If it’s your birthday

Settle for nothing less than perfect alignment of yourself with who you are, what you do, and who you aspire to being. Among friends and colleagues, you’re someone who is looked to as an example of what is possible. Yet you’re only using a small fraction of your potential, and the rest is right within reach. You are ready, and you’re surely willing. So make it happen. You share a birthday with Zora Neale Hurston, Charles Addams and Nicolas Cage. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You’re advancing toward an important decision. You’ll know you’re there because suddenly the correct choice will be obvious, and taking action will be easy. Don’t rush this or act prematurely. You’re learning a lot these days, and you’re still several discoveries ahead of making a move. APRIL 20-MAY 20 You don’t have to agree with someone for there to be a productive conversation. You can learn something from any viewpoint, no matter how ridiculous or wise. A close partner or colleague has some strong opinions. Listen carefully, ask questions and feed your mind. MAY 21-JUNE 20 Pay particular attention to financial and contractual matters this week, as several important developments are brewing. Do not leave the decisions up to partners and experts. You must be aware of every step in the process, make your opinions known, and take charge when necessary. JUNE 21-JULY 22 Humans have a tendency to set their standards rather low where relationships are concerned. Some will settle for anyone, but you must do better. By now you know what you need in a partner, love interest or friend. Keep in mind exactly what those characteristics are, and be alert for who possesses them. JULY 23-AUG. 22 Your confidence should be at an all-time high, unless you let your fear of change mess with you. Progress is impossible without change, and you’re on the team that’s focused on getting things done. Work closely with others when that’s necessary, and be bold about making personal changes you need to make. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 The verbal element is what’s most often left out of sex and intimacy: real conversations about what you feel, what you need, and what you want. Take the initiative over the next few days, and have the discussions you know will make your relationships a better place. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 If you can hold your emotional center this week, you will be able to make some decisions that advance your life, especially where family finances are concerned. Everyone must pull together toward the same goal; and, if that happens, the result will be impressive, unusual progress. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 You’re in rare form right now, and you could persuade anyone of anything. Yet what you really need is to persuade yourself that all of your goals are within reach, then take action to make them happen. That will require months, not days — longer than this week’s amazing astrology will last. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 Continue thinking big, on a whole other scale than you’re used to. You define your own success, so make sure you take all the necessary factors into account, including financial; but, more significantly, what matters the most to you. Your personal business plan must also include a life plan. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 How do you respond when positive things come into your life? Study that carefully this week. Do you welcome and embrace them, or do you push them away? Do you appreciate what you have when you have it, or only when you no longer do? Stay in the moment and notice its beauty. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Focus on what’s truly important to you, and what feels right in your blood and in your cells, and you’ll make the right decisions and manifest some of your dearest desires. Don’t count yourself out of anything. Remind yourself that you belong on the planet, and you can find what you want right here.