If it’s your birthday
SAM Manhattan is packed with parades and fairs Sunday as celebrations of
Israel and the Philippines close traffic on Fifth and Madison Aves.
The Israel Day Parade shuts Fifth Ave. from 51st to 84th Sts. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 59th and 72nd Sts. between Madison Ave. and Sixth Ave. or Central Park (above 59th).
Madison Ave. has the Philippine Independence Day Parade 23rd to 38th Sts. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday, Sixth Ave. is closed between 42nd and 55th Sts. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the same times First Ave. is closed 68th to 79th Sts., Park Ave. is closed southbound 40th to 34th Sts., and St. Nicholas Ave. 181st to 188th Sts.
In the Bronx Saturday, Southern Boulevard is closed between E. 163rd St. and Westchester Ave. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Mets play the Cubs tonight and tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Take the L.I.R.R. or the 7, which runs normal this weekend.
NYC Football Cub plays Orlando City at Yankee Stadium Saturday at 7:30 p.m. I don’t know if you are aware of it but Happiness is a learned skill. It is not easy to develop in a place where we’re constantly having false desire stoked, and being told how incomplete we are. Yet you can cultivate enough inner awareness to transcend this. In truth, however, contentment must be practiced like violin or ballet: every day, with devotion, and sometimes with a teacher. You share a birthday with Jonathan Pryce, Alanis Morissette and Brandi Carlile. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 Avoid situations where power is involved. You’re likely to respond emotionally, or overreact, so steer clear of transactions involving authority. Step outside, take a walk, leave early, hang up the phone, or whatever it takes. On Monday you will have much more clarity. APRIL 20-MAY 20 You may find yourself asking deep questions today, though guide yourself back from any dark thoughts. Your soul is calling you, though that usually has a light-hearted feeling, even if you are being challenged. There is a future; it includes you; and you will find your way there. MAY 21-JUNE 20 It is easy to express anger, and usually destructive. It is difficult to be honest about what you want, and usually productive to do so. You will have a choice today between what makes you angry and what you sincerely want. They are not the same thing. They have different feeling tones. JUNE 21-JULY 22 Keep it positive — whatever it takes. Walk away from what you don’t want, and directly to what you want, including who. The setup of your chart today and through the weekend is about patterns establishing themselves and taking hold. Therefore, do what you love and toss the rest. JULY 23-AUG. 22 Count on certain people for their dishonesty, and also for never quite owning up to it. That would make sense, wouldn’t it? However, what you can count on is you being real. That is worth money, it’s worth grief, it’s worth an annoyance. Be real with you and take no BS from anyone else. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 Take the slow, persistent approach to getting your message across, and also to establishing your authority. Your title and position mean little; what you know, and the bonds you share with others, are the source of your true power. Focus on the people who build your strength. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 In order to win, you must not be afraid to lose. I’m not an athlete so I don’t know how the sports pros do it; however, from a spiritual standpoint, it’s essential to make peace with all possibilities, and then focus on the one you want to happen the most — and do it. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Be gentle with your words today. You may be feeling some sense of betrayal or like you’re just not appreciated; that is more likely to come from past associations than from current ones. So make sure you don’t take out issues from the past on people you now love and depend on. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 Don’t get into any negativity where money is concerned. What looks like a big deal today will seem like nothing tomorrow; in fact, what appears problematic today will feel like an opportunity tomorrow. So have some fun, take a deep breath, and let the new day dawn. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Today’s Moon-Pluto conjunction may have you feeling as if you’re all alone in the world. That is not true, though it may seem that way if your definition of “the world” consists of one other person — and it’s likely that one person is much closer and more available than you think. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Today’s perfect aspect between Mars in your sign and Mercury in the most creative zone of your chart is saying that you have an excellent outlet for whatever you may be feeling. Don’t let your anger or resentment eat away at you. Rather, do something brilliant and bold. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 The planets are now arranged in what’s called a “grand trine” aspect, which has a presence in all of the water signs. This is a moment to choose your exit from whatever it is that you don’t want, and embark on an entirely new path. Let the old end, and allow the new to begin.