If a recent argument or embarrassing situation has left you feeling a bit emotionally exposed, try to take time today to lick your wounds. You might benefit from having some quiet time on your own to think things through and comfort your bruised ego. Deal with your feelings of frustration now, before they snowball into bigger and scarier emotions. The sooner to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again, the better. Everyone makes a gaffe now and again.

You've been cruising along nicely in the fast lane lately, but today you might want to ease over to the slow side of the road. Too much is going on, and there is some exciting stuff you're going to miss out on if you are not careful! Sure, it's nice to have a lot going on in your life, but sometimes it's just as nice to step on the brakes and take a more leisurely route to where you are going. The landscape is lovely in your life right now -- why not take a longer look?

Your powers of persuasion are kicking some serious butt right now, and you could sell ice to an Eskimo if you had to! But the only thing you should be selling right now is yourself! This is an excellent time for you to promote yourself at work or in a social context -- you are a valuable commodity, and everyone needs to know it. Ask for that raise you've been angling for. Ask that cutie to spend some time with you. The responses you get will make you smile.

Sometimes your opinions are wonderful gifts that people really appreciate -- but other times they can be a huge can of worms nobody wants to open! Yes, you should always be honest about what you think, but today you also need to be especially tactful and clear about your meaning. It's a good thing that your verbal communication skills are so powerful right now, because you'll need all your talking tricks to deliver your thoughts without making someone else feel wrong.

If someone you are being forced to collaborate with is being as willful as a child, then you need to be as strict as a schoolmarm. It might not be too much fun to parent a grown adult, but doing so is much more desirable than the alternative -- dealing with the mess that they make. Some people need discipline in order to focus, and you need to be prepared to dole some out. This is good training for a leadership position anyway, so get comfortable having an iron fist!

If you sense that something isn't quite right with one or two people today, you are probably right. Something is going on that you need to know about. To find out about it, watch for plotters and people whispering in corners. March right up to them and find out what they're talking about. It's good to be curious today, and even better to be bold enough to satisfy your curiosity! Getting to the bottom of all of the day's shenanigans will be incredibly satisfying, so do it.

Mixing your business with pleasure is not a wise move right now, so if you are thinking of cooking up a romance in the workplace, turn off the heat ASAP! Get back to work, and stop spending so much time at their desk. Things are all coming together on a big project, and it looks like you are going to hit a home run, perhaps even a grand slam. Invest your energy is something that will definitely help you, not on someone who might distract you from important things.

A person who's working behind the scenes has some specific ideas for your future, and they feel the need to tell you all about them today. It's nice of you to sit and listen to them dictate how you should run your own life, but there is no reason you have to do what they say! Don't get involved with stuff you are unsure of, and don't get involved with stuff just because someone you trust tells you to. Go your own way, and then sweetly tell them to do the same.

You are on one heck of a roll today, so do not slow down for anyone or anything! If someone you've been working with can't quite keep up with you, that is their problem, not yours. You cannot hold up your progress for the sake of someone else's ego. Besides, do you really think they want you to? Any adjustments you make today would resemble charity far too much for their taste. They do not want to be responsible for holding you back -- so just go full steam ahead!

If you are trying or starting something new today, the level of risk is much higher than you had initially expected it to be. But remember -- whenever there is high risk, there is potentially high reward. Sure, there is a potential for you to get embarrassed today, but there is just as big a possibility that you will find great acclaim and thunderous applause. Do yourself a favor and focus on the applause part. Practice taking a bow and pretending to be modest!

Someone in your social circle has a chip on their shoulder, and they feel like they deserve something that you have. It's reality check time -- you earned what you have fair and square, so do not go on the guilt trip they have all planned out for you! If you take their jealousy seriously, you'll be validating their claims. Tell them you are sorry they feel that way, but they are completely capable of getting to where you are, and you are ready to help them.

The truth is sometimes hard to believe, and today it will be difficult for you to buy into an idea that other people claim to be the truth. Are you letting the fact that you don't usually agree with these people overrule your common sense? Just because you don't usually agree with a group of people doesn't mean than you aren't ever allowed to. You'll be cutting off an important new learning opportunity if you get all hung up on labels or party affiliations.