HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): Mysterious bounty befalls you! You’ll be thankful and grateful and not sure whom to thank.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): You can’t control what other people say, but you can live a life that’s so good that the chatter doesn’t matter to you.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): There are things (like love and hate) that are obvious to everyone except the person in the thick of the spell. You need friends who are honest and frank.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): The music is influencing you. Where your taste intersects with another person’s taste is more than a confluence of aesthetics.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): If you trust too much, you may be led astray, but if you don’t trust enough, you’ll be isolated. This will be your main responsibility of the day.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Before you reward the savior of the day, make sure this person didn’t actually cause the problem to begin with.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): First World problems are a joke because we treat them as dire, frustrating and real as Third World problems. You’ll be the voice of perspective.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Books can be like people you know. You think about them throughout your day. You visit them like friends.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): When your loved ones want your help, your response is automatic. However, should it be? Sometimes the best way to help is by not helping.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Every face has a default position. You can’t go wrong if you steer toward those whose default happens to be rather pleasant.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You prefer to do what fits your skills and talents. But when you can’t do that, you fit your skills and talents to the activity at hand.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): As much as you try to live in the present moment, you keep getting pulled back. There’s a lot of life in the past, and some of it is begging for a visit.

Today’s birthday (May 5): Confident in yourself, you’ll find it unnecessary to compare and contrast your life with the lives of others. The habit of minding your own business will be what leads to a tremendous success this year. June brings raucous fun, whereas July brings tender joy. Your lucky numbers: 40, 1, 13, 32 and 18.

Holiday Mathis writes her column for Creators Syndicate Inc. The horoscope should be read for entertainment. More horoscopes at latimes.com/horoscopes.