HOROSCOPE

Today’s birthday: The next four weeks are sociable, and you’ll take unique samplings of life. Your imagination is stirred in January. You’ll come up with inventive solutions for such things as relationships, transportation and daily life. You’ll win a case or contest in March. Give all you can to the one who needs it in April. Leo and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are 4, 28, 31, 22 and 17. Aries (March 21-April 19). You can be gentle when you need to be, and you need to be now. Taurus (April 20-May 20). The way your family members act doesn’t have to be a reflection on you. Let people be the way they are, and try not to get involved unless it seems truly necessary. Gemini (May 21-June 21). The reward for taking a risk won’t be the prize at the end. The real reward is the feeling that you’ve truly achieved something. Cancer (June 22-July 22). It’s important to react to what happens in a timely and proportionate manner. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll feel like stealing away to recharge, and if you can manage it, you should. Spending time alone teaches you to be there for yourself. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s the same scene, but some of the people involved will re- member it with pleasure, and some will remember it with pain. With some sensitivity, you can tip the balance toward pleasure for someone. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Expose yourself repeatedly to the thing that makes you uncomfortable, and you’ll find that it loses power over you. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll be drawn to situations in which you have no idea what is expected of you. Most people avoid that kind of thing, but you get a charge from the challenge. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It is vigilant of you to guess at the motives of others, but take a break from this now, as it’s likely a waste of time. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When someone makes the same mistake repeatedly, it might not be a mistake at all. It could be a personality style that you are better off to accept and expect. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Whether it’s for work or fun, getting into motion is the hardest part. After that, you’re home free. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). You have to spell things out for some people. Expecting them to know how to act or to pick up on your social cues will set you up for disappointment.