The need to keep on the right side of a female relative holds you back from doing what you want to do. You know what your next course of action should be but you also know it won't please her. Despite the strife it's going to cause, compare it with the possibility of you not ever being happy. You can understand why others are reluctant to support you. But if you feel this is the only way to achieve the happiness you crave, you're going to have to put your own needs first.

Someone's crazy ideas shouldn't be taken seriously but go along with them anyway. It's all part of their little game. An inventive and imaginative friend will keep you occupied for hours with their passionate and rather bizarre suggestions. Respond with a few weird thoughts of your own and you will surprise and delight them. There's nothing to say a Taurus can't be creative or playful when they want to be. All will be forgotten after today but it will be fun while it lasts.

Something that has been long lost could be recovered today. You might want to devote as much time as you can to creative enterprises. Skills which had gone rusty or which you thought you'd lost are starting to come back. Just because you are out of practice doesn't mean they've vanished altogether. What's even better is you're more willing to experiment now and this helps you realise there is more scope for your talent than you'd given it credit for.

Strive not to allow concerns about money and work to distract you from exploring your inner depths. You're focusing too much on the material world and growing out of touch with your spiritual self. Deal with important tasks but leave time too, for thinking about yourself. Meditation, for instance will lead to a greater sense of inner peace as you realise the material life does not always lead to happiness.

You may have to adapt to changes and unexpected developments even if these leave you feeling lethargic and confused. A new stage in life unfolds when you are ready for it and it's time now for new people to enter your world and new situations to begin. It might feel at first as if you're overcommitted but don't cancel arrangements. Once you sort out your priorities over the weeks ahead, you will find it easier to cope with it all.

Does it matter if your efforts to achieve something specific fall short of your expectations? There's always tomorrow to try again if you don't reach a self imposed goal. Even so you could and should give yourself a pat on the back for having put your heart and soul into trying. Others may praise you for your achievement and when you start to relax and look back on it all you will also admit you really didn't do too badly.

Keeping busy with mundane tasks is your way of avoiding having to do something you don't want to do. Friends or loved ones are hoping for your support in a future undertaking: you can't see what all the excitement is about. Could it be a fear of failure or of disappointing everyone is what's really holding you back? Are you really going to choose sameness over adventure? A small step forward involves stepping out of your comfort zone; once you do, rejoice over your victory.

Life would be a whole less arduous if you would just relax and let your creative juices flow. Don't accept any limitations to your creativity. There are ways to overcome a mental block and exercise is one of them. A few hours in the fresh air should blow those mental cobwebs away. If you're an artist looking for inspiration experiment with an artistic medium you've never used before. Don't give up on yourself. Anything is possible.

Having to learn new skills or knowledge necessary for a possible new job will inspire rather than deter you. This may mean having to attend courses outside working hours and changing family and social plans to fit this in. Progress will seem slow and the strain of trying to keep on top of everything will at times make you wonder whether it's worth it. But you are working towards a specific target and every day you put in the effort, you will get closer to this goal.

A short apology or quiet confession seems like an expression or after thought rather than heartfelt. Your greatest contribution to relationships today is compassion and understanding. If a forced admission of guilt helps someone come to terms with their past mistakes, don't make it any harder for them. Take their acknowledgment as a means of restoring the peace between you. It's now time to mend fences and to put a difficult episode behind you.

Despite all your planning and careful thought, today's developments only usher into being the very thing you've been trying to avoid. It might feel as if the very fact you've been worrying about it so much has actually made it happen. Facing up to this and getting on with what needs to be done will enhance your reputation. A competitor might try to humiliate you with their caustic remarks. Act as if you can't hear them.

A little detective work will uncover your family's true feelings about some future plans. It never hurts to question others and to keep the lines of communication open. In fact this is far better than finding out too late, that no one was really interested in some of your ideas in the first place. Sharing thoughts bring up a number of future possibilities and these should all be considered before you truly make your mind up.