HOROSCOPE

(May 16 Monday)

Reframing Moon It’s likely your next move is based on a story you tell yourself about who you are. Choose a story that makes you happy and emphasizes your talents and potential. If such a story doesn’t come immediately to mind, the harmony between the Scorpio moon and Taurus sun encourages you to reframe your personal history in a more empowering way. ARIES (March 21-April 19). You may think you’re alone in a struggle, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Let others know what you’re going through and you’ll quickly understand the lifechanging effect of mutual support. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). People have fought over you before and they’ll do it again. It’s not that you like being the rope in the tug-of-war game, but if you have to be in this position, you’d be foolish not to play its advantages.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If walking takes an average amount of strength, climbing takes extraordinary strength, as it pushes further against the fundamental law of gravity. As much as you’d like to walk from a situation, climbing is what’s needed. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Great conversations will be a matter of timing. The time to air your thoughts and feelings is when you’re pretty certain your audience is receptive and wanting to know more about you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Once you get to know a person enough to guess his or her reactions to a variety of circumstances with some degree of accuracy you’ll be willing to invest more of yourself in the relationship. You’ll be working up to that point now. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It seems logical to put your effort into taking the next step. But right now, your effort is best spent in drumming up the confi-

dence – convincing everything inside of you that you’re worthy. Do this and the next step just happens.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Most things you can fall into (including luck, love, a rhythm, a rut, depression and more) require a process of surrender. Today, hold on until you really understand the nature of what you’re surrendering to.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If you compare yourself to the master and you don’t fall short, it’s time to get a new guru. Outgrowing your teachers is a natural progression of life. It is possible to have a smooth, resistance-free transition in this matter. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The person standing in your way isn’t an enemy, but a friend who will help you strengthen your resolve, sharpen your skills and think much bigger than you were. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When it comes to buying and selling, you’ve a special instinct. Maybe there’s no formal training behind your business acumen, but it’s quite real, and it will, at the very least, sustain you today. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). People don’t usually look outside themselves for something they already have on the inside, except that sometimes they forget. You’ll step in today to remind some- one who they are and what they have.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Change doesn’t always comes about as a result of large-scale efforts or dramatic battles. Gentle, gradual changes are often the most radical. This is what’s happening now. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 16). Fresh intrigue in your personal life gives the next seven weeks a zippy, joyful pace. Your work will be reviewed in July. Everything you do from now until August to make it shine will count, especially the detailed efforts. You’ll be celebrating fantastic circumstances related to family in September and December. Pisces and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 10, 33, 25 and 48. ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: “I’m a female graphic designer, and I work in an office with mostly women. One of my co-workers, a Leo, constantly takes credit for my ideas. For instance, I’ll say something in a meeting to the group and then five minutes into the meeting she’ll say the same thing. The worst part is that she generally gets a better reaction to what she says than I did. And no one sticks up for me or even acknowledges that she is repeating me. What should I do? I’m an Aquarius.”

Aquarius, you are the Idea Girl of the zodiac, so kudos to you for having so many good ones and getting yourself into an environment where you can express them! Now work on your presentation. Sounds like your colleague is utilizing her innate Leo gift for presentation to capture the attention of the group. What is she doing that’s working? Is it her timing in the meeting? Is it her volume or physical animation? It’s probably a combo. Give her a dose of her own medicine by emulating her presentation style when you pitch your next big idea. Oh, and next time she steals your thunder, simply, clearly and audibly state to the group: “Didn’t I just say that five minutes ago?”