HOROSCOPE

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 12): You keep finding the sorts of pursuits that are obviously and inherently worth your time — opportunities to help people. Taurus and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 1, 17 and 16.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Approve of yourself. Once you stamp yourself with “good” or even just “good enough,” all of your interactions feel better.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your sense of self is in a state of flux. You’re a bundle of perceptions, many of which are new and different from what you experienced yesterday.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): There are any number of things you could believe, but the belief helps you get on with the business of living, isn’t that justification enough to keep it in the arsenal?

CANCER (June 22-July 22): A good sense of humor suggests a high level of tolerance for the complexities of life. You fall into the category! You’re delightfully complex! .

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Becoming aware of the many ways you are wonderful and difficult to live with typically takes a good many years, and some never get there. Be patient.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You really can afford to let yourself go off in a fanciful direction, far more off-track than you’d normally allow. There are treasures to discover out there.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You take responsibility, though your leadership style is one that allows people to be themselves. You don’t need everything to be perfectly done the way you would do it; you just need it done.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Sure, adversity makes us better, but we don’t need to seek it. The average life gets enough of it naturally. Choose the challenge that’s going to be enjoyable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s easy to be decisive when you don’t know about the consequences of your actions. But when you’re wellaware of numerous possible outcomes, things get trickier.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Neediness is not greediness. You don’t like to ask, but in fact, allowing others to help you can be as much a gift to them as it is to you. Helping is purposeful, and it feels good. Why wouldn’t you want that for them?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sometimes, you’re motivated to turn your dream into a goal and attack it systematically. Other times, it’s enough to just do the next right thing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’re careful about the way you speak, because you know how infectious an outlook or a mood can be, not to mention certain phrases. You feel a little responsible for bringing up the tone.