HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): Pain is easier to prevent than it is to manage. Keep this in mind as you navigate today’s choices.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): What’s important isn’t reaching any particular measure of accomplishment; the most important thing is growth itself.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): You put so much energy into your work that you lose yourself completely and become one with the task.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): You like to be around people who show initiative, even if it’s not exactly in the way you would prefer.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Accept your mind, even when thoughts are unhelpful or unruly. When you let it wander wherever it wants, you’ll find your mind will get bored of certain tracts and finally settle into being your friend.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Friends will treat you like family, and family will treat you with the admiration they usually reserve for the most abstract idea of their personal heroes.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Try to see your home with fresh eyes, the way you might before guests arrive. From this vantage you’ll note what’s not working for the logistical flow of your life.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): It won’t count as an adventure today unless you muster up the courage to be a beginner. If you’re afraid of being awkward or foolish, that’s OK. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): You’ve a willing crew, though they won’t know how to please you. They have to be led.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The mundane tasks of the day will feel much more significant than just taking care of yourself or serving others.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sometimes the most essential thing also happens to be the easiest thing.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): The next person who comes to you with a need is your path to changing the world.

Today’s birthday (May 23): You’ll immerse yourself in your driving passion this year and learn so much more than you thought there was to know about it. This makes you more attractive to certain people, although it also affords you less time to spend with them. The travel you do in July and December will lead to new work in 2018. Cancer and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 22, 28 and 13.

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