TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Aries (March 21-April 19):

Curiosity is a genuine part of friendliness that can get forgotten, especially amongst people who are overly concerned with fitting in or outdoing each other. Relax and lead with your curiosity and you’ll be a hit. Taurus (April 20-May 20): You might have the sneaking suspicion that the tasks of the day don’t mean much on their own, but that’s only because there’s a larger result that matters. Yours is a key contribution to the winning results of your team. Gemini (May 21-June 21): What meaningful things have you learned from the people around you lately? Either the answer to this question will make you smile and feel grateful, or it will make you go find people who have something to teach you. Cancer (June 22-July 22): Your encouragement keeps everyone going. Judicious use of energy will be key. If you give all of your attention to the needy ones, you’ll have nothing left for the superstars who could use some love, too. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): There may be some confusion about what really matters. You can clear it up by going back to your purpose. Focus on why you’re doing a thing instead of how you’re doing it. How gets complicated. Why makes things simple. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The plan is one thing. Then there’s an entirely different situation on the ground, which is to say that real life is always different from theory, and can change in ways that are beyond your control. You’ll improvise and be brilliant. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You don’t have to be the best at something to be the leader. The talent of leading has to do with focusing on, encouraging and bringing out the best in others. It’s a separate skill from actually doing the thing, and no less important. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You’ll get to do what you want to do with people who care about the same things you care about. What could be better? There’s lots of work to be done that won’t even feel like work at all. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s the moment to sprint — to test the upper limit of the work you can do. Don’t even bother pacing yourself. By definition it’s a short exercise. You’ll push it hard, go as fast as you can, and then call it a day. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Once you figure out that something is a bad fit, make a change right away. There’s no use in trying to make things fit that don’t. It only wastes time that people could be using to find a better fit. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Actress Kathleen Nolan is 85. Actor Wilford Brimley is 84. Actor Claude Jarman Jr. is 84. Author Barbara Howar is 84. World Golf Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth is 79. Singer-musician Randy Bachman is 75. Rock singer Meat Loaf is 71. Actress Liz Torres is 71. Actor A Martinez is 70. Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 69. Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is 68. Singer Shaun Cassidy is 60. Comedian Marc Maron is 55. Rock singer Stephan Jenkins is 54. Former Democratic National Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is 52. Actor Patrick Muldoon is 50. Singer Mark Calderon is 48. Actress Amanda Detmer is 47. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 46. Rock singer Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) is 40. Christian rock musician Grant Brandell is 37. Actress Anna Camp is 36. Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 36. Singer Avril Lavigne is 34. Bluegrass singer/musician Sierra Hull is 27. Actor Ames McNamara is 11.

It will be tempting to spend the bulk of your time on a problem, but that’s not advised. While you spend the best of your time with the people who feed your soul, problems will work themselves out. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): One way that you’ll support your group is to demand the best results from them. It’s easier to listen and agree, but it’s not doing anybody any favors if what you’re agreeing to is a lesser version of what a person is capable of. Today’s birthday (Sept. 27): Dream, think and go bigger. You can handle it this year and anyway it will land you in a much better sport than were you to reduce your vision to what was “doable” for yesterday-you. You’ll learn you’re capable of the extraordinary. An October hunch will prove to be extremely lucrative. Romance arises in June. Capricorn and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 4, 11, 30 and 49.