TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Finding a balance between what could be two full-time jobs can seem impossible. Look around. Someone has been waiting to help you satisfy both demands.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A mood of generosity, playfulness and forthrightness fills you. Take your affection, your honesty and your love of life and share them with someone close.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). An opportunity to show off your talents arrives and is boosted nicely by a cheerful, light-hearted, generous mood. Ham it up!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You'll muster the ingenuity to make your work tangible and lucrative. It sounds difficult, but you've got a knack for knowing what people need.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Hearing another person's hard-luck story will help you quiet the inner complainer and earnestly count your blessings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The philosophy you share with others will support you. The solidarity you feel will reinforce the knowledge that you are not a lone traveler.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Enjoy some leisurely banter with cronies and the exchange of ideas in good conversation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The questions you ask a cohort might satisfy more than just your curiosity; your interest may be the candor and thoughtfulness he or she has been needing. This is an open door that leads to a surprising place.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Regarding your role in a certain group setting, the days of passive involvement are gone. You're ready for the blood, sweat and tears.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Boring, thankless jobs and piddling little annoyances will happen. But from such moments your creativity emerges and shines like a searchlight for solutions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Clarify each of your perspectives on important issues, keeping in mind that ideas are fluid and in a constant state of flow and change.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 14). You make surprising choices to commemorate your birthday, which sets this year of unexpected delights off to a fitting start. Continue to shun the obvious in February. Meaningful relationships develop in March. April and July bring friendly excursions. Aries and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 14, 3, 23 and 17.

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