Your Birthday for August 22, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | August 22nd, 2013

Born today, you are likely to enjoy a few trial runs in life before you choose to settle down and pursue a single line of professional endeavor. This means that you will rarely if ever have occasion to regret that you did not do this, that, or the other thing in your life -- or at least give them a try. The fact is, you most likely did try everything that piqued your interest in one way or another. It also means that once you do decide to devote yourself to a single career track, you are likely to immerse yourself fully, wringing every last drop of success from each and every opportunity it brings.

You can be rather shy, and you may find it necessary to cultivate a more social side in order to navigate the situations that you are sure to find yourself in throughout your lifetime. You mustn't let native bashfulness hold you back; with work, you can be as outgoing and freely expressive as the next person!

Also born on this date are: Giada De Laurentiis, celebrity chef; Tori Amos, singer; Cindy Williams, actress; Valerie Harper, actress; Carl Yastrzemski, baseball player; Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. military leader; Ray Bradbury, author; John Lee Hooker, musician; Dorothy Parker, writer; Claude Debussy, composer.

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, AUGUST 23

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may think that you're at the end of an important phase, but in fact this part of your life is only getting more and more interesting!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You're on a strange path, and you must pay close attention to the tracks of those who have gone before.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Identifying what is most needed -- by you and those around you -- will be essential. Progress depends on honest self-assessment.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You might have lost your faith in a certain line of endeavor, but you may soon hit on something new that provides opportunity and excitement.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may think there is nothing you can do to help a quickly escalating situation, but you'd be wrong! Now is the time to play that hole card!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You like things to conform to a certain mold. Today you may be disappointed at first, but then quite satisfied with a new layout.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You'll be required to make a decision that affects others in a significant and lasting way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- The battle that lies ahead can be fought successfully, but the lay of the land figures prominently. Do you have the best vantage point?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may be working with more and more limitations and restrictions at this time -- and you may have to say "enough."

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Others are likely to turn to you for guidance. The best thing you can do is to be a good example to anyone watching.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You can alter your schedule somewhat in order to take advantage of an unexpected surge in both energy and inspiration.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You've been a little off balance lately, but today you can regain your equilibrium and recover your accustomed confidence and certainty.

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Your Birthday for August 21, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | August 21st, 2013

Born today, you can quickly agree to do whatever the group is doing, but you will never give up your own unique way of doing it. This means, of course, that you are bound to be noticed, even when you are trying as best you can to blend in! There is very little chance, in fact, that you will ever be overlooked in any way, particularly as you reach maturity. Your personality is so strong and vivid, and your tastes so unique, that others cannot help but be attracted to you and hold you up as a kind of model of what they would like to be! You are sure to have many admirers throughout your lifetime, but perhaps only a few close friends.

It is these close friends to whom you must cling as closely as you can throughout your life, for they are sure to be your compass and keep you from making decisions that are bad for you -- or from doing things that can be downright destructive. Your close friends are a part of you and will remain so, always.

Also born on this date are: Kim Cattrall, actress; Kenny Rogers, singer; Wilt Chamberlain, basketball player; Jack Weston, actor; Chris Schenkel, sportscaster; Count Basie, musician; Aubrey Beardsley, illustrator.

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, AUGUST 22

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You mustn't take things too literally; indeed, metaphors abound, and you can interpret them with some real creativity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may have to make a certain personal sacrifice in order to ensure that another has what he or she needs at this time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- The environment may not cooperate with you fully. Whether indoors or out, certain ambient disturbances are unavoidable.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- It's time to wash your hands of a situation that was not of your making, and that cannot be solved through any efforts of your own.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You are anticipating behavior from a friend that is not warranted by current circumstances. See if you can avoid such preconceptions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You can't avoid fatigue, but you can surely avoid the kind of mistakes that come from acting irrationally as a result of that fatigue.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You've given a great deal -- and you can give even more -- to a cause that you believe in deeply.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Now is the time for you to take advantage of even the most seemingly minute opportunities. You never know what can happen!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You and a dear one may come face-to-face with a certain reality that you have both been trying to avoid for some time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The silence that you are eager for at this time is not the kind that is likely to surround you. That kind is indeed not comforting!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You are merely the keeper of something that doesn't belong to you -- but you are proud that you can be playing a major role.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You can show another that you are game and ready for anything -- provided you are playing in a familiar arena.

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Your Birthday for August 20, 2013

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | August 20th, 2013

Born today, you are never compelled to race full-speed-ahead through life. Rather, you enjoy what happens when you take it a little more slowly, giving yourself the opportunity to see what is around you and appreciate all that the world has to offer as you navigate your life's journey. This is not to say that you are in any way lazy or that you are a drifter; on the contrary, you have keen ambitions and the drive necessary to see your dreams come true -- but you simply aren't willing to sacrifice the momentary enjoyments for expediency or instant gratification. You understand that it is often the little things that matter most each and every day.

You have many talents, but you may find yourself exploring two very different paths at a crucial point in your life. As a result, you may not make the right decisions for yourself at that moment. Fortunately, you are likely to determine, very quickly afterward, which path is for you -- and you will almost surely take it!

Also born on this date are: Amy Adams, actress; Al Roker, TV personality; Robert Plant, musician; Connie Chung, newswoman; Jacqueline Susann, author; H.P. Lovecraft, author; Benjamin Harrison, U.S. president.

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, AUGUST 21

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- An accidental encounter yields you a great deal of valuable information. You can change directions with confidence if you want.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may have your doubts about a certain partner, for he or she doesn't seem to be warming to you or your ideas in the way you had hoped.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You can have your voice heard, but only if you wait until the timing is just right. Otherwise, it will be lost among many other voices.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You and a friend can combine forces and accomplish something that others find quite remarkable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You can work with more focus, and in greater detail, than you had originally thought. What you accomplish may be the envy of others.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may have to travel down an unfamiliar road in order to get where you are going, thanks to an unexpected and unavoidable detour.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You cannot avoid all risks, but you can minimize most of them simply by using common sense and questioning those in authority.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Now is no time to be unsafe or foolhardy. Focus on doing those things that increase, rather than decrease, your own security.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Success or failure today are the result of the use -- or misuse -- of technique. Learning is one thing; practical knowledge another.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Take care that what you are seeking doesn't elude you for too long. You can maneuver carefully to get much closer to your goal.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- The start of something very big is likely to begin in a very small way. A lot can be said with nothing more than a glance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- What another does or says in a work situation is likely to get you hot under the collar -- but is it your place to say anything?

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