HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011:

This year, you often choose to pull back and take the high road. Experiences will open you up to many different perceptions. You gain compassion and acceptance. If single, someone quite different could strut into your life any day. If attached, the two of you will experience greater closeness as you open up to new outlooks. Schedule a special vacation together. Scorpio can push your buttons.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

• • • • Defer. It makes others feel confident that you trust them. That thought might or might not be true. Let others think what they so choose.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

• • • Complete what you must. A boss or an older person might not be aware of how demanding a request might be. Develop better communication between you and this person.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

• • • • Your creativity adds to your ability to accomplish projects. Someone might see you as a solution-finder. Communication or a sense of direction leads you to a new option.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

• • • • Stay centered, and understand what others want as opposed to what you might think they need. You have a decision to make.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

• • • • Make that extra effort to connect with others. A wave and a “hi” can elevate someone’s mood and change his or her day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

• • • • Take a hint from Leo. Be aware of how much needs to be accomplished. Look to the end results. Determine what must be done first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

• • • • Others often find you to be a great source of ideas. Handle all the people and inquiries. The question remains: What is essential for you to complete?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

• • • • If you can work from home, do. You might get a lot more done. Nevertheless, a flirtation or a child has the capacity to toss your plans in the air.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

• • • • Meetings might point the way. You might be taken aback by a premonition. You might be startled by how right-on you could be.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

• • • • You assume your normal role. Investing too much – be it money, hours or an innate gift – into a project could be a mistake.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

• • • • Look for the passage you have not seen. Decide where you might be holding yourself back. Open yourself up to a risk.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

• • • • • A partnership, though perhaps not acknowledged, could be instrumental in moving forward. Travel and education could be some of the paths to the end.