statement. We have no control over what other people do but we have control over how we react to other people. That is true power.

  3. I had to do this with a friend of mine recently; she was not responding to my calls etc.

    I never did find out if I did anything to offend her. She brought drama into my life and I don't like that so it was good to let her go.

    It's funny how you find out who your true friends are. In the end she wasn't really much of one.

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