HOROSCOPE

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 20): Everything is not for everyone. You are an excellent predictor of what will make you happy. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 2, 22, 29 and 18. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Someone will come to you with a problem, but unless they ask directly for aid, refrain from intruding in this way. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You feel like you’re destined for so much more than just dragging yourself to the same tasks day after day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Just as it may benefit a business to obtain financial investors, it will benefit your heart to get the emotional investment of others. CANCER (June 22-July 22): Why not “accidentally” reveal a story that might make you enormously appealing, or proves that you’re the right person for a certain job or role?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It may seem that people are being callous when really it’s just that they are not as conscientious as you are. It would be hard for anyone to be on a day like today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll do something you’re not ready to do. This is the perfect recipe for growth. People don’t grow by doing what they already are experienced in. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Don’t let the contradictions of the world (which will be numerous today) turn you into a cynic. There is little to be solved from a cynical frame of mind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You’ll be in a position to recognize others, but when are you not? What’s different now is that this is a critical juncture. Your acknowledgement will mean so much to the team. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21): You’re more perceptive than most. You will sense what another is feeling and you may even know what they need when they don’t know it themselves.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

19): In order to become who you might be, you’ll have to let go of something about who you are. Everything is a tradeoff. You get to choose what you’re willing to trade though, if that’s any consolation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve been careful to observe rules and follow protocol. It’s caused you to hold your tongue. For a worthy goal, you’ll not regret these efforts. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let dazzling scenery and action keep you from recognizing a quiet truth. Nor should you let a boring environment keep you from it.