Your Birthday for October 22, 2012

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | October 22nd, 2012

Born today, you have a great deal of charm, and you add sparkling excitement to almost any social occasion. Indeed, others long for your company, and you usually find yourself surrounded by admirers of one kind or another. What many may not know, however, is that you have a current of energy and passion that flows beneath the surface that informs almost everything you do, and you are often driven to challenge yourself in new ways, day after day. You are ambitious and hardworking, and you never seem to find yourself in a situation that is not of your making. You have a way of remaining in control, even when circumstances do not favor your endeavors.

You are a free spirit of sorts, though you are not one of those to scoff at authority or challenge it in any overt way -- unless, of course, doing so becomes absolutely necessary to your success or survival. You enjoy the company of those who are different from yourself.

Also born on this date are: Annette Funicello, actress; Sarah Bernhardt, actress; Catherine Deneuve, actress; Jeff Goldblum, actor; Tony Roberts, actor; Timothy Leary, professor; Brian Boitano, Olympic figure skater.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may be harboring a certain fear today that you are not willing to share with anyone but he or she who is most invested in you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You won't stumble across a quick fix; you'll have to work hard to devise a solution to a current problem.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You can do something new to address an old problem. Entertainment options are many today -- but you know what you're in the mood for.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Someone in charge is likely to come to you with a special request -- and you should make time in your schedule to accommodate it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You can get more done as part of a team today than you can working on your own -- but a conflict of personalities may slow things down a bit.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Be sure to consider all options currently on the table -- but don't forget that you may be able to choose one not yet officially unveiled.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Someone is likely to come out of the background and play a central role in your affairs. The benefits far outweigh any possible risks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may be facing one or two alternatives that do not really excite you -- but they may be better than the reality you are living with.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Consideration of the needs of those around you will be quite important, even as you tend to your own agenda.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may be facing more difficulty today than you had anticipated, but you have armed yourself with the proper tools. You can do well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You have a good reason to combat the sort of blind acceptance of others that got you into your current situation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You'll have the chance to demonstrate just why you have attained the kind of reputation you have; others are impressed!

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Your Birthday for October 21, 2012

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | October 21st, 2012

Born today, you are not always as in touch as you might be, and there will be periods in your life in which you wander through your own affairs in a kind of daze, unable -- or perhaps unwilling -- to acknowledge the most important people. Of course, there are those who will claim that this is just an act -- a strategy you have adopted to avoid the harsher aspects of life and live in a kind of fantasy world of your own creating. This is certainly an overstatement, but there may be an element of truth in it. You prefer life to be what you make of it, rather than what it so often is.

You have a choice: You can ignore the things you do not like, or you can strive to change them, to correct them, to alter them to fit your view of the world better. Certainly, the second choice is more involving, more demanding and harder -- but it is likely to be far more worth it in the end!

Also born on this date are: Kim Kardashian, reality TV personality; Carrie Fisher, actress; Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister; Judy Sheindlin, TV judge; Dizzy Gillespie, musician; Alfred Nobel, inventor; Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Current trends may not favor your own unique way of doing things -- but you can shape them accordingly and come out on top.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You'll feel comfortable with the way things are going today -- until a rival throws a wrench in the works and demands a response.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don't be afraid to ask questions that cannot, at first, be answered. You'll get people thinking -- and that's never a bad thing!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You'll learn a great deal by simply throwing yourself into the most routine tasks. Everything demands dedication.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may not be able to avoid a controversy today as you try to do something that some would say is very much against the rules.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You'll be asked to lend your support to a cause you do not fully believe in -- and you're going to have to say so before the day is out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You'll find yourself in need of a little more counsel today before you head off in a new direction, doing something you've not done before.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You're taking things quite seriously at this time. You're forgetting there are times to laugh, even when you are working very hard.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You must focus on the task at hand with renewed concentration today. Don't let a new and valuable prize slip through your fingers!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A casual beginning may fool you into thinking there's really little of value going on -- but soon things take on a whole new tone!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may have put off an important task for a little too long -- and today you'll find yourself behind the 8-ball as a result.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- It's the little things that make the biggest difference today. Don't turn away from that which doesn't at first capture your interest.

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Your Birthday for October 20, 2012

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | October 20th, 2012

Born today, you know better than many born under your sign how to balance the emotional and the intellectual in your life. This is all the more remarkable because both influences, the heart and the head, tend to work at peak capacity for you, making you both a highly emotional and a highly rational individual -- one who feels and thinks at all hours of the day and night. There are going to be times in which you fall out of balance, and the result is either that things become rather stormy or, conversely, rather cold and hard; neither, of course, is preferable.

You are eager to involve yourself in as many different endeavors as possible. You bring your individual style that is a product of your complex personality combined with your eagerness to experience as much of life as you can in the time you have allotted.

Also born on this date are: Snoop Dogg, aka Snoop Lion, rapper; Viggo Mortensen, actor; Danny Boyle, filmmaker; Tom Petty, rocker; Jerry Orbach, actor; Mickey Mantle, baseball player; Art Buchwald, humorist; Bela Lugosi, actor.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Arrangements made yesterday may have to change today. You must be more flexible than usual, surely!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Delays may prove costly today. You must work to keep the pace constant and everyone pointed in the right direction.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may be fooled by what someone says or does during the first part of the day; later, you'll realize that you've been had.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Things are moving more quickly for you at this time -- but there are advantages and disadvantages to this, so be prepared.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You'll come to a more thorough understanding of what has been holding you back -- and, as a result, you can move forward with ease.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may find yourself working with someone who is not easy to read, as he or she is not free with his or her words of praise.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You'll be asked to do a little investigating in order to get to the bottom of something that has been bothering the powers that be.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Don't play games with someone who is in no mood to reciprocate. You must be straightforward and goal-oriented at this time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Whatever you decide is likely to be just fine with those around you. You seem to have the best handle on a current situation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You will have the chance to look further ahead today than you are used to -- and what you see can be both exciting and perhaps daunting.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You must use discretion today as you negotiate a settlement between two warring parties. There are some things you simply cannot say!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You're after something that seems just out of reach, but the truth is that it can surely be yours if you say or do just the right thing.

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