HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

Happy birthday. Among your more obvious and easily understood gifts are a few talents that are harder to define, but they are nonetheless real. This year, as your interests broaden, your good luck will double.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Energy management is just as crucial to production as time management. Be careful not to put too much into draining emotional tones.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You approach a challenge with the humility of a student, devoted to duplicating what seems to work for others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): The truth feels like liberation laced in laughter. You’ll bond with the honest one who can make you laugh.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): Your goals will be forwarded in increments. Weekly is good, but daily is better.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There’s something about the other person that makes you comfortable. This person invests his curiosity in you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Thinking in classic terms of “success” limits your joy. Start making mischief to prevent things from getting boring.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You get to choose whom you want to work with. The most responsible person will be the least defensive.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Overblown expectations are the norm today. Anyone who refuses to anticipate will most likely be satisfied.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Some seek seriousness to feel that life is profound. However, you need levity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In your quest for something real, you’ve been given a lot of reasons. You’ll know the truth by the way it rings in your ears.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Helen Keller, stricken deaf and blind from illness in infancy, insisted that even darkness and silence have their wonders. Far less extreme inconveniences have hidden gems.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): As much as you hope for a golden moment and seize the opportunity in it, in fact every moment is golden.