Aquarius: Be careful how you handle emotional issues
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Winslet, 34; Guy Pearce, 42; Mario Lemieux, 44; Steve Miller, 66.
Happy Birthday: Consistency, detail, fair play and patience will be required if you want to take advantage of the creative opportunities coming your way this year. Connecting with old friends, lovers or neighbors will lead to new possibilities. This is a year of reconnecting and reconciliation.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take whatever you do seriously. You will be criticized the moment you try to cut corners or pass your responsibilities on to someone else. Follow through with whatever you start.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): With a couple of productive and industrious changes, you will be able to call the shots. Not everyone will be in agreement with you but you should be able to move forward with only mild interference.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll have to do double duty. No matter how you look at a situation, you can expect to be surprised by the outcome. Keep your guard up and your thoughts to yourself for now.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll have more incentive to make positive changes at home and in your personal life. Getting involved in domestic projects will help ease stress as you figure out ways to accommodate everyone you love.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may feel like getting away but working is what’s required. Finishing what you start will take your mind off personal matters. Greater opportunities and the ability to reverse any past mistakes, letdowns or relationship problems will be possible.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Love and romance are kicking in and the time to make your move in a personal situation is now. Changes at home will help you establish the way things will be in the future.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The time is right for launching something you’ve been working on. A partnership can make a huge difference to your personal and professional future. Don’t procrastinate.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Check out an organization that can offer you some ideas pertaining to a project you’ve had trouble getting up and running. Challenges will come from an unusual source but will help to boost your confidence.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may think you know what you are doing and you can probably fool some of the people you are dealing with, but the ones who know you best will question, criticize and complain about your recent decisions. Change your plans in order to avoid a force play.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ve got all the right moves to get your way and implement changes both at home and within your extended family and friends. Your sincerity and understanding will allow you to build an alliance with someone with the potential to help you in the future.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be careful how you handle emotional issues. You may want to clear the air but do so diplomatically if you want to remain friends with someone you’ve been spending time with. Kindness and consideration will be the determining factors.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are up for a whole lot of change and, if you don’t back down or give in, you stand to get ahead professionally A change in a partnership will enable you to backtrack and fix a mistake you made.
Birthday Baby: You are practical, reliable and adaptable. You stand up for your beliefs and fight for your rights. You are respected and admired and you set the standard for others.