HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

LITTLE ROCK — Happy birthday. As you deepen your commitment to your work, you’ll exceed all expectations. In your personal life, you will throw caution to the wind in October and enjoy the adventure that follows.Your popularity grows in November. You’ll make an important sale. February brings renovations and improvements. Leo and Virgo adore you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re still thinking about doing different work. Consider getting a job that will give you access to the tools of this new trade. You could also use an introduction to the gatekeepers of the industry.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you’re going to make a statement, make a memorable one. Dare to present yourself boldly and you’ll impress. It’s better to be strong and wrong than meekly correct.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Any outside attempt to rush you along or make you slow down will be unsuccessful.Today, you will take pleasure in going at your own pace and will enjoy yourself on your own terms in your own time.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): You’ll have a terrific time pretending to be some heightened version of yourself. Pretension has its place in your life, but you also know when to bring things down to earth.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You realize that you are just as worthy of the best things in life as any king or queen. You also believe that everyone else you meet is deserving of great things, and you’ll work to improve the quality of life for all.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You work hard because you feel that it’s important to meet your obligations, but it’s not enough.You feel you must contribute in a meaningful way to society.Your superego is strong and will drive you to succeed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You want to feel free, and yet you want to feel connected and close to someone.

These two needs will be at odds now, and it will take some doing to figure out how to have things both ways.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You don’t want to interfere with anything that will bring pleasure to your loved ones. Because of this, you may be inconvenienced today. But because of the smiles on their faces, you won’t mind too much.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Even though you are the great adventurer of the zodiac, there are times when you would like your world to be small and manageable, so as to help you stay big and powerful inside it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You don’t like to jump into things before you know what is appropriate.

There’s an event on the horizon, and you want to make sure to show up in good form. Check around.

Ask for advice. Do your research.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): On some level, you feel that to conform to what everyone else is doing would be to enslave yourself.You will claim your right to be happy and defend it with great vigor, too.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Try to get the home team advantage.You will be warm, giving and creative, as long as you are on your own turf.When you’re asked to play on someone else’s field, you may feel edgy and out of your element.