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Tomorrow’s horoscope
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Does it feel
like the only thing holding you back from
the one you love is timing? If so, that will
improve this afternoon. Stay in the moment
that’s unfolding instead of wishing you were
in another one.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The rewards
of your latest effort are trickling in. This is
something to celebrate! Do be brief about it,
though, because there’s much, much more
work to be done to take advantage of this
momentum.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Helping peo-
ple makes you happy, but you don’t live to
serve. Get out and get served, if only to re-
mind yourself of this. You’ll have more to give
when you feel taken care of, too.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). What you
know about one small area of life is the tick-
et to understanding how many things work.
So don’t underestimate your importance to
a project or organization and to the world at
large.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you had to sit
down and figure out how to be you, you
couldn’t come up with half of the talents,
tendencies and endearing quirks you pos-
sess. Just do what’s innate today, and you’ll
be brilliant.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Once you
give your word, you honor it. Therefore, as
a rule, you don’t give your word easily. You’ll
be asked (by someone who is pretty charis-
matic) for a casual agreement. Resist.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You won’t al-
ways be guided by a shining beacon. De-
ciding who you are can be a process of
elimination. You know you’re not a person
who likes this, that or the other. What’s next
to try out?
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Don’t spend
your time like the political parties do, each
proving the other is unfit to lead. The real
question is: Who can get the job done?
Show that it’s you. Get in there and do it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It
would appear that you need more money
to accomplish a goal. This is only half-true.
Money will be necessary, yes, but what’s
more crucial is a clearer vision. Once you
get that, the money comes rolling in.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A Dutch
proverb says, “A handful of patience is worth
more than a bushel of brains.” Stick to the
simple plan, and work it until it’s complete.
Success!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Design,
engineering, moving well in your environ-
ment — it all matters to your day’s ambitions
in both big and small ways. For instance,
comfortable shoes can affect your destiny.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). People say
a lot of things. Sometimes they just can’t
live up to their words. If you disregard what
a person says and carry on your relation-
ship based strictly on what the person does,
you’ll be better off.
THURSDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 22). Your
competitive spirit will be activated. Over the
next six months, your main concerns get
addressed and fixed to some extent so you
can move on to new excitement. There’s a
luxurious feeling to 2016. February brings a
life-changing business arrangement. Love
and friendship have you laughing through
spring. Gemini and Sagittarius people adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 16, 39, 42
and 7.