Your Birthday for May 01, 2014

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | May 1st, 2014

Born today, you enjoy paying attention to what goes on around you, but not merely because you are a natural student of human behavior. Rather, you watch those around you because you learn about what makes them tick, and you can use this in your work -- usually, you use it in a highly creative way. You know how to take the simplest of raw materials and turn them into a rare and wonderful concoction that others will enjoy. You can follow the most basic steps and reach a destination that is special to you and those who share your life with you. You seem to have a kind of Midas touch that allows you to make the most out of even routine opportunities.

You are a highly principled and ethical individual with strong moral fiber and a keen understanding of right and wrong. You also have a temper, and it's likely to rear its ugly head when you feel you have been wronged in some way. Only then, really, do you let your emotions get the better of you.

Also born on this date are: Tim McGraw, singer; Judy Collins, singer; Ray Parker Jr., singer; Glenn Ford, actor; Joanna Lumley, actress; Kate Smith, singer; Rita Coolidge, singer; Dann Florek, actor; John Woo, director; Jack Paar, comedian and television host.

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, MAY 2

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You'll be facing a dilemma that only a certain friend can help you with, so be sure to get in touch before things get even worse!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Are you sure you're working against a rival, and not against yourself? What goes on today can tell you a great deal about your own intentions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don't ignore the needs of another, for in doing so, you also ignore your own. Things are more connected today than you might think.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You need something that another has laid claim to, but by day's end, both parties can be satisfied. You'll find a creative solution.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You'll receive an offer you find both surprising and highly attractive -- but you won't be able to move on it right away. Be patient.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may grow tired of the same old signs and warnings, but that has nothing to do with their validity. Pay attention to each of them!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You can maximize your rewards by increasing your capacity for empathy and generosity. They work together to pay you back!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You know what has to be done, and you know what you are capable of -- but somewhere in the middle, there may be a tricky puzzle to solve.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You're in the mood for an adventure, and a friend or loved one is likely to provide more than you had bargained for, so be ready!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You'll be facing certain fears throughout the day, but in the end you'll realize that fear itself is your only real obstacle right now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You can learn something important from those who have gone before, whether you know them personally or not. Listen to silent warnings!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You're hoping to do the impossible. Though others are skeptical, you know just how you can get around a major obstacle.

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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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