LITTLE ROCK — Happy birthday. You are one of a kind. As you honor your unique character, the world will seem to cater to your sensitivities and proclivities. A lucrative venture in May pays handsomely throughout the year.There will be hard work initially, but by July, things get easier. Family celebrations go well in June. August brings romance. Scorpio and Gemini adore you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You take nothing and no one for granted.You don't have to lose something in order to recognize the value of it. You realize what you have and you do what it takes to keep it perfectly intact.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may feel privately sympathetic to someone's plight, but try not to indulge this person in your pity. See the strength in this person and help this person see the strength in himself.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): What you contribute to a relationship is significant. What do you get in return? Stand up for yourself.You are nobody's indentured servant. Make a move to show that you know your own value.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): An agreement you made is turning into a much larger responsibility than you bargained for.
There are people around you who would be willing to help.
As long as they get clear and detailed instructions, all goes well.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Timing is so crucial to attaining the love you need and want. Observe the particular schedule, rhythm and habits of your object of affection. Don't act until you feel an undeniably opportune moment.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're in business to make money.
Keep this fact fresh in your mind as a customer, client or boss will try to get a lot of your time and energy at an unfair monetary exchange rate. Stick to your price.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You appreciate your home after you've left it, your loved ones when they are off on their own adventures. The distance between you and the people you are fond of will intensify your feelings.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You're in a plum position to succeed, but you still have to make a big push. As your signmate, the humorist Will Rogers once said, "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Places carry the energy of all the emotions and vibrations of the events and beings that have been there. You'll be sensitive to the feeling of places and should only stay where the atmosphere is welcoming.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your mental powers are keen.
Stack the front part of your day with all of the tasks that require precision, focus and creative problem-solving.You will be amazed at what you accomplish in just a few hours.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A friend or family member really needs you, though you wouldn't know this unless you asked.
Call to catch up and you'll find out how you can be of tremendous help.When you give, your mood gets brighter.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today features perplexing and random events. Go ahead and impose your own meaning on the situation. Your theory is as good as anyone else's. Your mind needs to make sense of this before you can move on.
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