Take some time out of your busy schedule to visit someone who has been suffering. You aren't being soft hearted by giving your time and affection to a person who could do with a few kind words, not to mention a hug. You might relieve others of chores they can't handle while they're going through some difficulties. This is the least you can do when they've been so good to you in the past. People are glad of your compassion and understanding.

An urgent message may turn out to be not so pressing after all; someone's prone to panicking over the smallest things. Rather than being drawn into situations which have other people flustered, observe from the sidelines. This gives you the power to see what must be done to restore harmony and order. Don't let anyone's panic alarm you; their worry is exaggerated. Above all, be sure all facts are confirmed before encouraging anyone to take rumours seriously

If you look hard enough you will find many friends with positive qualities who share similar values. Joining an association or society where you might become an active member and make contributions to their cause will give you a sense of purpose in the future. Don't drop old friends just because new ventures are more interesting; continue to live and work as usual and treat this new pastime as a challenge to help you become a better person.

Scratch beneath the surface and you will discover opportunities which sounded wonderful aren't that great. Other people exaggerate the good points while playing down issues you should be more cautious about. You've not yet noticed someone in the background thinks the way you do; eventually you will be getting together as friends or partners. Background influences hold brighter rewards than anything going on, centre stage.

Plans to fulfil personal desires may have to be shelved in order to offer aid to someone in need. Cooperative efforts will produce excellent results. Matters that have been simmering are brought to the boil and new agreements are made to avoid certain situations happening again. After a day spent looking after other people's needs, in the evening indulge your desire for sensual pleasure with a long bath, massage or gourmet meal.

A bossy colleague or interfering workmate has singled you out for attention. It's never easy to stand up to someone in a senior position. If you feel they're being unfair, unreasonable and biased, don't react or get angry. Think instead about complaining to a higher manager. There are ways to deal with difficult people without giving them the satisfaction of knowing they've upset you. Don't allow a workplace bully to make your life miserable.

A project will never get off the ground unless you set an agenda and stick to it. The more people involved, the more vital it is you take an organised approach. Dealing with a large group is frustrating. You're trying to be acceptable to everyone and you're wasting a lot of time on the wrong people. One or two might get upset if you get assertive but you will win the group's grudging respect.

Someone won't like your instinctive reaction when quick thinking is called for; ignore their comments and complaints. Whether this is an act of kindness or doing a colleague a favour, you will have done what you felt was right at the time. You are who you are and others should accept this; they might even benefit if they were to take a leaf from your book and be more forgiving and obliging themselves.

Some playful bantering is starting to get out of hand; today think about trading criticisms for encouragement. It may have started off as a bit of fun for you and a colleague to tease and taunt each other, but the pleasure's starting to wear thin now. You can change all this by changing your reactions. Joint efforts and teamwork are the recipes for success but you must both get serious and stop larking about.

An incident doesn't make sense to you; you won't settle until you've worked out exactly what's going on. A loved one's behaviour might worry you or make you suspicious. Until you talk about your concerns you will continue to worry. An unexpected expense could make it difficult to balance the budget. Finances are stretched to the limit these days.

A long term creative project is reaching its conclusion; you're already wondering what might replace it. A disturbing incident makes you question a friend or loved one's plans for the future. It appears they've got quite different ideas to your own. Trying to analyse what has caused you to change your views is a waste of time. What you should be thinking about is how to take advantage of opportunities now opening up for you.

Get too emotional when a minor crisis arises and good decisions cannot be made. The right choices will be more the products of logic and reasoning, not emotions. In business, do your best to conceal what you feel. Some might see an emotional exhibition as a sign of weakness. You will disagree but to stay ahead of them, withhold reactions until you are on your own.