Horoscope

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Oct. 1, 2010: This year, you might be in a leadership position more often than you would enjoy. The responsibilities could feel burdensome, but there are pluses. If single, you draw many people to you. If attached, the two of you benefit from a mutual hobby. If you don’t have one, develop an interest that the two of you like. Cancer can create a lot of tension.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) • • • Good intentions mark the morning. Confusion surrounds the best of communicators. A meeting or situation involving others could seem more chaotic than it really is.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) • • • • Your solidity often can be an asset as well as a detriment. How you respond to a boss’s or older friend’s lack of clarity could define the moment, if not the day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) • • • Your dedication to a project cannot be questioned. Your determination and ability to take it to the finish line could be an issue.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) • • • • As you watch those around you scatter and, in some way, seem undirected, you smile with understanding. A discussion about a money matter or partnership might not be concluded for a while.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) • • • Know when to pull out of a situation that has complication after complication. You could be feeling a bit out of kilter dealing with a friend or in a meeting.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) • • • • Emphasize the possibilities, even if you feel fairly weathered by the workweek. Your caring comes through to others, even if they have difficulty responding.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) • • • Others think you will pick up any slack. Please feel free to say otherwise. You have your hands full with work and a personal matter that you could be overthinking.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) • • • • While others could find their nerves fried, you detach and gain understanding. An innate creative ability allows you to open up to unusual ideas.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) • • • • • Opportunities come forward that you hadn’t anticipated. It is your choice how to deal with key associates. Someone you looked up to could be unusually difficult and touchy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) • • • • Let others take the lead. Know when you have had enough and when you need to head in a different direction. Others like what they hear and what is coming up for you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) • • • Clearly, you willingly put in the necessary effort to accomplish what you want and need to complete. Be careful with finances, especially if you are not commander of the ship.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) • • • • • Let more creativity come forward. Your ability to understand what others seem to be fretting about helps. Don’t trigger; detach.