Focused Energy Life Coach - Tanya Kelley

Here’s my latest blog post. I usually post every Monday.

Heal Thyself-Practice What You Preach I promote self-care and discovered I needed a lot of it so I had to"heal thyself" when I was struggling the past couple of weeks. So I took a much needed self-care break. -care, -love, , , , , -19, , , ...

Being yourself is the best way to ensure your happiness and your peace.

You get to choose who has access to you. Choosing people who love and care about you are acts of self-care and self-love.

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The Stay Home Order has been in place here since March 24th. For those of you homeschooling your kids, being the cafeteria worker, including breakfast and dinner, working from home, lost your job, and still have other family responsibilities - stop, unplug since there’s nowhere you likely have to be and give yourself a much needed break, hug, rest, care, and love. Be quiet in the stillness and ask yourself what you need, then fulfill that need.






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The news is ever changing for what we need to do in order to best protect ourselves and those around us. But what is always paramount is self-care. I gotta be honest, this s**t is giving me some anxiety but I know we can get through this as long as we stay home, stay safe, and practice the safety and self care precautions recommended.

In Junior High School whenever one of my classmates would complain and say “that’s not fair!” Mr. Cornell would launch into a speech, part inspirational and part lecture. The lesson he was teaching us was that life indeed is not fair, but we need to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and keep going. He taught us to always do the right thing, do our best and things will work out. I know the current health crisis may be causing some anxiety, because it’s downright scary but we can get through this. Please take care of yourself and those around you.

Working from home is a vacation for some, stressful for others, and downright devastating for those who are now out of work. For many of us we have children no longer in school so we have the extra concern of making sure they are still being cared for educationally as well as their health and wellbeing. So please make sure you are taking care of yourself now more than ever. Wash your hands, use sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, wear gloves, whatever you can find that makes you feel best about taking care of yourself during this health crisis.

It’s ok to take a stand for yourself, because if you don’t it’s not likely anyone else will do it for you.

Of course you charge your phone, and get regular maintenance on your car. But your body needs that and and so much more. Remember to take care of YOU! Mind, body and soul.











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Years ago I saw the saying “talk to yourself as gently as you talk to your plants.” I know the saying may not resonate with everyone because not everyone is into plants. My mother was a florist so the saying really blew my mind because I talk so lovingly to my plants, but not so lovingly to myself when I’m revisiting a mistake, decision, bad relationship or whatever for the zillionth time. My point of all of this is we need to practice self-love ALL the time, especially in our quiet time with our quiet thoughts or better yet - let that s**t go, it’s not serving you anything positive in the present and it’s not part of your future.

Easier said than done, I know. But getting used to not taking care of yourself is doing more harm than you may realize. Of course you’re neglecting some basic needs and desires, but the most harmful thing is that you’re teaching everyone around you are always available with a never-ending supply of love, support, energy, whatever they need because you don’t take any time for YOU to take care of your own needs or wants, cuz you’re a Superwoman after-all, with shoes and matching cape.