HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): The default settings are the most often used not because they are preferred but because it takes effort to change them.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Your luck is such that you’ll get more than you pay for regardless of how much you put in — even if you put in a whole lot.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Commit fully to what’s going on now, even though you can see where it’s all headed.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Do not underestimate the unpredictable power of an unexciting environment.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): When it comes to your loved ones, hinting will be a waste of time. You know and trust each other, and no one is going to get offended if you just say what you want.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You don’t have control over what people are reminded of when they deal with you. What you can do is gain influence by learning about the associations.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Pare your need of others. If you rely on someone too much and/or too regularly it will interfere with your usual state of self-sufficiency.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): If you love something enough then you don’t mind dealing with all the tedious, irritating, difficult, boring, painful stuff that goes along with it. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Taking care of yourself is essential to the success of the group. The progress you make today will only be possible because you’ve done so. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll be lucky today when you go where your contribution will be considered novel. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There are so many excellent

questions, so why waste time with useless ones that can only lead you down an unsatisfying and unproductive path? Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You’re a pro among amateurs today. With so much to teach, it will be difficult to hold back.

Today’s birthday (May 17): Do not worry about succeeding in any terms laid out for you by others. This kind of so-called success is false and unobtainable. It’s like an escalator that keeps producing new steps in front of you. Instead, answer the questions of your soul this year and you will be fulfilled in love, ideas and resources. You will have all you need. Libra and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 39, 13 and 47.