LITTLE ROCK — Happy birthday. A renewed perspective on life will be your birthday treat. Your quirks and character traits will suddenly make sense. The admiration of someone close helps.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Needing to impress someone is the worst thing for your confidence. The minute you feel this way, reverse it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Learning the hard way will take a very long time. But you can flatten out that learning curve with key tips and tricks from the right teacher.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): The self-improvement quest you’re considering is a bit like chasing a mirage. No matter how many steps you take, you’ll never feel like you’ve arrived.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): You’ll experience a wider range of choice today. This will probably inspire a greater appreciation for what you’d commonly choose without more options.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Any miserable, insecure individual can be an elitist. But it takes someone truly confident to be inclusive.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Though you’re not in a rush, who has time to be bored? Your need for excitement keeps you moving.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Today you might wonder whether you have some latent talents. The answer is yes! You’re gifted.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): You could start a social movement with your water-sign powers. Even the smallest oceans make big waves.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Some jobs can’t be accomplished with half-hearted efforts. You won’t accomplish today’s task unless you put your whole self into it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In some stages of human social evolution, strangers were regarded with suspicion. Now they are often welcomed, as you’ll find out today.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When someone is scared, you either take pity and try to help, or you feel repelled and try to run.Today this will be a close call.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Though you are more touchy-feely than others, that doesn’t mean you’re always in the mood to be close to people.
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