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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). In order for you
to meet your very reasonable goal for the day,
you must make a goal that is almost twice as
ambitious. Reasonable goals are not enough
to inspire you now, although you’ll hit them on
the way to unreasonable goals.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Once you start
noticing and calling out the good moments,
they begin accumulating and building on each
other, until you have so much to be grateful for
you can hardly believe your good luck.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re attracted
to those with needs that can’t be fulfilled by
just anyone. You have an inkling that you’re
the one for the job, though you may not yet
be qualified. You’ll learn by jumping in to help.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll be the
rock. When some around you get overly
emotional, you’ll provide objectivity, stability
and reason. Save the problem-solving for lat-
er when they calm down and can hear you
above the din of emotional unrest.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Lucky for you, most
people will be too concerned with their own
dramas and insecurities to pay much attention
to what you’re doing. This will liberate you to
explore, experiment and develop your ideas
to your heart’s content.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You stick to your
own rules. If it’s a “no-go” zone, then you don’t
go there. Because of your example, others
will hold themselves to a higher standard, too,
which you may notice — while maintaining
that it’s none of your business, of course.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re so loved.
Sometimes you forget how much. You also
forget how good it is to be held in such high
esteem, given a special place in the hearts
and lives of those who are deeply invested in
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your happiness. Cherish them!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll be invit-
ed to join someone’s world, an opportunity not
to be missed nor taken lightly! You won’t be
very long in that place, so commit fully, leav-
ing your known realm completely behind for
a while.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You
could worry about any number of things, but
are these worries really legitimate, relevant or
pressing? If the concern isn’t actionable today,
then there’s no reason to concern yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s
nothing wrong with a fighting mood, just know
that it doesn’t have to be applied to actual
fighting. It’s better used to break records, push
through barriers and become a generally
stronger competitor.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). To be ex-
traordinary you have to require yourself to do
things you haven’t done, and maybe nobody
has, because they actually can’t be done. Of
course, it’s too early to determine that; now is
the time to aim high and commit.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There is
enough to go around — more than enough
— so much, in fact, that everyone could be
satisfied many times over. There is, however,
a distribution problem. You can solve that this
afternoon.
WEDNESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (APRIL 6).
With your brain firing on all cylinders during
this solar return, it’s all excellent choices at
the speed of light. In the spur of the moment,
you’ll act like you thought things through and
think like action. There is magic in the world
and you’ll touch it in June. September brings
the payoff. Pisces and Scorpio adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 1, 4, 33, 29 and 19.