HOROSCOPE

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 14): Your life will be lush with mutual appreciation. Your love is like Miracle-Gro. Those you nurture will thrive. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 4, 39, 22 and 18.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): People don’t do gratitude for the same reason people don’t stretch. It’s so easy they forget. Don’t let that be you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Many material things bring more torment than delight, as the maintenance of these things can be more acute than any joy of ownership.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Love has been compared to fever, dreaming and anesthesia. Certainly, that’s one version — and a very pleasant, though temporary, one at that.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): Avoiding sadness today is like standing in the ocean and avoiding wetness. Sadness is part and parcel with the experience of the day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The question is not whether you’re better off than you were. That thought journey ultimately will lead straight into a wall.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re not afraid of responsibility, and when you commit yourself, you go all in. Somehow, making up your mind to do a thing reduces your fear.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You’ll find it interesting when people you’ve known for a long time have a different recollection than you do about your shared history. Perhaps both versions are equally valid.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Sometimes you wonder whether you should even go to the expense of buying event tickets when the best part of going out is the anticipation of it, and that’s absolutely free.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The ennui is not relievable by purchase. The retail rush lasts two hours, and then the ennui settles back in. It will take a big project to send the ennui running.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Everything looks original to the one who’s never seen it before. Put your work in front of fresh eyes of all ages to get a different perspective on what you’re doing. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re so respectful of even the most accessible joys because you know that sometimes a lot more work goes into presenting them than most people would guess. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Modesty isn’t always about what you say; it’s often the avoidance of being spotlighted at all. A low profile will keep you in the good graces of humility.