HOROSCOPES

Today’s Birthday: You become increasingly self-sufficient even though there are many who want to help you. You have a competitive nature and will do well in athletics and games of skill. Professional changes in January will help you find the right path in your personal life, too. See more of the world in April and September. Capricorn and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are 28, 31, 42, 11 and 16. Aries (March 21-April 19). The person you think about is thinking about you. Wouldn’t it be amazing if you both had the same idea about what should happen next? This is not so far out of line and could actually happen. Taurus (April 20-May 20). Don’t make it too easy on your loved ones. There’s a time to be agreeable, but if you’re agreeable all of the time, you’re either lying or apathetic. Take a stand, weave some mischief or just say no. Gemini (May 21-June 21). Forcing yourself to participate in a program you don’t enjoy is futile. You won’t get to the end of it, so what’s the point? Your time is better spent looking for a program you really will enjoy. Cancer (June 22-July 22). Sometimes you just want to tell your overly dramatic, angsty, earnest loved ones to relax. Life is not that serious. Then again, life is serious for someone you know who is going through trying times, and there’s something you can do to help. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). People tend to glorify the hustle, but you’re not so sure. You’re willing to sweat and toil when that’s needed, but you’re also opening your mind to the idea that there could be a smarter way to get it done. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Those who obsess, plot and stress are making themselves less attractive. You, on the other hand, will be perfecting the very appealing art of breeziness. Yes, it’s an illusion, but an effective one. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re a loving person, but how are you supposed to be unconditionally happy with your loved ones when the things they do get on your nerves? You’ll answer this question with your clever response to the day’s events. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Some of your friends don’t self-manage quite as well as you do, which is why you’ll end up with interrupted or dashed plans. However, the new outcome could be even better than the original plan if you roll with it. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You don’t want to be too picky, but you have many choices for company this weekend. Your judgment will be influenced by how much you like a person’s friends or trust a person’s recommendations. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don’t always answer your phone, and you don’t feel obligated to call people without a good reason. Still, there’s a benefit to reaching out and being more available this weekend. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Just because a person doesn’t understand what he or she is agreeing to doesn’t mean the agreement, if reached, should be null and void. Good character means keeping the agreement anyway. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Everyone wants to befriend the person living a charmed existence, but this person won’t know who his true friends are until he lands on harder times. You’ll now get the chance to prove your friendship to someone.