Someone somewhere has your best interests at heart and they will prove this through their actions. Confusing arrangements that have had you all at sea will all of a sudden become less bewildering once a friend or colleague steps in and takes over. It doesn't always come naturally to you to let someone else take the lead. Today you will be both glad and relieved to do so!

Don't panic if plans you had made start falling to pieces all around you; such things are meant to try us! Draw on the more practical and patient side of your personality and calmly reshuffle your schedule to cope with any unexpected difficulties. As the day wears on and you start to relax you may even admit you actually enjoy this change from the norm!

News from a distance could give you something to look forward to over the months ahead. You might want to shout your pleasure from the rooftops but wait before you say anything to anyone. If a certain person gets to hear about the arrangements you are making, they could look for a way to discourage you or impede your plans. Sometimes it pays to be discreet.

Take the chance to meet people and make new acquaintances when it's offered. Don't hide in the background and leave it to others to do all the socialising. You might allow yourself to be overly influenced by first impressions but your intuition is not as reliable as it could be. Someone you are unsure of could be a solid and reliable associate. Someone who is delightfully charming could be hiding a malevolent streak.

You are right to feel annoyed by obstructions and hindrances caused by another person's carelessness. If anyone accuses you of being too hard on someone, refuse to be influenced by their words. People cannot be allowed to ruin a joint project because of their lack of care and vigilance. If this isn't the first time they've caused such problems make it so it's the last time they get a chance to impair your progress.

Your public image and reputation receives a boost today. You're prepared to go out on a limb to help out a friend or colleague who needs your support. Because you can put yourself in another person's shoes you know exactly what they're going through. You know just what to do, too, to make them feel a lot better. If you do have to take a risk, this should turn out to your advantage.

Despite a little romantic controversy you should be pleased with the way you handle most relationships today. You find yourself saying all the right things at the right time and others are impressed by your sensitivity. People seem to readily accept your advice without questioning your reasoning or your tactics. Set aside some time later today to think about your own life.

You can't understand someone for taking a pessimistic view when most matters are going well. Issues involving other people aren't easy to deal with purely because you can't get your head around their way of thinking. You may have to make concessions for another person's moods or strange behaviour. You should not of course jeopardise your own chance of success because another person cannot see the wood for the trees.

Most communications run smoothly and this is because you find it easy to get your views across. Not everyone will be as fluent as you are when voicing their opinions but you seem to instinctively understand what they're trying to say. Any problems encountered are swiftly resolved due to your open mindedness. You might turn an unusual situation to your advantage later in the day.

Something you hear comes as a revelation to you but you won't want others to see how stunned you are. Someone has not been truthful about a financial or romantic situation. You must now make decisions based on new facts that have come to light. Work on developing your optimism for future goals. A pessimistic attitude won't help and as it is, most things will go your way.

You could get heavily involved in a matter which had been someone else's responsibility. You may not know how you managed to get so deeply drawn into an issue or concern you had originally wanted nothing to do with. Now you are committed, you won't let others down. Even if you suspect you will end up swimming out of your depth, you're willing to take the risk.

You might act on thoughts that came to you in the early hours of the morning. If you've not been sleeping too well of late, hesitate before taking any course of action that might not be sensible or wise. Overtiredness could mean you aren't thinking straight and this could lead to regrets. You need to face up to the underlying cause of your anxiety even if it means getting professional help.