Daily Horoscope Monday August 15

A call from a friend early this Monday morning may have you busy trying to get out of your workday. When you do get to work you put a lot of energy into your work so that you can take off early to be with this friend or loved one. This may mean a new birth or some other event that is worthy of a little time out from the usual daily life. Until this evening, relaxing may have been impossible. It takes perseverance, focus and organization to get through this busy day. Curb your tendency to push ahead of others and bide your time this afternoon. This evening you may find your taste in art exhilarating. You may want to try your hand at some craft. Perhaps this is a good time to invite your loved one on a shopping expedition--maybe for new baby clothes.

This is a rewarding day. Everything you do turns out positive and constructive. You work well with those in authority who are independent and original and today you will find the opportunity to work with senior business people. The goal to achieve a high turnover in merchandise finds you expressing some good ideas. You like radical approaches and find yourself in support of whatever new wave product or breakthrough advance is next in line. You are in the mood to express yourself, entertain and perform for others this evening. This can be a wonderful evening to visit with friends and will enjoy drop-in guests. You enjoy being surrounded by an audience and may decide to do go into a bit of on-the-side performing. You can be magnetic and dynamic.

Today will be a bit different from the rest of this week. You may find someone hard to understand--this could be a customer. Your wisdom and not your emotions will prove the winner here. Although this may not be the best time to push your ideas or demand things from others, your management and directional abilities are in high focus. Remove the emotions and you will find answers you never realize existed. Good contracts and agreements are all possible today. These can be productive days, but do not take anyone for granted. Continual discovery, persistent search and transformation keep you on the move and growing. Just think, without the changes, you might only stagnate. You are able to rise above any difficulties today.

You have enthusiasm today. There is a good amount of support from those around you for whatever needs accomplishing. You feel healthy and natural. Challenges will encourage you to use that fine intuition of yours. Remember to focus and give yourself time before responding. This afternoon you will find you can look back on this day and be pleased with your decisions. You may even want to brag a little. Your mind could be quite clear and natural. Ideas are flowing and come with ease--project planning is successful. This afternoon you feel like talking to friends and you could talk, talk, talk. You appreciate, care and are concerned about life, equality, gentleness and acceptance. Young people enjoy your company this evening.

This is a time when you can put your practical insights into words and convey them to others. Communication with authority figures is enhanced now. Continued concentration on your own work is ongoing--there is a feeling of being more at ease with your talents. You could find that you are appreciated for your ability to act and get things done. This is a time when you can expect a little boost, some sort of extra support or recognition from those around you. Ambitious schemes and the pursuit of success and status take on a high priority now. This brings a focus on the practical, the successful and the pragmatic--whatever it takes to get you ahead in the long run. Grab some time to exercise and enjoy the company of your loved one(s) this evening.

You possess a powerful, persistent drive and are a hard, steady worker. Others may find you deep, with a sense of mission and mystery. You are willing to do work others would not go near--quietly bending things to your idea of how things should work. Your life path involves cutting through appearances and superficialities and laying bare the reality of a situation. This could mean that the business world is an open book for you--easy to read. This could be a period of great material gain; it is certainly a time when material things have a great deal of importance for you. This evening would be a good time to read a romantic book or take in a movie and to just spend quiet time with your loved one. A young person may want to share his or her future ideas.

Your energies are more in balance today than in the recent past--you could be most persuasive with others. Your own personal expression is positive and leans toward positive results. You have made some decisions and others accept your opinions. Others will sometimes, however, test your optimism. You are disciplined, hard working and are good at getting others to work with and for you. Everything seems to conspire to put you in the center of attention. You manage to get your ideas across to others very well. This afternoon you may find yourself with your friends--working together on some mechanical problem or learning about the mechanics of some equipment. This evening there are opportunities to have good conversation with those you love.

You may not place much value on ideas today. Something that someone says or communicates to you may need a correction and you would do well to express the need for a little time to give yourself some thought to his or her words. In this way you can prepare a better argument that would be well understood. You are optimistic and have a most positive outlook on many things. In today's situation, you just have to be matter-of-fact in your communication. You are full of compassion and love to help in family matters of all sorts. This afternoon you may find that you really enjoy a new little person that is in your surroundings. This may mean a neighbor's new baby or a new grandchild or even a newcomer in your own home.

Figuring things out, spotting the fly in the ointment, separating the sheep from the goats: these things take on special significance now. Your sense of humor will see you through many tense moments today. This is a great time to reflect and assess just where you are and how you are progressing toward your goals. This could be the best time to make any changes that are necessary in order to speed your progress. You have a heightened interest in health and diet--as well as an urge to get things organized into a rational system. There is much mental busywork today. The good life and all that is fine and luxurious may be what you value and you enjoy; making your own way and finding solutions to whatever problems you encounter.

Your positivism lets you get right to the point and you have little patience with those who waste time. You have plenty of enthusiasm and warm up to things and people quickly. You have an inner self-confidence that burns with its own light. From this time forward, expect a more confident, outgoing attitude, for you have brought to close a time of inward examination and learning. A growing sense of direction and self-worth will find you reaching out and establishing yourself. This is a good time to consolidate and organize your affairs or rearrange your living situation. You could be seen by others as just the person to be put in charge of some project requiring a stable mind-set. Keep your eye out for good investment possibilities.

This Monday will prove to be a successful time to be with others and to work together. You may be sought after as just the person for a particular job. Your management and directional abilities are in high focus. You can really get your thoughts and ideas across--good communication. Obtaining and exchanging information can be an important part of this day. Applied force, practical competence, tremendous discipline and a love of routine work will all come into play. You will be able to simplify a subject to its essential elements. You show off your inner drive to be thorough and responsible in minute detail--self-disciplined. You enjoy working hard and being organized and you exercise skill and discipline in most anything that affects your life.

Your common sense is required today when someone wants to involve you in a fantastic deal! You are at your most practical when it comes to dealing and working with others. Thinking things through, accounting for all the details, making careful measurements: these and similar experiences keep your mind active and involved. You may enjoy a job that involves buying merchandise for a company, such as clothing, antiques, etc. This evening is a good time to think about how your goals are shaping up these days. Maturing may mean the difference between what you want and what you really want. Write out your goals: what you want for your future. A flirtation could lift your spirits this evening. A friendship may turn the corner into sweet love.