Your Birthday for July 04, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | July 4th, 2013

Born today, you are able to travel in many different circles, as you are quite adept at undergoing rapid personal transformation in order to suit changing circumstances or to fit in better with a certain group of friends, coworkers or even complete strangers. You know how to let the tide take you where it will without sacrificing your own sense of autonomy. You are confident that you are in control of your own life even when you are letting outside forces steer you here and there and back again. Your enthusiasm is catching; there is hardly an activity that you will not try without some kind of excited anticipation.

You have a basic, simple outlook that is very hard to shake, and even when things become downright difficult for those around you, you have a way of looking at the situation from a perspective that promotes calm analysis and clear understanding. You're never one to make things worse than they already are!

Also born on this date are: Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, advice columnists; Eva Marie Saint, actress; Gloria Stuart, actress; Geraldo Rivera, TV journalist; Neil Simon, playwright; Nathaniel Hawthorne, author; Calvin Coolidge, U.S. president; Rube Goldberg, cartoonist.

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.

FRIDAY, JULY 5

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You're likely to find yourself in unfamiliar territory, trying to do something that you haven't done before. Try to relax!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may learn something about yourself that doesn't come as a complete surprise, but which certainly allows you to grow as a person.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- What you are planning could possibly be as easy as one, two, three, but you must be sure you start with one and work toward three!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may not entirely appreciate what your environment throws at you, but you are equipped to deal with it in its turn.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You have a great deal to do today that depends upon your deconstructed view of what another has done before you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Others are likely to be interested in a new project simply because they think you are going to be at the helm. Perhaps you should be!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may choose to make it an early night tonight after what may be an unusually involved and perhaps stressful day.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may be surprised to learn that someone you've mistrusted for some time has actually been on your side from the beginning.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Information that will prove quite important to you in the future is near at hand, and you'll want to begin collecting it as soon as possible.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may be told some things today that you prefer not to know, but soon the information will come in handy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Others may not think that your sense of humor is quite as playful as you do, especially when a situation becomes rather personal.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Adopt a slow and steady approach, and you'll make progress that can be measured and appreciated by those around you.

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Your Birthday for July 03, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | July 3rd, 2013

Born today, you are sometimes far more reactive than you need to be. As a result, you may actually be the cause of much that is disruptive or otherwise undesirable in your own life. Learn to tone it down somewhat and face things with a certain amount of cultivated stoicism. You will then be able to maintain a proper balance in your life without being at the mercy of your emotions. Like all good Cancer natives, you can be something of a homebody, preferring your own comfortable native surroundings to anyplace else on Earth -- but you know that you must expose yourself to the real world now and then.

Your energy and dedication are noteworthy, and others often try to approach their own lives as they imagine you would. Indeed, others think that you are far more fascinating than you do, and there are times in which you would very much like to be the person that others think you are!

Also born on this date are: Laura Branigan, vocalist; Tom Cruise, actor and producer; George M. Cohan, composer and entertainer; Tom Stoppard, playwright; Franz Kafka, 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.

THURSDAY, JULY 4

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Answers may come to you from a surprising source today. Focus on honing the questions so you get information that is up to date.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Past trouble mustn't be given more significance than usual; focus instead on what lies in the future and how much better that can be!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You must pay close attention to the things that happen behind the scenes, as you will be affected in a way that you must comprehend fully.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- The influences that have been affecting you in the past are likely to ease up some, making room for others that will soon take their place.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- What appears on the horizon early in the day is likely to have you seeking some kind of shelter, figuratively if not literally.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Your ambition is intact, but you may not quite know how to get from here to there. A friend or loved one holds the key; it's time to ask!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You don't want to be overwhelmed by your own mood, particularly if it takes on a darker cast than usual.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may be blaming another for something that is actually entirely your fault -- and you'd know it if you looked at the situation honestly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You'll realize that what you have to offer is quite valuable to those who will be trying to fill your shoes in the future. Be generous!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You know what is causing you to bounce between a good mood and a bad one; now is no time to indulge in such behavior, however.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You'll have a lot to say, but not a lot of time in which to say it. You must choose your words very carefully at all times.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may be more fatigued at this time than you are used to, with the expected result that efficiency and enthusiasm wane throughout the day.

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Your Birthday for July 02, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | July 2nd, 2013

Born today, you are the portrait of self-confidence, and you carry yourself with dignity even when things are falling apart around you. Indeed, it is perhaps when things are at their worst that you are at your best, able to rise above the fray and remain true to yourself and your principles. This is not to suggest, of course, that you always make the right decisions or always do the things that are best for you; on the contrary, you may actually make more mistakes than the average mortal! But you never let those mistakes -- or the hardships that they bring upon you -- get you down; you are confident that you will enjoy better times very soon. In fact, you firmly believe that what you most want is just around the next corner.

Also born on this date are: Lindsay Lohan, actress; Polly Holliday, actress; Jerry Hall, model; Imelda Marcos, Philippine leader; Richard Petty, auto racer; Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court justice; Hermann Hesse, author and poet.

You have a great deal of natural magnetism, and you are likely to attract a great many people into your orbit. You must take care, however, that you do not let yourself be taken advantage of by those who would use you for their own ends. Stay away from those who would take, take, take without giving something back!

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.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You've been at cross-purposes with an old ally, and today is the day for you to sort out the situation once and for all.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You've been anticipating a happy ending, but nothing today is likely to be concluded in the way that you expect. Some things may be better!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You're trying too hard to make things difficult for yourself, whether you know it or not. Lighten up and do yourself a favor instead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- A one-way situation suddenly opens up and offers you more options than expected. You and a friend communicate in a new way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You'll receive news from someone who seems to know better than you what really matters to you at this time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A smile does much more for you today than a frown. You may not know where the road is leading, but the view certainly pleases you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- The time has come for you to foot the bill for something you should have paid for quite some time ago. It's a good day to mend your ways.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You'll understand just what is at stake today, but you may feel restricted by rules that don't seem to suit the times. Change them!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You'll be feeling better than expected today, especially given the complicated circumstances that you are currently facing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may not know what to think when an old friend comes to you with a very surprising request. The best thing to do is play along.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Travel plans may have to change as a result of a sudden development on the home front. This requires a postponement, not a cancellation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- It's time to settle -- for good -- the bad blood between you and an old friend who is still, for good reason, one of the best friends you have.

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