Your Birthday for April 30, 2014

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | April 30th, 2014

Born today, you are able to attract a great deal of attention just by doing what you do and being yourself. Even from an early age, you were likely to be surrounded by all manner of admirers -- in the classroom, on the playground and wherever you chose to go. As you matured, you no doubt learned to cultivate this natural ability and to use it to your advantage, and there may have been times when you let yourself be perhaps a bit too manipulative. Eventually, when you came into your own, you realized that winning the hearts of others didn't depend on any particular action on your part; you just naturally drew people into your orbit.

The things you do well, you very likely do better than anyone else -- though you're certainly not the kind to blow your own horn! You are confident that your skills will serve you adequately in a down-to-earth, low-key sort of way -- and so they do, again and again. Success, for you, is something unique and highly personal.

Also born on this date are: Willie Nelson, singer; Kirsten Dunst, actress; Cloris Leachman, actress; Eve Arden, actress; Jill Clayburgh, actress; Jane Campion, screenwriter; Burt Young, 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.

THURSDAY, MAY 1

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You'll enjoy spending time with friends, provided you have cleared your plate of pressing tasks that would otherwise be hanging over you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You'll be required to put in a little extra effort. Don't make the mistake of thinking that "routine" means "easy."

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may be pulled in more than one direction at once. Someone close to you knows just how much a certain activity means to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your dreams, both waking and sleeping, will tell you a great deal about what is most important to you at this time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You'll be following a trail straight toward a formerly unimagined destination. What you learn will enable you to break free in many ways.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may not feel as though you are running on all cylinders. It will take more than a simple tune-up to remedy the situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You can find a way out of a certain situation that does not offer you what you had expected. Just around the corner is something better.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You'll have a great deal of support, but you must tend to a certain key responsibility entirely on your own.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- It's a good day for engaging in some trial and error. What you don't get right the first time works out well by day's end.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your desires haven't changed much since you last checked in with yourself. What is different is the path you take in pursuing them.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- A new strategy begins to take shape, but you may have to engage in a little research before you have all the information you require.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Your focus has been a little fuzzy lately, but today you can see things much more clearly and avoid heading down the wrong path.

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Your Birthday for April 29, 2014

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | April 29th, 2014

Born today, you pay close attention to all the signs and warnings that life presents to you day after day, but this isn't the same as doing the thing those signs suggest! Indeed, there are times when a sign may tell you to go left, but you go right instead, or when you are warned not to go up, when up is in fact the way you go. For you, it is not so important to do what you are advised to do, but rather to know what that advice is in order to prepare yourself as fully as possible for what is likely to come when you behave in certain ways. In other words, you are generally going to do exactly what you want to do, but knowing that it may be dangerous helps you prepare and, ultimately, succeed.

You enjoy having fun, and you can help others have a great deal of fun as well. You're not the kind to take things so seriously that you cannot laugh at yourself and your circumstances! It is very likely that you will choose a career path that affords you the opportunity for enjoyment even as you work hard to reach your goals.

Also born on this date are: Jerry Seinfeld, comedian and actor; Amy Heidemann, singer; Michelle Pfeiffer, actress; Dale Earnhardt, auto racer; Uma Thurman, actress; Daniel Day-Lewis, actor; Duke Ellington, musician; Andre Agassi, tennis player; Celeste Holm, actress; Carnie Wilson, singer; William Randolph Hearst, publisher; Richard Kline, actor; Emperor Hirohito of Japan.

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, APRIL 30

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You do not want to repeat yourself, but today you may be asked to do something that everyone knows you do well.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You can slip something past the powers that be and enjoy both expected and unexpected rewards. You're not really breaking the rules!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Someone with whom you were competing closely only a short time ago may now be the person you have to answer to on the job.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Just because everyone has already done a thing doesn't mean you shouldn't do it as well. In fact, you may actually do it better than most!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may not be feeling entirely up to snuff, but you can get things done notwithstanding. Be sure to eat right and get rest.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may have to ask someone in charge for one or two special privileges before the day is out. Indeed, something unusual is going on.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You'll be asked to support a current hypothesis, but you needn't fear the result. Ultimately, your ideas will receive approval.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- What appears on the horizon appears not only to you, but to others as well -- very soon, the race will be on.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may be distracted by something going on behind your back, but take care that you don't let yourself be drawn too far off track.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You've not been getting the rest you really need. Today, you may be afforded the opportunity to decompress.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You know how to do what you are asked to do at this time, but you may be more interested in coming up with a new way of doing it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may be paired with someone who proves a good match for you in every way. The work you do together can lead to a major success.

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Your Birthday for April 28, 2014

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | April 28th, 2014

Born today, you are driven to pursue that which is mysterious and not clearly laid out before you. You prefer to chart a course that maintains room for flexibility, improvisation and the inevitable changing of minds and hearts. You are compelled to seek answers that are not readily apparent and of which the questions themselves are not altogether clear. You understand that life itself is not a constant; it is something to be understood only rarely and anticipated even less. You thrive on the kinds of situations that others actually do their best to avoid -- those that highlight the wonders, uncertainties, and mysteries of the world around you.

Of course, none of this means that you don't also like things to turn out your way. Indeed, you enjoy working toward goals that are clear and concrete! You don't, however, let yourself become frustrated when things seem to go against you; you simply shift gears quickly and work even harder to achieve what you set out to do.

Also born on this date are: Jessica Alba, actress; Jay Leno, comedian and television host; Penelope Cruz, actress; Ann-Margret, actress; James Monroe, U.S. president; Mary McDonnell, actress; Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq; Lionel Barrymore, actor; Paul Guilfoyle, 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.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Not everyone is likely to agree with you today -- in fact, quite the contrary! However, you can maintain a strong ideological presence.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may have to ask others to rearrange their schedules and make other concessions to an abrupt and unexpected change in your fortunes.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may have trouble getting started, but once you do, you're likely to achieve something that wins you a good deal of praise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may not feel rested as the day begins because so much has been on your mind that it has crept into your dreams. Don't push it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may have to deal with a harsh financial reality that you have, in fact, tried to avoid or prevent in the past days or weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It may be time for you to accept the fact that not everything can be done as planned. An important lesson is learned at this time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You can observe others from an unusual vantage point. The result, of course, is likely to be a dramatically adjusted set of opinions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may think that you're just playing a game, but others are not so sure. In fact, many may react quite adversely to your antics.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You have what it takes to fulfill certain responsibilities ahead of schedule, freeing up your agenda immeasurably.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A slow day is not to be confused with an easy day. While the pace may not quicken, the tasks before you may prove quite difficult.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You're waiting for news that is likely to affect you over the next few months -- and you don't really like being dependent in this way!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- A change of venue can provide you with unexpected energy and inspiration. What you see can be quite exciting from a new vantage point.

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