Optimism may be the driving force behind your choices today as you move through the various spheres of your life. Even if the realization of your objectives seems a long way off, you'll likely go about your goal-oriented duties with a mixture of hope and joy in your heart. You may feel that this is the appropriate time to embark upon a new path or take your quest for success to the next level. The confidence you feel can help you understand that whether or not you achieve your goals at this time, your efforts were likely not wasted. Ask yourself what you can learn from both the success and the resistance you're met with today, and you may discover that there is a lesson hidden therein.

Patience can be the greatest virtue when we strive to realize our ambitions because it prevents us from lamenting the inevitable delays and setbacks that keep us from reaching our goals. The timetables we consult when devising our short- and long-term aims do not always correspond with the universal timetables that will ultimately determine when and where our efforts will meet with success. When we recognize this, we can begin looking for the reason our progress has been halted. Often, delayed gratification results in our learning a valuable lesson or discovering an alternate purpose. Thus in patience, we evolve as individuals and learn to appreciate the here and now. If the timing is right today, your various endeavors will, directly and indirectly, contribute to the fulfillment of your most precious dreams.