Something inspirational:

"The Courage of Integrity...  the highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity, choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience and truth over popularity. These are the choices that measure your life. Travel the path of integrity without looking back for there is never a wrong time to do what is right.”

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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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6 comments on “The Courage of Integrity”

    1. You're absolutely right, it's not that easy to do sometimes, but making our own moral judgments, whilst setting aside what other people think, should make our decisions that little bit easier.

      We tend to think about others first, then fall into line without thinking about what is right or wrong. I believe these principles should have been taught to us as children... and if they were, should already be in place.

  1. Yes, it's always the right time to do the right thing, but like the last person said, it isn't always that easy!

    I've been trying to do the right things in my life as of late which has been helpful in making my life better.

    Now I need to just keep up the good work, so that my life will continue to get better!

    1. I agree with you.

      There is never a wrong time to do what's right. I also think you can continue to do what is right, so that your life will continue to get better.

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