Most people don't have the luxury of not doing certain tasks simply because they don't happen to be naturally good at them. There's an opposition of Mercury and Mars lining up for full effect tomorrow. Today's part of it may include the equivalent of an "eat your vegetables" moment. Close your eyes; hold your nose, and swallow.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You'll have a few choices about whom to deal with in business, and there's a comparable risk factor between them. Any way you go, it will work out. Trust first, and whomever you deal with will prove trustworthy next time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You enjoy people who have their own opinions, and the day will be peppered with banter, interesting arguments and fine points that differ from your own. This is the kind of intellectual challenge that keeps you on your game.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You've built something that's not just for you. It's for you and your group, your loved ones, your friends and the next generation. They all take a bit of ownership. This will live on beyond any of you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The seemingly good advice you get in the morning will contradict other seemingly good advice of the afternoon. Now what? Neither is perfect for you. Keep listening.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Allow people to help you, even when you don't need it. What is the point of trying to be strong all of the time when that only serves to alienate others and rob them of the chance to know their own generosity?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There's a time to spoil your loved ones silly, and that time is not now, nor is it most days. Make it special, or they'll go rotten. As Euripides said, "When love is in excess, it brings a man no honor, nor worthiness."

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Money talks in a language that, while not exactly universal, is certainly widely understood. It won't solve today's problems completely, but it will solve them temporarily just fine.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The answers are not blowing in the wind, written on the wall, out there or within you. Today there simply are no answers. Don't let it discourage you from asking, though, because it connects you with the other curious minds.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It's not like you to be suspicious of someone who wants to get to know you better. Therefore, if you're having that suspicion, take note. It's significant.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Are you feeling someone's pain more than your own? It's either a sign that you're emotionally intertwined with a person who needs your support or that you're too immersed in business that's not your own. Which is it?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Different things make you happy at different times of life. For some there will be enjoyment from good food, good drinks and a bad girl or boy to share them with.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You can't hold on to a lot of items while you climb a ladder. You have to set things down on the way up, and hopefully they will still be there when you need them on the way back down.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 8). A sprinkle of dumb luck will start a very smart venture. Legal and clerical matters will work in your favor this month. Someone will buy an idea of yours in in July. September and October show you applying yourself to a different kind of work. The main feature is love and taking care of beings who need it in 2017. Capricorn and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 40, 2, 44 and 17.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: "My friends and family have been (rudely) telling me that the way I look is unacceptable. The word they use is 'dated.' I think they watch too much television, which seems to be obsessed with makeovers. Personally, I think fashion is a sham. It's always changing just to make people buy new things. Why should I get a new shirt when the old one still looks fine? I was born March 28, 1965."

You are an Aries, with Mercury and Venus in Aries, too. These influences suggest that you are energized by what is new and fresh and you push into the future with gusto. When I consider the level of resistance you have to the idea of making yourself over — at least enough to write your astrologer — I conclude that your friends and family are right. Cutting yourself off from the current zeitgeist, fashion or otherwise, is limiting your luck. You were meant for the current time, and getting in sync with it will increase your good fortune, as well as open your eyes and heart. The Aries sun will be a lucky time for you to let go of your old look, clothes and habits. The physical makeover will be a symbol for something much bigger and deeper.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Geminis are trendsetters, intellectuals and air-sign futurists, a principle embodied in the lifework of Frank Lloyd Wright. Among the world's most prominent architects, Wright believed that humanity should be at the center of building design. Born under the Virgo moon of perfectionism and details, Wright's legacy of mastery lives on in over 800 buildings around the world.

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