Horoscopes: Saturday, May 13, 2017

ARIES (March 21-April 19). For now, you don't have to worry about coming up with solutions. In fact, you don't have to worry about doing so much as not doing. You'll be defined by what you say no to.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Find what you lost track of. It could be a person, an item or a dream you let go of. You can get it back. Setting an intention to do so will be the first step.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Bottom line, things don't have to be pleasant to have a positive impact. If it helps you grow or expands your worldview, it's good for you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You'll look ahead and begin work on problems before your need to do so becomes urgent. Your next idea will be inspired by an unusual force.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The issue only exists when your mind's eye zooms into the close view. Zoom out to the panorama and you'll see that help is on the way: success is on the horizon!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don't try; do! Trying is for regrettable obligations. If you can't get totally behind it, drop it. Your resistance to free yourself is based in fear. What you should really be afraid of is wasting everyone's time. Be bold.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The demonstrative elation upon arriving at a goal almost always happens in movies. In real life the dramatic payoff will be replaced by profound satisfaction.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Diversify. New environments and people will be lucky for you. The wider your array of influences, the deeper your work will be. As a byproduct, your work appeals to a greater number of people.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Acting out the motions of a self-directed, confident person will produce similar results to actually being a self-directed, confident person. Put on the brave smile and move forward.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You'll be drawn to what can be measured, assured by the tangibly quantifiable, excited by the solidity of facts. With this approach, you'll help someone make sense of the world.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It's nice to feel comfortable, but it's not necessary or even particularly common, especially among people of merit. Comfort is considered a luxury if not a warning signal.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Recognize what drains your self-control, and patch up the area to prevent future leaks. Unhappy relationships are a main drain, since you tend to take on the emotions of surrounding people.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 13). Your optimism has excellent grounding, and you'll get hard proof of this over the next seven weeks. Friendships, even those not related to your work, will cause you to be hugely productive and richer, too. There's an unspoken contract that begins this month and completes one full circle by October. Sagittarius and Scorpio adore you. Lucky numbers: 6, 10, 4, 44 and 14.