CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Amanda Peet, 42; Mary J. Blige, 43; Kim Coles, 52; Naomi Judd, 68.

Happy Birthday: Don’t take a risk when it comes to how you earn your living or when traveling or doing something physical. You need to protect your security and strive to stabilize what you have worked so hard to acquire. Emotional deception and disillusionment will be your enemy. Get your facts straight and you’ll avoid personal loss. Choose self-improvement over changing others.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Concentrate on what you can do to improve your life. Use your past experience to make changes to the way you approach personal and professional situations. Look for alternative living arrangements if it will help cut your overhead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Pick up information that will help you advance. What you find out in conversation will give you the edge you’ve been looking for. Share your findings with someone you can trust to contribute to what you are trying to accomplish.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Go over investments or documents that can affect your income or financial gains. A change of plans may tempt you to take a risk. Stick to what you know, not hearsay or false advertising. Don’t let your emotions lead you astray.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Try something different. Take part in events or activities that can expand your mind as well as your physical ability to take on more. Pay more attention to important partnerships and work to achieve greater stability and security.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Explore a new interest or visit someone you think can offer you insight, but don’t mess with institutions or people capable of costing you mentally, emotionally, financially or physically. Protect what you have and look for new ways to prosper.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Have a party or make arrangements that encourage you to take part in an event that will introduce you to new friends. The partnerships you make now will have an emotional effect on you and must be chosen carefully.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Express your feelings, but consider the consequences. Ease into whatever you want to do by including the ones you love in your plans and offering an incentive. A change may beckon you, but not everyone will be in agreement.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Friends and family will have plenty of advice to offer. Listen carefully, but don’t make changes based on what others want you to do. Size up your situation, follow your intuition and you will make the best decision for everyone involved.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stick close to home and make alterations to your environment that will add to your comfort but not to your stress. Stick to a set budget and you’ll have enough left over to do a little last-minute entertaining.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t travel a distance to find fun when it’s right in your own backyard. Inviting friends over or planning a quiet, romantic evening for two will help you relax, as well as save you money. Share and you will be offered more in return.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make your plans in secret and follow through. You will accomplish more if you go it alone. Set your sights high and don’t stop until you are satisfied with your progress. It’s up to you to strive for self-perfection.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take part in events that are of a humanitarian nature, but don’t make promises that are unattainable for you. An interest you have in someone will become apparent and the result will be sharing information and moving forward as one.

Birthday Baby: You are traditional, intense and goal-oriented. You are persistent and impulsive.

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