HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

LITTLE ROCK — Happy birthday. Take things at your pace this year. You’ll choose optimistic leaders and let positive messages infect you with happiness. Also, you’ll be impressed by who follows you. By January, you could gain more support and attention than you know what to do with.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s a challenge to make everything spotless and orderly, but one you’ll take on gladly as you’ll see the necessity and value in this endeavor.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There’s something inside you controlling the external scene. Your emotional changes are quickly reflected in the world. It’s not at all surprising to you when life defies the notions of cause and effect or space and time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You know what you’re doing, but this is no time to slack. Rather, go forward, fully assimilating the skills you’ve acquired until they are second nature - until even your perseverance is second nature.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): Sometimes you have to be relentless to make your desire real. Poised to fight, you’ll embody the values of continuous improvement and hard work.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll release your energy into an aspiration. But for that energy to become a real force in the world, it needs to be organized into a plan.You’ll spend many hours this week coming up with that plan.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The overly-assertive person will give you much more than you want or need. It’s almost abrasive the way this person contributes to your world, and it makes you want to go the other direction, giving precisely what’s asked of you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Tune into what others cast off. You’re just the person to make something glorious out of the items, jobs and relationships that others no longer value.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You’ll care for yourself in special ways, adding to your attractive qualities. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone felt like the luckiest person alive because he met you?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There’s much you want to do by the end of the year, and you’re not the only one going for the prize. Undaunted by the competition, you keep your nose in your business, advance and achieve.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have a talent for communicating. You can talk to, and listen to, anyone. You will bridge the gap between generations, cultures and economic status.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):You already know what you think, so you’ll try on other people’s opinions and viewpoints for size. Doing so will increase your capacity for empathy as well as your knowledge of the world.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): People don’t know whom to trust until they meet you.Your honesty opens doors.You have no agenda and are not looking for what you can get out of a situation.You simply want to contribute.