Your Birthday for May 07, 2019

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | May 7th, 2019

Born today, you are a strong and sturdy individual, very much the kind others can rely on in difficult situations. Your fortitude is both physical and mental, and you are also quite emotionally resilient. While you can be hurt, you recover quickly -- and you rarely if ever hold a grudge. You consider yourself the kind of person who spawns new ideas quickly and easily -- and indeed you do, but not all of them are realistic or practical. Many are mere dreams, but even from a dream can come a plan that can be put into action, and you know how to do just that.

You are not always the most brilliant thinker -- flights of imagination notwithstanding -- but you make up for it in the sheer volume of the work you are capable of doing at any one time. You are perfectly willing to burn the candle at both ends in order to accomplish your desired goals. You can be ambitious, but never exceedingly so.

Also born on this date are: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer; Eva Peron, Argentinian first lady; Gary Cooper, actor; Traci Lords, actress; Johannes Brahms, composer; Johnny Unitas, football player; Robert Browning, poet; Darren McGavin, actor; Anne Baxter, 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.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Those in control are eager to see you take on more responsibility, but right now you aren't in the mood to do more than you've been assigned.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You are of a mind to leave a smaller carbon footprint than usual at this time. There are many ways to do it, and all options are available.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may want to donate some time to someone else's efforts today. In the end, you could find that you have a great deal in common after all.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- A look back into the past gives you a more clear idea of what you want to do in the future, but take care you don't look too far back.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- The unfamiliar is far less frightening to you today than usual -- possibly because someone you trust implicitly is accompanying you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may have a run-in with someone who has been trying in vain to stay out of your way -- or vice versa. This is something you must work out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Something done correctly in the past proves more difficult to do correctly at this time -- and the reason is clear: Your skill set has shifted.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You aren't in the mood to do things in the manner in which you've done them in the past. Things are changing, and you surely want to keep up.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may overshoot the mark today, but you'll have a chance to reset and have a second chance at the target before someone else intervenes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You can score points by doing something nice for a friend or loved one today, but you must do it without being asked. Consider all options.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You'll have a chance to ease tensions between two warring parties today. The truth is that the issue at hand is not all that important.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You are eager to work well with those in authority, but you must avoid guesswork if at all possible. Facts and figures must be accurate today.

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Your Birthday for May 06, 2019

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | May 6th, 2019

Born today, you are one of the most honest and upstanding individuals born under your sign, and you carry yourself as one who is confident and capable and always on top of even the most complex of situations. The truth is, of course, that you harbor certain insecurities and doubts that you always deal with, especially when you are in preparation for a new project. You have a great many skills, and your knowledge is wide-ranging, and yet you still want to be sure you are well-versed and fully prepared for whatever is coming your way. You are perhaps at your best when you are helping others, for this gives you a very good reason to pay your own doubts no mind and rise above any insecurities you may otherwise have. You are willing to do what you must to finish a job on time and under budget.

You are stylish and graceful. You know how to have a great deal of fun without losing control of yourself, and you rarely if ever do anything in social situations that you may have to explain later. You are a class act.

Also born on this date are: George Clooney, actor and director; Tom Bergeron, TV host; Sigmund Freud, psychologist and author; Willie Mays, baseball player; Bob Seger, singer; Stewart Granger, 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, MAY 7

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You want to explore what happens when you mix and mingle with people, and the opportunity to do so arises today. Don't say no.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- What you devise today can work for you for quite some time -- provided someone doesn't co-opt your idea and run with it first.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- The certainty you are after may not be afforded you today, but if you keep at it, you can rest knowing that what you want is on its way.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You and a partner can make a game out of something that is usually nothing but grueling hard work. Use your imaginations -- together.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You are likely to receive assurances from loved ones today, but you may still doubt that things will develop exactly as you have planned.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Be realistic, and don't let anyone tell you that what you know is false or somehow misleading. You have the facts and can use them well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Do not try to conceal the truth from friend or foe today -- for either can respond in a way that undoes you in the end. Stay on the up and up.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You must be willing to share most of what comes your way with those who have helped you get where you are. Some can be spirited away.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Everyone around you today seems to know something you don't, or perhaps they're just willing to face what you refuse to acknowledge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- What you are doing and where you are going may not be widely known yet. You may well be the talk of the town very soon, however.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Your competitive spirit kicks into high gear today. Take care that you don't do anything to turn an ally against you at the last minute.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Negligence is your most dangerous enemy today; pay attention to all that goes on around you, and you'll surely acquit yourself.

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Your Birthday for May 05, 2019

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | May 5th, 2019

Born today, you are a straightforward, no-nonsense kind of person, one who will always want to hear bad news immediately rather than put it off in favor of any kind of ignorance. And why is that? The simplicity of the truth is startling: You want to know things so you can do something in response -- period. If you don't know a thing, you cannot react, and if you cannot react, you cannot learn to avoid the same kind of thing in the future. You do not believe in failure; you believe in missing the intended target and then assessing your performance so you will hit the bull's-eye the next time -- and the time after that, and so on. You are strong-willed and able to vanquish all manner of foes simply because of your tenacity and patience; you don't have to succeed right away.

You don't like jealousy, envy, avarice or intrigue. You want things always to be on the up-and-up so you can avoid negative situations, focus on the positive and move forward. Progress, to you, is a state of mind more than anything else, and attitude, self-knowledge and patience are a formidable combination.

Also born on this date are: Adele, singer; Karl Marx, political philosopher; Tammy Wynette, singer; Brian Williams, TV host; John Rhys-Davies, actor; Tyrone Power, actor; Pat Carroll, actress; Michael Palin, actor, writer, comedian.

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.

MONDAY, MAY 6

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- It may be difficult to get others to recognize what you've done; if you do, you can be sure that you'll be rewarded handsomely for your efforts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You can get away with something today that no one else can. Does this mean you should try to do so at any other time? Not really.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You can prove that you know precisely what you're talking about when you put your words into action and get the results you've promised.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Everyone has a valid point of view, perhaps, but the fact is that there's only one set of facts that you must pay attention to at this time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You are eager to see someone else succeed today, and you can do much to help him or her do what is required, but at some point you must let go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may not be feeling quite as confident as usual today, probably because you've not kept up with things and don't have the latest info.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You've been dreaming of today for quite some time, and what you most want can finally be yours -- for a price, of course.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You can tell someone else what he or she needs to hear, or you can tell the truth. The choice is yours, but you can't control the outcome.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Someone is likely to take the information you impart today and use it in a way that you had not imagined. That success is partly yours.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The best way for you to let others know what you expect from them is to lead by example. That way, there can be little misunderstanding.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You get a message that is difficult to decipher, but once you do so, you may realize everything is about to change for the better.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You can do more than you had planned on today, and someone who knows you well sets things up in such a way that you can be on top very soon.

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