HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY

— Happy birthday. Your tastes become even more refined as you are exposed to quality experiences in the next 10 weeks. Intellectual pursuits and tests will be featured at the top of the year. The one who stimulates your mind will steal your heart. You take control of your environment in March when moves and changes happen.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): It will be challenging to strike the right balance between your personal and professional lives unless you pick up the pace at work. Getting everything done in time to leave work at a decent time will make for a happy personal life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the morning, it will be difficult to recognize the excellent circumstances you’re in. But once you see where the real opportunities lie, you’ll feel spoiled for choice.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): There’s a difference between being very direct and being tactless.You’ll deliver a sharp message with a kind touch - a skill you’ll be admired and possibly employed for.

CANCER (June 22-July 22): You’ll be successful as you execute a negative imitation - in other words, you’ll do the exact opposite from what someone else does to terrific effect.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Scientists widely accept the theory that the universe happened, though few have a theory as to why. If you can supply a “why” for the things you cause in your part of the universe, you’ll be ahead of the game.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re generally even tempered, so when you do speak passionately, as you will today in an impressive outburst, people listen.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): If you could take another person’s pain and feel it instead, you would. But even the greatest love doesn’t allow for this. However, you will be a help.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Choose your sacrifices carefully. Being at your healthy best is also what’s best for your people. Caring for yourself is an expression of gratitude to everyone around you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re in a generous mood, as usual. As your sign mate Sir Winston Churchill suggested, “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have gumption. You know what it feels like to possess. Many do not know and haven’t experienced such a quality yet.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The same thin line that’s between love and hate runs between romance and annoyance. Give others the benefit of the doubt.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your loyalties are many, but hopefully not so many that you don’t have time left for yourself. Right now, it is crucial to spend a few hours alone.

MovieStyle, Pages 33 on 12/14/2012

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