Your Stars

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Somewhere along this timeline, you’re going to decide to stop forcing yourself to do other people’s version of fun and stick to the version that’s all your own. Why not now?

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): When hearts break, they don’t heal all at once. In William Shakespeare’s “Othello,” Iago says, “How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” You may still feel it. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Your life flows best when you recognise what you need and give yourself those essentials plus a pinch for luck. But no more than a pinch! Going too far past the essentials would set you back.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Setting yourself up to succeed will involve recognising what and how much you can do and seeking help for the tasks that are likely to go beyond those limits.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll step into a teaching position today. The education will go beyond you when you choose your pupils well. Who is likely to pay it forward? Who with ties to the group needs the information most?

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The one you think of as a hero didn’t aim for the role. Having much preferred an easier, more ordinary route, this person found life had other plans. You, too, will rise to the occasion when the time comes.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Physical, mental and emotional self-care is rooted in many practices (e.g., eating vegetables, exercising, facing fears) that unfortunately don’t seem like fun at the outset but are nurturing of your best self. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): When the situation calls for small talk you might as well use it for the opportunity it is. All conversation is a kind of personal brochure that shows people who you are and what you can do for them. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Part of doing the right thing is doing it at the right time. Arguably, part of what makes it the right thing is that it’s right in a certain moment. Out of context, it would no longer hold such virtue. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Ever heard of “compassion fatigue”? It’s the sort of burnout that comes to those who care for and help everyone but themselves. They become undernourished at all levels. Don’t let it happen, be the priority today. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): If you are to devote yourself entirely to your challenge, you’ll need to put on blinders of a sort, to keep yourself from looking back or sideways. There is only one goal, and it is ahead. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Even in the closest of families, things get tricky around money. It’s best avoided today. This Greek proverb will steer you well: “Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with strangers.”