HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY/OPINION
Happy birthday: Welcome to your year of nurturing in which you contribute to the growth and health of many things including relationships, family, an organization and yourself. This is a give-and-take — sometimes you’re giving care and other times you’re lucking into the sweetest kind of support. At least a dozen times this year you will be filled with awe at the unexpected provisions that drop into your world and perfectly fit your needs.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may find yourself repeating unhelpful thoughts. Don’t blame yourself or define yourself based on the random things that pop to mind. Rumination is a normal part of life. Healthy distractions will ease your way.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Our bodies are made for feeling. At times you wish your feelings were less acute, but to feel nothing would be terrible. Embrace emotion without worrying if it’s rotten or weak or proud. Give yourself the grace of allowing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You matter whether you’re working or not, owning things or not, serving people or not. Pause to recognize your inherent worth. Ideally, you act because you want to, rather than because you’re only as good as you are useful.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): The ocean has riptides, huge waves, stinging jellyfish and sharks, and yet people put themselves in it for pleasure every day. You’d put love in the same category, and yet you’ll be somewhat fearless in this regard.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ve been willing to go out of your way to make a situation work. While you haven’t exhausted all the options in the world, you’ve reached a point where it no longer makes sense to keep at it. Put your energy instead into seeking the next step.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Too much ambition can distort your thoughts and limit your awareness. To keep ambition in check, calm your mind. This will help you live in the moment instead of using it as a means to some imaginary better one.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): To reflect on what you’ve enjoyed is a form of gratitude. It’s much easier to be thankful for the things that bring you pleasure. Conversely, it’s extremely difficult to be grateful for what you feel you should enjoy but somehow don’t.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): There is a significant character who has yet to show up on the stage of your life, so don’t be afraid to make room for that entrance. The space you create in your heart and schedule will soon hold a fateful “hello.”
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s becoming clear to you that the control you thought you had over a situation was an illusion. It doesn’t mean you were a fool. You were more like an innocent child behind the “steering wheel” of a grocery cart.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have a way of calming people’s irrational fears and redirecting their energy to constructive activities. With this talent you learn to kindly enforce boundaries so you don’t accidentally take on other people’s stress.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You feel most comfortable when things are going as expected, but you feel most alive when they are not. Surprise has a way of warping time and making moments into memories.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): From banana split-eating contests to Wordle, people make contests out of things that are not inherently competitive. When this occurs today, just remember that with some games, the best option is not to play.