HOROSCOPE

Aries (March 21-April 19): Striving to offer acceptance is admirable. You’re most attracted to those who don’t have trouble letting go of some ego in order to try to understand another person.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): If you’re still making excuses, ask: Do you want it, or do you just want to feel like you want it? Happiness follows your honest answer.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): People are often kept on a righteous road by the threat of unhappy consequences. Better to choose a path that’s where you want to be.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Talking with friends and loved ones is fortifying. Talking with strangers is exciting or informative.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You are like a candle that can light many more candles, giving the gift of fire and light without diminishing

anything that is yours.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What you do on behalf of others is easier for you than executing a selfish plan. But if it makes you happy, why is it selfish?

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Most people make assessments within a narrow scope of understanding. Don’t fear their disapproval or thrill to their approval.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Living by what feels good or bad is a precarious way. To live by an ideal is to do what it takes to uphold that ideal regardless of how it feels.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Things will go undiscussed; maybe this is for the best. It is too soon to define all that’s going on.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Being willing to lose can make you a gambler, a lover, an adult. Being willing to lose but not losing is today’s most astonishing event.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You question not only your actions but also your interpretation of those actions, and it is in your honest response to this deeper inquiry that you find freedom.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Your adaptability is never in question from anyone who knows you well. Those who don’t know you will be curious, then amazed, at how versatile you can be.

Today’s birthday (Aug. 8): You don’t have to prove anything. You come to a deep understanding of your inherent worthiness. Clarity of mind allows you to do what is important instead of what you think will bring you up to the world’s standard. Yours is the standard that matters. To live in accordance with it makes you rich in every way. Virgo and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers: 49, 5, 38, 14, 28.