Horoscope

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011: This year, others discover your empathy and understanding. Oddly enough, by detaching from your issues and triggers, you can walk in another’s footsteps. You quickly learn that there is no right or wrong, but simply an issue as to where one comes from and how this person thinks. Work demands a lot of your attention. If single, you could meet a very exotic stranger. Be open to his or her style. If attached, the two of you gain from special time away together. Scorpio makes demands.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) • • • Clear out a project, or spend time with a friend or loved one. Play cards, Battleship or another favorite game. Not focusing on daily issues helps you relax.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) • • • • • Don’t curb your innate sense of mirth and playfulness. A child and you have quite a time together. This bonding could be more important than you are aware of.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) • • • • Some of you could spend the day yakking on the phone or reading a book. Others want to listen to some music. Relax your mind, but also your body.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) • • • • You speak your mind, and as a result, you could experience an unanticipated reaction. Do sit down and rethink your words.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) • • • • Whether you are balancing your checkbook or getting ready to take a stab at your taxes, you are deep in thought about what you offer.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) • • • • • Make plans that suit you. For once, stop the perpetual giving, and take a little. When was the last time you doted on you?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) • • • If you need some time off, use today. Others might find it difficult to understand that you, the social one, simply need to be alone.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) • • • • Join friends. Whether at a game, watching a movie or brunch, the camaraderie means a lot. A loved one surprises you with a declaration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) • • • You appear as expected. A discussion proves worthwhile, but the end results might not be what you’d visualized. Join friends or family for a late lunch.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) • • • • Don’t just talk about a picnic or a day outing; do it. A change of scenery adds to your sense of detente. Forget schedules for one day.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) • • • • Think about someone at a distance. Isn’t it about time that the two of you got together? What is holding you back?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) • • • • • Relate directly to a friend. Stop listening to what other people say. When you go to the source, you might find the story very different.