Although there are many willing hands eager to help, you gain a greater sense of achievement through doing something on your own. It is easier to learn by relying totally on yourself, with no one watching over your shoulder. Hands-on experience is the way to further your personal interests today.

Be more spontaneous when with a partner, child or anyone you are fond of. Relax, share your feelings and give in to the whim of the moment. Remind yourself that life is for living and does not have to be all hard work. What you need is a break from routine, so jump out of your straitjacket today.

Ease yourself away from the stresses and strains of everyday living which includes a difficult domestic situation. Leave others to cope with any hassle. Travel, whether for business or pleasure, will go well and gives you the chance to recharge your emotional batteries and rediscover freedom.

If someone is full of gripes and groans and you have heard it all before then you know it’s time to get- out-quick, Likewise if a sibling or neighbour tries to bad mouth someone, say nothing that might get misinterpreted or used to fuel the gossip. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

Hold onto your morals, no matter how strong the argument is waged against them. Someone’s smooth but devil tongue may coax you into questioning your beliefs and values but in the end, you must go with what is ethically right for you. To cave in now creates a volatile blame/shame atmosphere to come.

Take a silky smooth sidestep back from a drama or irritation, as you are too close to the problem to view the solution. Once you see the whole picture and look at it from a new angle you will see that you have been worrying needlessly. A woman isn’t easy to please so don’t bother to waste your time.

A wee white lie may serve its purpose in getting you out of the mire this time but it might not be so easy to get away with it the next. Think carefully about what has happened today and could have led to, and let this be a lesson for the future. You can’t please all the people etc.,

If discussions aren't getting you anywhere, take a breather and try again another time. There are plenty of other things you could be doing that are much more positive, so why torment yourself in sticking with anything that obviously isn't going to change for the foreseeable future?

You suspect someone's decisions aren't their own but are largely influenced by binding regulations or bureaucracy. As much as you respect rules are the law, you have no time for unfairness so rather than give in, find a way to beat the system or at least work to ensure justice is done.

New developments could alter the way you look at things and feel about the future. You are reluctant to let others know you have changed your mind but the longer you leave it the harder it will be to pull out. Don't get sucked into a vortex of events from which there is no escape. Withdraw.

Be sure new plans, schemes or ventures are the right ones for you before you commit yourself fully. You are in the mood to take a few risks, if only to get something over and done with, but this could have the opposite affect. Best to look before you leap: you know what they say about still waters...

You want to leave it to someone else to sort out a domestic concern, but they could be thinking the same thing! If you don't want to return to the same predicament later, 'phone a plumber, electrician or whoever, and get the problem sorted, even if you don't see it as your responsibility.