A psychotherapist, Zen master and an author, Mary Jaksch lists helping people be happy as her passion in life. 

Through her blog, Mary chronicles her experience of a Zen lifestyle and gives spiritual advice. We bring you select few of Mary's insightful works. 

DO you sometimes feel grumpy? I do.

It’s a mood that happens to all of us at times.Grumpiness is an important warning sign that our life is out of balance.

There are some simple things you can do to bring your life back into line so that you don’t make a habit of being grumpy. After all, grumpiness kills joy and is hard to bear for our loved ones.

In the following I’ve listed 15 ways to get overcome grumpiness. On days that you feel grumpy, read through the list and address just one issue to make you feel better.