Sometimes, we get so caught up in a whirlpool of our daily routines, responsibilities, urgent deadlines, business meetings and snap decisions that we start living in our heads. We become too business-like, too rational, too busy to open our eyes and truly see the colors of the world.

But then we stumble on a stunning picture, an inspirational video, a genuine smile, an uplifting quote and like a cup of hot chocolate on a cold, rainy day, they spread warmth through our stomach and fill our heart with joy and gratitude.

They pull us out of our daily routines, social templates and the drama of things that are not really important. And they shift our focus onto everything that is good in this world.

We need these Reminders to stay grounded and to help us find peace, joy and warmth every day.

Here are a few Irish Blessings that you may like:

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Many people are looking for definite answers to complicated and often empty questions that will have very little impact on their happiness and well-being.

Sometimes, I get myself all worked up doing this too…

Then there are different kinds of questions! Questions that do not have a right or wrong answer. Questions that free the mind and keep you focused on the right things. Questions that when asked in the right moment, can transform our life more than any enlightening answer we will ever receive.

Here is a list of 30 such Self-Help Questions that are important to ask yourself at least once in a while (especially when you feel like your mind is filled with worries and mundane problems):

1. If you could offer your child only one piece of advice, what would it be?

2. If you could move to any country in the world, where would you go and why?

3. If you didn’t know your age, how old would you say you are?

4. If you are yourself 1 year in the future, what advice would you give yourself today?

5. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like?

6. And why do we like so many things we don’t do?

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Do you know this feeling – you are neither tired, nor stressed out, nor overwhelmed. Just a little bit bored, a little bit apathetic, a little bit unmotivated, and a little bit of everything that makes you not want to work… or think hard…or feel obligated to do what you know you should be doing.

There is just some kind of mental resistance that does not allow you to be productive or creative. As if someone has turned off the inner switch of your excitement and desire to make things happen.
I wonder where this feeling comes from and what it is all about?

I know that when I felt like that as a girl, my parents usually called this delicate emotional state of mine – being lazy. Well, if I had to come up with a definition of commonplace laziness – the symptoms would match, but it is still hard to accept that years later– conscious and hard-working individuals can fall prey to something as banal as laziness.

But the fact remains – there are days when we leave some of the tasks on our to-do list unchecked, and there are days when we resist doing anything.

So how do we overcome this laziness state? How do we turn our excitement and productivity back on? How do we re-motivate ourselves to get going?

Some of the tricks I use to get myself back on track

1. Have a plan. Often laziness strikes us when we are not sure what to do next. We lack clarity of what has to be done and why. If this is the case a detailed daily plan or a to-do list can quickly eliminate confusion and funnel your efforts in the right direction.

2. Act on impulse. Do not over-think work. Even the slightest spark of desire to get something done is enough to start your inner productivity engine going.

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