If it’s your birthday

If you’re ever worried about money, focus your precious mind on something more creative and you’ll work out both at once. Financial thoughts often masquerade for self-esteem issues, so invest your energy into feeling your strength, your beauty and your purpose. Make that a habit, and spend your time only with people who support you. You share a birthday with Jodie Foster, Charlie Kaufman, and Jason Scott Lee. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 If you were to look at the front page of any newspaper, you might get the feeling that there’s no tomorrow, and no hope for a better future. You can do better than hope: open your eyes and you will get an actual look at what you’re capable of. Your potential is not a dream. It’s as real as you are. APRIL 20-MAY 20 Taurus is a sign famous for close bonding, though you must honor the side of your nature that craves freedom. Make sure that friends, partners and colleagues understand this about you, though don’t seek permission to be yourself. You can take the space that you need, as long as you’re respectful. MAY 21-JUNE 20 Take the next two days and make an effort to wrap up any lingering projects. Don’t let any Monday blahs slow you down. Have some fun today, get a little sunshine and make it an early night. Then hit the deck running and tie up the loose ends. Greater adventures await -- much greater. JUNE 21-JULY 22 Maintain your positive momentum. Set your priorities. Either do what you want to do first, and what you need to do second; or reverse that, if it works better for you. The key is to move, to expand, and to remain engaged in what you’re doing. Keep the wind in your wings every minute. JULY 23-AUG. 22 Remember that only your parents are your parents, and now that you’re an adult, their opinions matter less than yours. However, there would seem to be some surrogates around, who you might assign to the role of authority figure. Why might you do that, and do you really want to? AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 It’s necessary to verify your intuition before you act on it. You might be right; you might be wrong. You need to have the curiosity to find out, which is based on the maturity to doubt yourself just enough to insist on confirmation. Belief is not enough; you need some data to back you up. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Mars in your sign is continuing to provide a source of drive, motivation and determination. Anyone who does something significant in the world must from time to time rise above their insecurities. That’s the theme of the day. Resolve to let nothing stop you from the important task at hand. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You’re a more complex person than you let on, though you know the truth. You are safe opening up to the people you care about, and revealing your deeper reality. You will share something different with each person, with each relationship revealing an important facet of who you are. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 You can afford to take a positive view of your life, even if people around you are wandering around lost. You can go deep into your experience even if others are content to skim across the surface. You can ask questions and seek daring answers, whether anyone else cares, or not. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Check carefully how recent events or developments are resonating with your circle of friends, and whomever you consider to be your public. Now that you have a reputation, you must do everything in your power to maintain it; which is really to say you must be on your honor at all times. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Keep stretching, reaching, expanding and most of all, exploring your potential. Do this in actual, physical ways. Go new places, speak to people, experiment, and try new things that don’t directly involve computers. You know what you need to say; remind yourself every day that you are the message.