Horoscopes

Aries (March 21-April 19): Taurus (April 20-May 20): Gemini (May 21-June 21): Cancer (June 22-July 22): Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Capricorn (Dec. 22

You don’t just ride the trends; you take the time to study and understand them. And you have what it takes to start a trend yourself. You’re more influential than you think.

You’re currently unable to see how you’ve erected a barrier to your own success, which is not a problem unique to you. It’s a human thing. The view of an outsider will be invaluable to getting a clear sightline and a new plan.

Thoughts are mysterious. Some start inside you, some come from the environment or the ether, all get vetted through your belief system. Though most can be disregarded, at least one today should be cherished, nurtured and planted.

You really do have something to add to the conversation, but you’ll probably hesitate, knowing that people just don’t often listen to advice. Is there a way to show them instead?

As for that corner of chaos in your life, can you make a game out of it? Turn it into a sport and suddenly the untamable energy organizes itself into an order and maybe even becomes fun.

Talking about a thing is one way to sort it out, but not always the best way. Consider that communication is happening on many levels; verbal may be the least of it.

Your great talents will be improved upon by the challenges you put them through. Your lesser abilities need more care, nurturing and protection. To have stamina in this game, you must know your strengths and limits.

You don’t have to reinvent yourself to totally change yourself. Adding one habit is all it will take. Of course, adding habits isn’t easy, though it can be simple if you keep it small and make it compelling to repeat.

Be careful not to see things as rules that aren’t really. Preferences, guidelines, the status quo... these things are not rules, so don’t give them so much credence that it limits your ability to be creative and think elastically.

You can afford to be experimental in your approach to things, especially old and firmly established things. If your idea doesn’t play, at least it makes the day more notable. And if it does play, it’s beneficially so.

You’ll run into those who stubbornly persist, beyond all Actress Claire Bloom is 88. Author Susan Brownmiller is 84. Songwriter Brian Holland is 78. Rock musician Mick Avory is 75. Jazz musician Henry Threadgill is

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66. “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening is 65. Model Janice Dickinson is 64. Actor Christopher McDonald is 64. Reggae singer Ali Campbell is 60. Actor Joseph R. Gannascoli is 60. Musician Mikey Craig is 59. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green is 59. Actor-comedian Steven Michael Quezada is 56. Country singer Michael Reynolds is 55. Actor Michael Easton is 52. Latin singer Gloria Trevi is 51. Rock musician Stevie Benton is 48. Actress Alex Borstein is 48. Actress Renee O’Connor is

48. Actress Sarah Wynter is 46. Olympic gold medal swimmer Amy Van DykenRouen is 46. Actress-director Miranda July is 45. Rock singer Brandon Boyd is 43. Rock musician Ronnie Vannucci is 43. Guitarist Adam Granduciel is 40. Singersongwriter-musician Conor Oberst is 39. Actress Ashley Lyn Cafagna is 36. Bluesrock musician Gary Clark Jr. is 35.

common sense, with what’s not working. The heels will only dig in further when challenged. Try walking away. Sometimes the best help is to stay out of it.

The thing that’s not working for you isn’t working for anyone. It’s just that you’re the one brave enough to point it out. When one small thing about a relationship changes, other adjustments happen to create a bigger effect.

You won’t so much solve the problems as you will incorporate them and make them work for you in the next chapter. By May, you’ll already be crediting the trouble for making you great and helping you grow through overcoming, build over barriers and recognize vividly who you already are, flaws and all. Libra and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 39, 10, 6, 4 and 16.