It's not where you are or what you have that makes you feel good today; happiness is a frame of mind. You might wake up feeling unaccountably cheerful even though nothing has changed from yesterday so just relax and enjoy. It will be your positive attitude to life that will shape new ideas and help you bring improvements into your future. If you can find joy in simply being yourself and trusting your ability to make things happen, you will be amazed at the results.

Instead of feeling angry when things don't go your way, you will instantly start working on how you might get past this issue. When others waste time looking for someone to blame, you aren't looking outside yourself for reasons. Instead you're searching within for the best way to cope. You're one of the first to get over a disappointment which affects your family as a whole and others will respect your calm, composed and steady influence.

You might feel forced to have to put your mind to something you really don't want to learn. Sometimes there is no choice but to get on and do what you have to do in order to keep others happy, or as a way to fulfil your personal obligations. It's no use being so ridiculously obtuse you try to fight the inevitable. Experiences you go through now will take you forward and if you resist today, you will only have them to repeat tomorrow or the day after until you accept this burden.

You feel what others feel and this can be both a bane and a boon. You sense the bad feelings of those around you as well as the good ones. Those who need uplifting will find your presence comforting, your kind words welcoming and emotionally, you can help them get through difficult times. You care about others and dream of a world with less violence, less greed and more compassion. This might lead you to think about doing some volunteer work.

Refuse to allow your thoughts to wander if you find yourself constantly playing the 'what if' game. This might apply to past events when you might wonder how things would have turned out if you'd done something differently. Or you're considering the future and a myriad of 'ifs' and different possibilities. You can only hope the decision you make is the right one. For this reason make your mind up then let it go. Whatever happens afterwards, know you've done your best. You can't expect or demand anything more from yourself.

Despite your need to question and analyse, sometimes the reasons and answers will always remain a mystery. In some situations you might look back and see patterns that haven't always been beneficial to you and in this way you can learn from these lessons and work on ways not to repeat similar mistakes. These days in some areas, you can't work out where you're going wrong but you don't feel right about certain involvements. All you can do is keep exploring until you hit on what might be making you feel this way.

You've a right to complain if you've had shoddy services from a professional. It doesn't matter whether this is a contractor, a solicitor, a salesperson or a doctor, if they haven't been acting in your best interests, you should do something about it. Don't feel threatened and don't let fear of repercussions stop you from doing what you know is right. Contact someone who might listen to your grievances and take them seriously.

You've always expected the best from yourself so you won't be happy with an average, below par performance. Everyone has their off days and you're only human and you can't run on all cylinders all the time and you need to recognise when you've reached your limit and when it's time to take a rest. If you review your overall progress, you should be quite pleased with how far you've got. The goal won't just fade away if you take a wee break!

The more you have to fulfil, the happier you will be; you need a number of aims and challenges to work towards now. Sticking to one project, pastime or purpose all day will bore you. Creating a number of aims and objectives makes life more interesting and meaningful. You might for instance strive to be a great student, wonderful mother, loving partner and hard working employee. There's no reason why you can't do and be them all.

Reaching out and lending a hand but not knowing how someone might take this could be a scary prospect. In a situation where you know you could be of assistance, step forward and volunteer to help. You will feel better about yourself through knowing even if they turn you down, at least you made the offer. If they accept, it will feel incredibly rewarding to be able to help someone else and others will know they have a true, caring friend in you.

Conversations today could touch on how those around you see each other including you. You might accept it when others say you aren't 'ordinary' but you may not want to be thought of as an oddity either! You can be unique, in your own way, by finding a balance in between. Certainly you aren't a person who will always follow the majority; you will dare to be different and that's what makes you so popular and well respected.

In issues where you have firm views, you shouldn't hesitate to support those who feel the same way. You might take sides in an argument because you want to see justice done and this can only happen if enough people dispute a wrongdoing or misdemeanour. In a relationship issue, you will take a different stance as you might be less able to make an objective examination. For the time being, you will prefer to sit on the fence.