You might wonder whether your imagination is playing tricks on you but you feel there is something not quite right. If you stand and observe for a while it may come to you that someone who should be around is not where they are supposed to be. Perhaps they have sneaked away early to attend a Christmas function.

Your best friend or best friend's lack of enthusiasm about a Christmas treat you were planning for them will really disappoint you. It won't be easy to hide your feelings. If, after they turn your offer down, you still like the idea, there could be someone else nearby who will appreciate your suggestions.

You could be saving your family or workmates a lot of time in the future when you come up with ways to streamline routine jobs. Reactions towards your suggestions will be mixed. Your more conventional friends will be reluctant to change from established patterns but there are others who will be keen to give your ideas a go.

You've been meaning to get in touch with an old friend but you've been too busy to get around to doing this. It's so easy to lose touch. Your thoughts are on past good memories and how much some people mean to you. A neighbour may need you to lend a charitable ear or a shoulder to lean on.

You're doing your best to keep life harmonious but this isn't easy. A partner expects you to fall in with their plans for the future. You can't live your life on someone else's terms although you would love to please them. Going along with their wishes all the time will leave you always hoping for less and longing for more.

If you had plans to spend time on your own, change them. You will be happier in the company of someone you care for. Persuading a partner to take the day off to join you in doing some Christmas shopping would make your day. Failing this, you might persuade a friend to join you in an equally enjoyable way to while away the hours.

You don't have to reduce your social commitments or turn anyone away even though you want to feel more connected to your spiritual side. All you have to do is put some time aside for a little quiet thought and relaxation to reconnect with the inner you.

You find it hard to cope with insensitive types. A clash of opinions in the workplace should not be taken personally. Life would be boring if everyone agreed on every single matter so one small disagreement does not mean a group project is going to come undone.

You've got a lot on at the moment but you really shouldn't have to feel as if you are the one who is being lumbered with extra responsibility. People will be helpful if they knew you felt this way. You only have to ask and there is someone who will oblige.

Be careful about what you let yourself in for. Something that looks like a good proposition on paper may be more complicated than you had anticipated. You might be seriously thinking about updating your skills to improve your career prospects. Change can be a nuisance but sometimes it is necessary.

You feel you have heard enough of a certain subject someone close keeps going on about. If you keep your thoughts to yourself a short while longer something positive might happen to distract them and take their mind off their problems. This would be better than you falling out over something silly and trivial.

You don't want to go against a friend or partner's wishes. You can sense their confusion and disappointment when you politely mention that you have made plans of your own. It drains your energy constantly trying to please others. Your priority now should be to put your own needs first.