Your Birthday for February 03, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | February 3rd, 2013

Born today, you are something of a go-getter, but your real talent is for getting things started -- as opposed to seeing them through. The best career for you is one that allows you to dedicate all your strength, energy and skill for a finite period of time and then move on to something else that captures your interest. You can become bored quite easily -- with yourself and with the life you are leading at any given time -- and you need something new at almost regular intervals. Some may think that you are simply inconstant, but this is a misunderstanding of the real issue: There is more going on with you than can be satisfied by a single career track.

You tend toward jealousy, and though this may seem like a negative trait, it is something that you will learn to use in a positive way as a kind of motivator: What you covet, you will work hard to win or earn.

Also born on this date are: Maura Tierney, actress; Morgan Fairchild, actress; Fran Tarkenton, football player; James Michener, author; Norman Rockwell, artist and illustrator; Gertrude Stein, writer and critic.

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, FEBRUARY 4

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You are waiting for someone to apologize who is, in fact, waiting for you to do the same. Perhaps it's time to let bygones be bygones!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You can have a great deal of fun today while still getting things done that others are expecting. You admire someone new on the scene.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- It may seem to you as though the various aspects of your day don't quite fit together -- and indeed there are some random elements to acknowledge!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will want to get all the facts before deciding on a course of action -- for whatever you do will not be able to be undone.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- There are those who believe in what you are trying to do, and those who do not -- but right now it might be difficult to tell who is who.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You'll get a great deal more done today if you will accept the fact that not everything can be done exactly as you had planned.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You'll surely have to make adjustments today to suit changing circumstances. You mustn't get stuck in your ways!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may want to be alone some of the time today, but you may not know how to arrange it. Don't let yourself get frustrated or defensive.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You will be in a position of some authority about a topic that others are just now starting to learn. Dispense information judiciously.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You're wondering how you can recapture some of the wonder of the "good old days," when in fact you should be looking only forward.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You must let someone close to you know when you are out of sorts or you're not likely to get the comfort you need when you need it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You mustn't try to explain everything that happens today, or you'll simply get tangled up in seemingly conflicting details.

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Your Birthday for February 02, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | February 2nd, 2013

Born today, you may make the mistake at an early juncture in your professional life of thinking that image is everything -- but with one or two surprising developments, you will learn the lesson that so many before you have learned: that appearances are only skin-deep and it is what lies beneath the surface, in the heart, that really counts. Once you make it over this important hurdle in life, you will come to an understanding of yourself and your place in the world that affords you comfort, confidence and an ability to see things as they really are. Indeed, it is this realism that will ultimately be your greatest strength.

You have a talent for navigating difficult terrain in life -- literally and figuratively -- and you are not the kind to succumb to normal human woes. You seem to rise above such things -- though you are susceptible to a kind of sadness that is all your own and difficult, at times, to shake.

Also born on this date are: Shakira, singer; Christie Brinkley, model and actress; Farrah Fawcett, actress; Graham Nash, singer; Tom Smothers, comedian; James Dickey, author and poet; Ayn Rand, author; James Joyce, author.

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, FEBRUARY 3

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You'll want to work closely with those whose ideas are in sync with your own -- though you mustn't try to shape their efforts too strictly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You can dictate certain things today, but others you will have to take in stride as they come to you. Not everything is part of your plan.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You are feeling more pressure from a superior at this time to get things done ahead of schedule. Certain adjustments are required.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- What begins today is likely to prove quite important to you in the days and weeks to come, and you'll be the only one to benefit directly.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You've been wondering just why things are the way they are, but you have forgotten that you can change them to suit your pleasure if you try.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- An unlikely source provides you with just what you need today. Focus on returning the favor when the time comes. Seek an unusual inspiration.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Sometimes you want to do things in a perfectly "normal" way, and today those efforts are likely to be favored.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You're trying to get necessary things done while making a personal statement, but these two efforts may not go together.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You'll want to go back and retrace your steps today to be sure that you have not missed something obvious and essential.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Take a look at what you know is around the corner and you'll realize that you're ready for it -- and anything else that might transpire.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may not feel as though you have been properly prepared for what lies ahead, but you can certainly rely on past experience.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You'll have a little more personal authority than usual today, and cause to use it in a way that has others doing precisely what you suggest.

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Your Birthday for February 01, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | February 1st, 2013

Born today, you are a study in contradictions, and it is quite difficult for casual acquaintances to determine with any real confidence under what sign you were born. You seem to be one thing in the morning, another at night; one when relaxed, another under stress, and so on. It is indeed true that you possess a great many different traits that are recognized as belonging, in the main, to those born under other signs -- traits that are as different from one another as night and day. The greatest seeming conflict in your nature is that between your more sensitive side and your more aggressive one; you are proof that a person can be both of these in quick succession.

You are perhaps at your best under stress; when things transpire that throw others into a panic, you tend toward calm, rational decision-making that lets you stand out as one to be trusted in tough times. Your sense of humor, too, is vivid, surprising, and often disarming.

Also born on this date are: Lisa Marie Presley, singer; Pauly Shore, comedian; Sherilyn Fenn, actress; Brandon Lee, actor; Rick James, singer; Sherman Hemsley, actor; Don Everly, singer; Garrett Morris, comedian; Boris Yeltsin, Russian president; Clark Gable, actor; John Ford, filmmaker.

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.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You must avoid the kind of situation that can quickly deteriorate into something that requires you to lay the blame at another's feet.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Take the most straightforward approach today, but don't make the mistake of thinking there will be no consequences.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may come up with an idea that is so completely out of the box that others are willing to give it a try simply for the fun of it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You value your privacy, but today you may have a very good reason to involve yourself in something that exposes you in a risky way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Others may try to second-guess you today, but you're so far ahead that you don't have to worry about anyone catching up -- just yet.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Routine affairs cannot be trusted to stay routine for very long -- especially if you involve someone who has resurfaced after quite a while.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You'll gravitate toward those whose interests differ from your own -- but you must have a sense that you have something in common.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- The answers you seek may remain hidden for quite a while today, until you realize that you've been sitting on them all along!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Don't take your own safety for granted today, and by all means don't do anything to compromise the safety of those around you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You have two choices to make today, and one will certainly affect the other -- so you must be sure to make them in the proper order!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may have to investigate quite closely today in order to come up with the information you need to solve a tricky mystery.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You can't do it all alone today -- and some might tell you that you can't do it all, period. But you have a way -- and can ask for help.

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