Good morning and welcome to your twelfth meditation. Do you have a hard time saying no? If you answered ‘yes’ to this question, you are definitely not alone. Saying no can be difficult for many different reasons, not all of which are bad. Indeed, the problem often arises from a keen sense of empathy and a desire for others to be happy. And this wonderful altruistic impulse can go uncelebrated in a world that honours individualism and tends to reward uncompromising behaviour.