HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

Happy birthday. Your wishes come true this year, provided they are reasonable, actionable and specific. Give it your best in November because hard work will pay off immediately. January and June are dreamy and adventurous months.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today there are so many rumors, hoaxes and generally outrageous untruths just itching to be shared with the whole world. Before you repeat or share anything, get more information.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In a perfect world, the people you interact with understand the value of your time and theirs — it is our most precious resource, after all. You’ll probably have to teach others how to be more efficient (and why).

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Sometimes you want to open your heart to all the love you deserve, but today you feel most loved when people make room for you to be by yourself and do your own thing.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): Finding your path is not easy. Often you need a machete to cut back the brush and bramble. The machete of the day will be your words, articulating what you need and desire.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Did you wake up less than enthusiastic about what the day holds? It’s a similar lineup to yesterday, and you’re getting that been-there-done-that feeling. A Sagittarius can help you change it up. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you know the motivation of others, you’ll find it much easier to manage them — and you’ll have to today. Try to learn what’s behind their questions and what’s behind what’s behind their questions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Your smile is a gift to anyone you bestow it upon. You’ll give that gift over and over today to loved ones and strangers alike. This makes the world a little brighter — no small accomplishment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Tucking away your true emotions will only cause stress and strain. The astute see how you’re feeling no matter what you do to mask it.You may as well be honest and free today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Good people around you will make you happy. Bad people around you will give you something, too: experience mostly. The bad ones are what make you more sophisticated.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you tell yourself “don’t worry,” you may or may not take your own advice. But if you direct yourself to an activity that makes you feel comfortable and safe, you’ll naturally forget to worry.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The beginning stages of any project are among the most challenging because it’s so easy to give up. But there’s a reason you chose this. Don’t give up.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You can do hard things. One of your great talents is in not recognizing much of a difference between hard and easy. It’s just you, handling what needs to be handled right in front of you.