LITTLE ROCK — Happy birthday. You’ll pioneer a new path this year.You’ll be praised for solving a difficult problem in August. Someone will pull strings behind the scenes to help you accomplish a seemingly impossible task. Friendships get romantic in October. November offers the chance to work hard and earn enough for a prize in the new year.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Maybe you don’t control very much about your life today, but you still have the power to choose from many available options.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Today, it will feel as though someone pushed you off of the easy chair of life. Whether or not that person is a friend, consider the action a favor.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You’ll act as a kind of field reporter, gathering real-life experience and detailing what you’ve learned to someone who needs the information but isn’t in a position to get it himself.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): Sometimes it’s appropriate to flip on the autopilot and let the plane fly itself. Right now it doesn’t benefit you to do this, because there are parts of your environment that require an assessment and a reaction that’s personal.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You remain the architect of your future, and yet today it feels as though you are given limited materials with which to build it. If you make the most of the resources you have, you will be handed more of them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Even the smallest of people seem huge while sitting on a high horse.You’ll run into those who do not wish to leave their perch on such a horse, although you’ll feel more comfortable with your feet on the ground.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): In the same way that some people enjoy shopping more than buying, you will enjoy getting to know people as long as those people don’t try to attach themselves to your life.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21):Trying to read people’s minds is a good exercise for psychics, but it’s not practical for everyday life.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re very polite, and yet you don’t feel the need to form friendships with everyone around you, preferring instead to spend your time and energy nurturing the relationships of your inner circle.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Staying healthy, organized and on purpose takes daily vigilance. Practical solutions will keep you on track, and your actions will reflect your desire to be your best.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Most people get more complicated as they get older.You’re on the opposite mission, though.You want to simplify your life, especially your relationships and priorities.You’ll succeed in this today.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you believe it’s possible to have something big, then you increase your chances of getting something big. If you make “believe big to get big” your mantra, by the end of the day you will be astounded by your luck.
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