TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Aries (March 21-April 19):

Alone, you’re strong, but you can only do so much. Seek other strong people to add to your network. The first step to accelerated success is to acquire support. Taurus (April 20-May 20): Release control and let the day take you where it will. What ensues will be highly creative. You could stumble onto a path that turns out to be more of a calling. Gemini (May 21-June 21): Though the physical you is certainly becoming, someone close is currently being magnetized to your very attractive mind. That said, remember you have nothing to prove, and sharing all you know is not advised. Cancer (June 22-July 22): Whether or not you know what you want, you are attracting it. That’s why it’s important to write down your thoughts on the subject. Try to dig deep. You’ll be surprised by what you find out about yourself. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Maybe you can’t always be around the people you admire (because some of them are dead and others are inaccessible celebrities), but you can spend time with them through studying and imagination. Even better. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Though you don’t want to cause stress by making others wait unnecessarily, the energy of rushing is also stressful. Both states are avoidable through proper time management and planning, which are your expertise. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): There are days when the obstacles are avoidable or easily surmountable or nonexistent. These are the smoother days, but not necessarily the better ones, when you consider that the obstacle is actually the path. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): The people who operate under a specific creed will intrigue you and make you question some of your views. Though there is no objective right or wrong here, there are ways of thinking that are more productive than others. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Nothing in the forest grows in the wrong place. Every seed finds its way to a useful purpose, whether it’s in the stomach of a squirrel or in fertile soil. Rest assured that the natural progression is working toward the greater good. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Food for thought can be assessed for nutritive value just as food for the body can. You’ll find greater enrichment as you avoid the mental equivalent to junk food. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You don’t have to go out of your way to find or even create Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, is 85. Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter is 79. Singer LaMonte McLemore is 83. Retired U.S. Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni is 75. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson is 73. Singer Fee Waybill is 70. Actress Cassandra Peterson (“Elvira, Mistress of the Dark”) is 67. Comedian Rita Rudner is 65. Muppeteer Kevin Clash (former voice of Elmo on “Sesame Street”) is 58. Director-actor Paul Feig is 56. Movie director Baz Luhrmann is 56. Singer BeBe Winans is 56. TV personality/businessman Robert Herjavec (TV: “Shark Tank”) is 55. Actor Kyle Chandler is 53. Directorproducer Bryan Singer is 53. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 52. Actor Malik Yoba is 51. Rock singer Anastacia is 50. Rock musician Keith Flint is 49. Actor Matthew Settle is 49. Rapper Vinnie is 48. Actor-comedian Bobby Lee is 47. Actor Felix Solis is 47. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marcus Sanders is 45. Actress-singer Nona Gaye is 44. Singer-actor Constantine Maroulis is 43. NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is 43. Pop singer Maile Misajon is 42. Country singer-songwriter Stephen Cochran is 39. Rock musician Chuck Comeau is 39. Actor Billy Miller is 39.

something beautiful today. It’s all there for you already; all you have to do is see it. Loving eyes bring normal things into stunning focus. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Spiritually driven, you’re definitely no money-grubber. However, there’s nothing wrong with your craving for certain material creature comforts or even dreaming of riches as you will do today. Today’s birthday (Sept. 17): You’ll set a goal that inspires your hopes. Ten smaller goals grow from it, the pursuit of which will culminate in a big trophy or the metaphoric equivalent. More highlights: The love and approval of someone you admire greatly will inspire you to offer yourself the same — a lifechanging shift in your thinking. Pisces and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 31, 19, 44, 47 and 10.