HOROSCOPES

Happy birthday. You act right when you feel wrong, stretch into strange territory and express yourself even when you’re not so sure those expressions are going to be popular. Acting on these tendencies will make your year great. Do all you can for family in January. You’ll be the star at work in February. March is about love. Pisces and Scorpio adore you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The unknowable will remain such, but that shouldn’t stop you from reaching out to touch it with your imagination. It’s part of the kind of growing up that can happen at any age.

TAURUS ( April 20- May 20): Name your limits. Face them and focus on them. This isn’t negative; rather, it’s a realistic way of finding your unique advantage. These days, limits are opportunities.

GEMINI ( May 21- June 21): To write a letter is to practice a healing art. To send a letter is to flirt with regret or perhaps even marry it. Don’t send. Hold on to it. Think about it for at least a few months. It bears repeating: Don’t send.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): What is the point in being who they want you to be? You could do it, no problem. But success in fleshing out the role would only bring a victory belonging to the character you created — not to the real you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get ready. Opportunity is circling like luggage at the baggage claim conveyor belt. The key is in remembering to let go of the moment that’s already passed so your hands are free to grab this new one as it goes by.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You might want to get prepared to run into exactly the person, problem or entity you want nothing to do with. This isn’t a curse; it’s a blessing. You’ll be better for having undergone these preparations.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Don’t doubt the power of small things. One small instance of compassion, kindness, creative problem solving, bright thinking or good manners will start a ripple that will touch lives in ways you’ll never know.

SCORPIO ( Oct. 24- Nov. 21): Relationships hit natural highs, lows, hellos and goodbyes. It takes maturity to get comfortable with the cycle of things. You love more freely when you’re not afraid of closing statements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Defining your experience will be tricky. Ultimately your happiness depends on the way you frame the picture. Make it easy on yourself. Find a positive way to spin your story.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You don’t get a lot of free time these days, and you have many choices about where to invest it. Therefore, the people you pay attention to are very lucky indeed. Do they know that?

AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Your best opportunities spring from a chilled- out mood. So close your eyes and conjure up a lazy scene. Your powers of imagination are all you need to relax and enjoy life.

PISCES ( Feb. 19- March 20): When you ask for and receive help, what does the other person want in return? If you don’t know, find out. Everything has a cost. Today, the currency is not money.