LITTLE ROCK — Happy birthday. First your imagination will take you places, and then the rest of you will catch up. August is filled with precious moments, most of which involve a favorite person. September and October are sweet on your finances, as you’re inspired to earn more and sock some away, too. December is your chance at a prize. Aries and Sagittarius people adore you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If life is an experiment, mistakes are progress. Note the information you glean from each experience, whether or not it goes the way you wanted it to go.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Usually, the things you spend the most time doing will bring you the greatest degree of success. Today will be quirky in this regard. Something you do for only a few moments will bring you tremendous luck.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Don’t put too much emphasis on whether you enjoy a task. If it needs to be done, enjoyment becomes irrelevant. The mature person gets in there and gets it done with as little resistance as possible.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): Today you’ll start connecting the dots of a formerly fuzzy sketch. Be prepared for things to take a different shape from that which you’d envisioned. Ultimately, you’ll be pleased.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Preconceived notions are obstacles to overcome. Having zero expectations makes it easier to accept what is. You’ll be amazed at what you can do when you deal in realities instead of fantasies.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The problem may not seem to be about you. And yet, if you’re the one experiencing it, it’s unlikely a cosmic mistake. Anyway, the problem requires you to be more than you were, so it’s a gift.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You’ll go the distance for a good friend. Wear comfortable shoes for this mission - both figuratively and actually. You’re going to be so much more helpful when you have the right gear to take on what’s required.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Some of the best parts of the day happen out of a spontaneous collision of circumstances. Once you let go of the fun you planned, you can embrace the fun that’s waiting for you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If the GPS system does not agree with the road, the GPS is wrong. Similarly, if your idea of how to reach your goal doesn’t match what’s actually necessary, chuck your plan and do what it takes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are a study in contrasts. You are at once wise and childlike. You are a visionary who keeps it real. You’ll keep everyone guessing, especially a certain someone.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You don’t need a reason to prove yourself.You’ll do it just because you feel like it.You’ll surprise yourself.You might find out that you can be strong without any of the things you thought were making you stronger.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s as though the sun is shining after long days of rain. The mud has dried, and you can free your wheels from the ditch in which they’ve been spinning. Time to get back on the road.
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