You’ve been working diligently and happily on a project, and have completed a great deal of the task.  Your focus is on maintaining the quality of your work, like the craftsman pictured here.  Perhaps sooner than you think you will be employed in steady and rewarding work in which you will need to persevere … it could be a matter that is near completion, or a learning opportunity through work that may seem repetitive.  Regardless, you are nearing mastery, so maintain your focused efforts to see your projects through to completion.

Today, pay attention to the feedback you’re getting.  Whether it’s a work project, a new health plan, or a financial investment, look objectively at what’s working well, and what could use adjustment.  Don’t let perceived failure get you down.  Instead, learn from your errors, make the necessary changes and carry on.  This is a time of pause and adjustment.  Now is the time to stand back and evaluate whether you are on the right path.  What are your goals?  Are you still directing your action towards those goals, or have you been sidetracked?  Have you been in a similar situation before and, if so, what did you do well then?  What could you have done better?  If things are not working out the way you want them to, then now is the time to look at what you can change.  You are making progress, but some readjustment may be necessary before you can achieve mastery.

In the Big Picture scheme of things, it looks as though things are changing in a more positive direction.  This is a very spiritual and karmically oriented time.  Change is part of the cyclical nature of life … though change itself is very difficult and can almost be traumatic.  If you have been experiencing difficulties in your life recently, remember Gandolf’s maxim:  this too shall pass.  Remember that in nearly all instances, we somehow contribute to what is happening in our lives.  It’s not all blind Fate.  If you’ve been riding high and doing well, keep your perspective:  what goes up must come down because Change is inevitable.  Live in this Now, be grateful for all you have going for yourself in your life, and realize that most everything around you is out of your direct control.  Actually, you ought to be good with all of these notions and roll with the punches.  Remain positive and upbeat.  Financial pressures are easing up a bit, bringing a bit of breathing room for those of us who have been struggling with money matters lately.