Time to think hard and long about getting yourself a new vision fit to create a new year. You feel stuck in a rut, and the last thing you want to do is apply yourself to more work. However, by doing your best to master a new skill, you can find the means to get out of your present situation. Allow yourself room to make mistakes and don't expect immediate results. A little patience goes a long way. A neighbour or sibling may have advice that is worth taking.

Psychologically you must overcome your reticence in dealing with delicate matters or you'll cause inner damage. A matter involving a joint account or shared assets causes plenty of tension. You have your own ideas about how these resources should be used, but others don't agree. A serious sacrifice is in order if you want to preserve a relationship. If you'd rather go your own way, be prepared to lose some money. It's a small price to pay for your freedom. Either way, concentrate on what you're gaining.

A relationship issue needs resolving, allow it to carry on regardless and someone will get hurt. You and a partner, mate, or best friend have a hard time seeing eye-to-eye. It's possible that responsibilities are weighing so heavily on your shoulders that you can't find it in your heart to take a risk. You have one of two choices: dump these duties or continue to labour beneath them. Taking the second path could cause serious damage to your relationship, unless the other party decides to help you.

Your health requires more than you are giving it; go for a thorough check-over inside and out. Your work environment and colleagues are getting on your nerves. There's no point in getting drawn into a power struggle. Choose to detach instead. Taking a break or browsing through the bookstore can provide a welcome distraction on your lunch break. The less you focus on the drama that is swirling around you, the less it will affect you. Being in denial does have its benefits!

Your love life needs a courageous decision once you've decided if it brings you joy or heartache? Your ideas about having fun may not match the majorities. You're beginning to sense that you're moving in a different direction. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate friendships with folks who share your interests. This will make you feel less lonely. It's sad when old bonds begin to weaken with age, but that's the price you pay for growing as a human being. Be warned of compulsive behaviour.

Sticking rigid to a career or domestic pattern does more harm than good so break out. The importance of friends and family has rarely been more central to your life. Pressures are forcing you to come to terms with some unpleasant truths. Fortunately, your loved ones can provide valuable perspective that will take the sting out of some of the upsets you've been experiencing. Let this be a lesson never to let your public duties interfere with your private life!

If you're too set in your ways better prepare to alter your attitude or you'll lose a chance for success. You may be considering relocating to a new neighbourhood due to your changing needs. Don't do anything hasty just now, as the new season can bring a whole host of new openings. What you really need is to get more involved with what's happening in your area. It's hard not to feel alienated when you remain aloof. Getting involved with a civic or local group can prove very rewarding.

Sticking to your guns over a monetary matter will do you much more harm than good. Finding new ways to improve your income or increasing your savings gives you a renewed sense of power. You're tired of being at the mercy of others, especially where your finances are concerned. Fortunately, you've inborn instincts about generating wealth. Weave your talents into a newborn business and see what happens. You never know what you are capable of until you try. Put your resourceful energies to the test.

You are at a very important turning point when you must create fresh incentives in your life. You've always been an independent person, but your freedom feels threatened by a partner. It's time to set some ground rules about how you interact, or hurtful misunderstandings will continue to occur. Adjusting your own behaviour can smooth things out, too. When you are with your loved one, focus all of your attention on them. This will make your time together much more rewarding and qualitative.

Your spiritual health needs looking after, arrange to do something that brings you peace of mind. Medically you can be suffering from certain anxieties that keep playing on your mind. If this is a situation you can control, you need to take action immediately. If not, resign yourself to these conditions and remember that the only constant in life is change. The moment you accept your circumstances, they are bound to shift. It's a strange rule of the Universe that is worth remembering at times like these.

Your future awaits so don't dilly-dally in the past and use the present for eliminating any dross. Focus on forward planning and you'll do that best by finding a quiet space to contemplate. In your friendship and social sector certain members of the group may feel slighted that you are excluding them, but you cannot afford to be distracted. Whilst you feel this productive you must get as much done as poss. Apply your energies to a creative aspiration that if done properly can alter the very fabric of your life.

Take the bull by the horns and make a career or home choice that's been hanging over you for weeks. It's difficult to balance personal responsibilities but try to remain calm. If it feels as though you're being pulled in two different directions, take a deep breath and clear your head. You may have to tell both your superiors and relatives to back off for a while. Until you get some breathing room, you can't be expected to perform any of your duties in an adequate fashion. But they could provide the catalyst for you to yell, 'enough is enough'.