Something inspirational:

“You may not always end up where you thought you were going, but you will always end up where you were meant to be.”

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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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10 comments on “What's meant to be”

  1. Love these inspirational quotes. Thinking of it this way, this quote would definitely make you feel better but I can't help thinking, what if that place is very bad?

    In my opinion we shouldn't just accept it then because we were meant to be here. Or maybe I'm just over thinking things!

    1. I do too. I think we create our own realities of what happens to us. If we decide to go down path or path B, the path we choose would be the path we we're meant to go down. It's our choice to make.

      I am of the opinion that things happen for a reason, but whatever happens, it's what's meant to be, we just have to be able to deal with whatever comes our way.

  2. This seems to be the case for me, since I never really expected to be going in this direction in my life at this point.

    I hadn't really made a lot of plans for my life, so I know that didn't help.

    I'm just trying to learn how to live my life now so I could actually be able to enjoy it for a change!

    1. I think that when you look back Randy your life that was mapped out by your parents in particular was supposed to be the life you've had, regardless of whether you agree with the way they did things.

      What you decide to do for yourself now will be what's meant to be. Whichever path you choose that will be your destination.

  3. I may not know where I'm going, but I sure know where I've been and use the knowledge to avoid the pitfalls of my past.

    1. Don't worry. I think understanding our past and avoiding the pitfalls is just as important, even more important in some respects.

      The rest of your understanding on what's meant to be may come later.

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