Everyone takes their own journey through life, so don’t apologize if you feel like going you own way today. No one else can truly understand what you are experiencing, so no one else has the right to tell you where to go next. When those in the know offer you unsolicited advice today, be polite and listen. But don’t feel obligated to follow it to the letter. They have your best interests at heart, but in the end their thoughts are based on their own goals, not yours.

Beauty’s in the eye of the beholder, and you’d be surprised how many hearts are beholden to you now. Take a chance on someone unexpected. It may be they’ve been trying to get up the nerve to talk to you.

Even in matters of the heart, cold logic can come in handy. Instead of weighing every emotional outcome, go with common sense on a current issue that involves you both.

It’s not just your values that have been redefined by the downturn. The entire world, it seems, has been turned on its head. If you’re just catching your breath enough to notice, enjoy some cold comfort.