The minute someone tells you what you should be doing you will feel inclined to do the opposite. You're well aware of your responsibilities but you won't thank anyone for bringing these to your attention. In fact you might strongly urge others to get on with their own business and leave you to yours. No matter how well meaning they may be, you would rather do what you have to do in your own time.

A big event you have been waiting for could well change your life completely. It might seem as if in one single explosion, you suddenly gain all you have recently been longing for. How lasting the effect might be is difficult to say but your optimism and positive outlook will help you shed past doubts, inhibitions and suspicions. You're more aware of your strengths and inner potentials. You're taking a step nearer a happier future.

Make some changes if your lifestyle gives you no peace or inner contentment. Friendships which cause more upset than pleasure aren't worth the effort. Pursuing a lotus eating lifestyle with no real thought of the future is not a good way of living your life either. Instant gratification is not sustainable physically, mentally or emotionally. Your next step towards progress is to break off from those areas in life which are failing to help you grow.

If someone is bothering you to a point of making you feel upset and annoyed remove yourself from the situation. A colleague seems to think they're better than you but you should not allow them to undermine your confidence. Thank them for their advice and simply walk away. It might seem odd to ditch a proposed venture as being potentially boring but it's exactly how it will strike you. Let those who find it exciting, get on with it without your help. .

An event or happening will have a profound influence on you and prompt you to reappraise your thoughts and beliefs. It might seem as if you have never analysed so deeply to find the solutions to the questions you're currently asking yourself. What might surprise you is, it won't be your mind but your heart that will provide the best resolutions. You're being realistic now, accepting life is neither perfect nor completely terrible!

A proposition based on future possibilities and likely profits may have flaws. All the calculated figures and business indications may seem suddenly irrelevant when new facts which have been kept hidden start to emerge. If you get the impression this is too big a risk to take, trust your instincts. There's nothing scientific or sensible about relying on false data or charting your life by numbers that turn out to be completely wrong.

Life won't be satisfying if you're dedicating most of your time and energy to other people and their needs. You've always had a generous heart and you care about how others feel but you need to start thinking about yourself now. Putting too much into tending for others will eventually make you resentful and aggrieved. You will know instinctively when you've got the balance right between what you do for others and what you do for yourself.

Experience is the key to finding out which of your past expectations were right or not. It's possible you went into something without expecting to get a lot out of it only to find it was an incredibly satisfying experience. You're discovering more about yourself now, exploring different possibilities and changing your goals to suit new wishes and desires. Doing something positive eases inner worries and tensions and improves your health.

It will take time before you see the results of your current actions. As long as you choose the path you feel is right, the experiences it brings will make you feel you made the best choice. A friend or loved one is relying on you to do their thinking for them. Don't hold yourself responsible for their success and happiness. It's their life, they have to live it and you must leave it to them to do what they feel they have to do, without involving you.

Events and circumstances concerning a relative, housemate or another loved one might have important consequences on your own affairs. If there has been some contention in the past now is the time to clear the air so there are no misunderstandings in the long run. Remember whatever struggles you're going through now, you're becoming a stronger person so it's better to face up to things rather than hide from them.

Think before you agree to take on any new commitments, plans made now could be tying you up for some time to come. Helping to arrange a neighbourhood function or to organise community events will bring even more requests. Give some people an inch and they'll take a mile. Once your talents are spotted you'll be in demand. No one will recognise you have a private life and you might wonder why you got involved in the first place.

Taking too much at face value could stop you getting a better understanding of a recent incident. A failed examination or interview could have something to do with the little effort put into preparations, or vital pieces of missing information could contribute to a poor evaluation. If events fail to live up to your expectations, rather than blaming anything or anyone but yourself, consider what you might have done to improve things.