HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

Happy birthday. It’s a year to pursue pleasure. Luckily, everyone around you will find enjoyment in this. The end of the year brings one game after another. You’ll win gracefully and lose far less often but with just as much poise. Someone likes the way you think and pays you well for it throughout 2016.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are pleasant company in a world that’s been hostile to some of your friends. Can you blame them for adoring you so? You’ll continue to build the good will through the weekend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Find out what the other person needs, and you’re halfway there. Help the other person get that need fulfilled, and you’re golden. The reciprocity will be fun, but it’s merely a bonus compared to the giving-high you’ll get.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You cater to the person you’re with. That’s why you can be so different with one person from how you are with another. The one who is your favorite brings out your best qualities. You like who you are around this person.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): It’s a good thing that your sense of what is possible is all out of whack. If you knew better, you wouldn’t even try for that lofty goal. Maybe the only targets worth shooting for are the impossible ones.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): While trying to connect with others, many focus so intently on being their best that they forget the most attractive quality a person can have is the ability to make others feel attractive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Routines give you a sense of control, which leads to a sense of calm. For some reason, that seems to bother the universe these days, and things will be disrupted, forcing you to find your calm in a deeper place inside yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You’re a thought-leader whether or not you realize it and want to be. No pressure, but it means a lot of people are going to listen to, follow and copy you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): It’s a day of illusions. The smoke and mirrors will divert your attention long enough for life to pull off a trick or two. And if that weren’t enough, there will be real magic, too.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can’t help but think ahead, anticipate appetites and expectations, and hold your hands out to catch what might fall. You’re earning someone’s trust by doing what comes naturally.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The best part about the silliness you encounter today is that it’s genuine, organic and likely to uncontrollably escalate into gales of laughter. This is what friendship bonds are made of.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A lot has changed. The way you communicate is different, as are your hobbies, interests and social outlets. Your ability to make other people feel valued and important remains the same.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your heart speaks a language that sometimes even you can’t understand. All will not be revealed in time, but at least you’re the type who thrives on mystery.