Daily Horoscope: Aquarius

Helping someone else helps you in the end. It's not what you initially planned, but it's nice to see how everyone benefits.

You get nowhere fast by keeping feelings to yourself. People need to know what you think. Otherwise they're in the dark.

It's going to feel like life has ground to a halt while Mercury is retrograde from July 18 to August 11. Think of it as Europe in August.

It's others and not you who have to prove their worth. This is one of those few occasions when you get to enjoy the shoe being on the other foot.

Today you reach your limit with a partner's crankiness. Set this person straight like only an Aquarian can.

Dole out pledges carefully. Many people will be looking to you and you want to be sure you've the time and resources to honor each of them.

Saturn, planet of hard knocks, will be retrograde thru November. It won't always be easy to remember but the tests you face now will make you a better person later.

No sooner does one association end then you're on to another. You have too many opportunities knocking on your door to waste time dwelling on the what-could-have-beens.

You're usually democratic, yet the more you debate with your kid or co-worker, the more you wonder if it isn't better to rule with an iron fist.

Usually you're open to exploring alternatives but you need to focus on the bottom-line for now. Do this successfully and you open up future possibilities.