Your actions, your help and your generous spirit will add a little light in the darkness of other people's lives. It might take slightly longer than usual to get results due to a loved one's negative attitude but you won't give in. The day could be quite troublesome but you can see how to force yourself and others past the difficulties facing you. Let the leader in you come out today. A mix of instinct and experience will help you work out the best way forward.

Take charge of your life where cash and other financial matters are concerned. A reshuffle of plans is likely to reveal an alarming picture of heavy spending on leisure matters and pastimes. This will not all be down to you but before you start pointing a finger, haven't you had your moments recently when you've not been as careful as you could have been? Being organised and checking bills have been paid gives you peace of mind.

Allow a moment of extravagance to get the better of you and money will slip through your fingers at an alarming rate. A stroke of luck early in the day may bring a large sum of cash your way now or in the not too distant future. Careless spending will not help you to maximise your bank balance. Saving any extra cash for a rainy day may sound boring but you will be able to meet some large financial demands in the future.

Trying to tackle situations while you are feeling one degree under is not a good idea. Unless it is vital you attend to everything immediately, do yourself a favour and take a breather. If you must go into work or you need to look as if you're doing something, limit yourself to routine matters where you can't go wrong and leave anything complicated until you feel up to it. Pamper yourself at home and plan an early to bed evening.

Juggling social commitments with family and other responsibilities is a growing problem. Your tremendous willpower and high energy levels can be used in positive and negative ways. Watch for the moment when determination tips over into becoming sheer stubbornness. Compromise will be a better way of gaining the most from your life and relationships. Tension in any area is more likely to be reduced by a gentle approach rather than force.

Some uncertainty will give rise to heated discussions. Just about every type of frustration you can imagine seems to be booked to come your way. Bear with someone important in your life if they get caught up with duties and have to postpone arrangements you'd made together. You'll find you rather enjoy being left to your own devices and after a recent burst of activity this will be your ideal chance to simply relax.

Don't get too carried away with plans to follow a whim if you've not thought about the consequences. Following a desire to get together with friends shouldn't cause you any problems. But if it is a spontaneous decision that involves a spending spree, stop and think again. You might even be in a position to stop a friend or loved one from being foolish with their cash if you get an impression they're about to make a careless expenditure.

Sometimes it is better to be right while occasionally it is best to do right. You will go through a variety of situations and contexts in the space of a few hours. In each instance you must focus on the varying needs of the people around you. Some issues can be dealt with practically others will require a more personal touch. What is best for a friend may not suit you, but you will do what's right for them anyway.

You've been on a steep learning curve and now you know what's necessary to improve a situation. Having more understanding and control of a situation will reduce negative thoughts or feelings associated with this area. You get to consciously direct your life through knowing where to focus your attention in the future. Accomplishments will come through utilising your energy and creativity. Exciting plans can be made with loved ones.

What sounds like a very odd suggestion at first could eventually prove to be the reverse. Someone is struggling to convince others that their ideas are worth trying; don't they at least deserve a chance? It requires insight and maturity to recognise when it is time to experiment with new methods, practices or procedures. You could help others turn an abstract idea into something useful and tangible. All that's necessary is to tweak suggestions you hear to make the plan a more realistic one.

Friends who always love to be in the thick of things could surprise you by pulling out of regular arrangements. Instead of indulging in quite hectic pastimes they might suggest you do something quiet together. You identify with their feelings because they match your own mood perfectly. Where there is a lack of activity, it will be a relief if for just a few hours you can take life at an easy pace.

Sensitivity to your surroundings can have a big influence on your thinking, feelings and behaviour. If you aim to find a way to resolve a problem it might be a good idea to take yourself away from your usual environment. The place in which you operate could be contributing to your inability to find solutions to a dilemma. You won't realise how these conditions are affecting your state of mind until you get away.