Your Birthday for August 01, 2014

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | August 1st, 2014

Born today, you have tremendous staying power. Once you are in the game, you will surely be a competitor for a long, long time. You will influence how the game is played as you watch the pendulum swing this way and that, again and again, while you remain constant through it all. You are highly creative, and you can take what another has already done and improve upon it in such a way that the prior attempt may not even be remembered. Because of this, you must always be sure to give credit where credit is due, for you owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to those who have gone before, providing you with the templates for creative work of your own.

Also born on this date are: Coolio, rapper; Jerry Garcia, singer-songwriter and musician; Tempestt Bledsoe, actress; Francis Scott Key, poet; William Clark, explorer; Dom DeLuise, actor and comedian; Robert Cray, singer; Herman Melville, author; Yves Saint Laurent, designer.

There are times when you may actually pour too much of yourself into your work. It can sometimes be quite hazardous to invest so personally in what you are doing professionally, but this is something you will surely learn in time. With luck, you can keep the cost of this lesson to a minimum!

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, AUGUST 2

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Your ability to appreciate what others have to offer will serve you well as much that is unusual comes your way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- What a friend does or says is likely to send you howling with laughter -- at least until you realize that everyone is looking!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may be reunited with someone who was very important to you in times past, and it will likely be as if no time has passed at all.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You're intrigued by another's approach to a situation that you are also trying to get a handle on. He or she is certainly no novice!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Someone may be trying to push you out and get into position him- or herself, but you know what is going on and can avoid any such rearrangement.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You can alert others to something that is coming quickly, but it is something to be embraced, not avoided.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You know what must be done, and you know by when, but the "how" may prove a mystery for a while. Answers come suddenly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may be reliving a situation that doesn't make you as happy as it did the first or second time. You are different now, perhaps.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You'll be able to please someone in charge by doing what is desired ahead of schedule -- but this may take some juggling on your part.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The more time you spend with someone new to your circle, the more likely you are to realize how much you have in common.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may encounter someone who works much more slowly than you like to work, but together you can still get things done as necessary.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You're not happy looking only at the broad strokes; you want to examine the finer points to be sure you understand the whole picture.

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Your Birthday for July 31, 2014

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | July 31st, 2014

Born today, you are likely to become known as someone who can be relied upon to deliver the goods. You have been endowed with tremendous staying power, as well as the ability to act with energy and commitment when you hit upon an idea that you think can pay off in the end. You don't care how long it takes for an idea to come to fruition, as long as you are confident that someday it will. Patience is one of your greatest strengths, and it is sure to be rewarded. You have a way of looking at things from a unique perspective; you seem to be able to see all sides of an issue at once, giving you a great ability to understand people.

There is an intensity about you that is not always apparent at first. In time, however, those who get to know you will recognize that you have, like so many other Leo natives, a strong current of emotion running beneath the surface. You reveal it upon occasion, taking others -- and possibly even yourself -- very much by surprise.

Also born on this date are: J.K. Rowling, author; Wesley Snipes, actor; Zac Brown, singer; Ted Cassidy, actor; Richard Griffiths, actor; Michael Biehn, actor; Geraldine Chaplin, actress.

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 1

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You'll hear or read something that sets you off, but a friend will be near at hand to pull you back from the brink.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You are facing a certain complex situation that requires you to take things apart and then put them back together.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- An opportunity comes your way that has you trying two things at once even though, at one time, they were entirely incompatible enterprises.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You are waiting to hear what someone says about a recent accomplishment. In the meantime, you can get started on something new.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You are able to heal much that is ailing those around you -- at least spiritually. There are certain obstacles that clearly stand in your way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You are in need of not just any help, but exactly the right kind of help -- and you're not quite sure where to find it yet. Keep looking!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You've been relying on a certain talent to see you through difficult times, but today you may be required to demonstrate a different one.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You often see things in a grand manner, but today you'll want to take particular note of the most minute details. Avoid generalizations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Your previous experiences serve you well, but the most important tool in your kit right now is self-awareness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Potential is increasing at this time; however, you may feel as though you have a great deal to work with but little to work for -- for now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You must remain true to yourself throughout the entire day, even when it requires you to turn down an especially attractive offer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You must avoid any sort of public display until you more fully understand what the public really does want from you.

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Your Birthday for July 30, 2014

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | July 30th, 2014

Born today, you are not likely to follow only one career path in life. You have a great deal of ambition, combined with healthy self-esteem and a tendency to become bored with things if they stay the same for too long. What is it that you will do? That is surely up to you to decide, but you may be able to prove that your opportunities are limitless by trying things that others think are not right for you -- and proving them wrong with a series of unlikely successes! There is little to hold you back except, upon occasion, a decision made in haste.

You have a worldview that allows you to get along with almost anybody; you are not a reactive kind of individual, in that you can accept others without standing in judgment of them. You can be quite generous once you have done well for yourself in the first place.

Also born on this date are: Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and politician; Henry Ford, automotive mogul; Lisa Kudrow, actress; Vivica A. Fox, actress; Christopher Nolan, director; Hilary Swank, actress; Laurence Fishburne, actor; Kate Bush, singer; Paul Anka, singer; Alton Brown, celebrity chef; Emily Bronte, author; Jean Reno, actor; Casey Stengel, baseball player; Delta Burke, actress.

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 31

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Your ability to dodge quickly and effortlessly may fail you at some point today, resulting in a clash of wills that may prove challenging.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You know what's what -- or at least you think you do -- and today that's just as important. Substance and style are curiously conjoined.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You are so interested in what another is bringing to the table that you may momentarily forget to make your own contribution.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You can surely prevail, but it will take timing and more than a little bit of wit and cleverness. Evening brings a welcome break.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- What appears before you, as if by magic, compels you toward a decision that you may or may not regret -- but you must commit to it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Follow the advice of those who have been in your shoes before and think twice before jumping into a situation that looks too good to be true.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may see and hear things that "take you back," but take care that you don't get lost in your own nostalgic reverie.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You're ready to do for another what he or she was not ready to do for you only yesterday. Now is not the time for such competition.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You are not as strong as you think you are, and you had best avoid anything that seems to offer a direct, unmasked challenge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Someone on the other end of the line may be waiting for your input or participation. Give it freely and enthusiastically.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Someone who has bested you many times before is likely to do it again today, but you won't mind; the component of fun is unbeatable!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- A complicated idea is greater than the sum of its parts. You have been working long and hard, and today it begins to pay off.

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