HOROSCOPES

Today’s Birthday: Exercise makes you smarter, faster and better. You’re healthy, and you shine when you work your body. Healthful influences and the right support system help through 2014. A private victory makes December special. January features mutual admiration. You’ll be promoted in February. Aquarius and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are 12, 14, 30, 26 and 40. Aries (March 21-April 19). Vices have prices — and usually those prices are far higher than the original money spent. This is something to give a second (and third) thought to on this day of temptations. Taurus (April 20-May 20). In disagreeing with friends, you risk that they won’t like you anymore. For strong beliefs, the risk is worth it. Gemini (May 21-June 21). Adults decide who they want to be and take responsibility for their next experience. Cancer (June 22-July 22). You sometimes have to remind yourself to be confident and bolster your self-esteem with affirmations. But right now you’ll get more mileage by applying yourself to those few things about you that need work. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). When you’re talking to people, you’re really trying to figure out who they are and collect data that will help you increase your understanding. Your interest will be felt and taken as a huge compliment. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will get magical results from imagining that someone else is taking on the problem for you. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll be helped by new invention, but not by invention that’s so new that no one has tried it before. Don’t be the guinea pig. You can afford to wait until the concept is proved. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Many seeds look alike, and this can present surprises at harvest time. You’ll be planting some very unmemorable metaphoric seeds today. Document what happened so that later you can remind yourself what you planted. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re attentive to others and don’t expect them to be equally attentive in return. Sometimes this has to do with the balance of power, but right now you’re just being practical. You know your due is coming. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s hard to know what to do next. Your instincts point you in one direction, but your previous experience suggests you go the other way. The instincts are correct. This situation looks the same as before, but it’s not. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Are the rules you have for others different from those you have for yourself? Probably, because this is true of most people. Still, you’re more fair than most. If anyone should enforce the rules today, it’s you. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Some people are good at being loved, and others need a gentle, outgoing person to make them feel comfortable with amorous attention. You’ll encounter both types today, as you have so much love to give.