Whether you have to decline a request or give critical feedback, it's important to be honest, assertive and direct.  But you don't want to hurt someone's feelings, especially in front of others. Instead try a tactful approach.  Be appropriately honest, assertive and direct.  Say...

Practice being mindful everyday.  Not for the whole day, just during ONE routine activity.  It can be when you're eating, brushing teeth, washing dishes, walking, cleaning, writing...

We have high hopes for others.  Sounds good, but high hopes usually mean high expectations.  People rarely meet our high expectations, and when they don't, we're disappointed. So if you want less disappointment, think about lowering your high expectations and making them more realistic. ...

Holi is the festival of colours that's mostly celebrated in India.  People playfully colour each other with fistfuls of coloured powder and water.  Even if you're not playing with colours, why not colour your life, this week. Add more colour to your attitude, to...

Life isn't always fair, but moaning about it isn't really going to help or change anything.  So you may as well stop.  How? Every time you have a moan, make yourself offer a solution or do something about the situation. If you can't...