Love Horoscope for the Week of July 18

Did someone say breathe? If you need a reminder to keep the flow of oxygen moving, here it is. Life slows down long enough this week for you to catch your breath and survey the scene. Notice where you are now. A long way from from Kansas, Toto? That’s part of the plan, even if it appears to make no sense. In time, the wisdom of why things are unfolding as they currently are will be apparent.

In the meantime, you’ve been given cosmic permission to start the week off nice and gently. In fact, if you’ve chosen to take off, you picked a beautiful time to return to center, wherever that may be now. If you’ve got obligations that keep you chained to your desk, then don’t sweat it if you’re not in your groove until mid-week.

Besides, nothing really pressing is going on. This is your chance to check out the options before nailing anything into place. And don’t underestimate the value of every choice you have now, especially since there are more than you may realize. And no wonder—after all, you spent the month of June pretty much being squeezed into submission by the Universe. (Options? What options?)

But your canvas is ready to be painted in whatever hues you desire. So, even if you’re not crazy about every color in the palette, don’t junk any just yet. You may actually want to return to some of the options you initially rejected. It’s like a do-over. So chill already!