Your Birthday for November 20, 2024

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | November 20th, 2024

Born today, you often have your head in the clouds while trying very hard indeed to keep your feet on the ground, with the not-too-surprising result that your dreams at times lead to little and your ability to deal with the here-and-now is likewise limited. Fortunately, however, you have been endowed with several tremendously useful talents that can help you solve this existential dilemma -- but it will always take honest self-assessment and timely recognition for you to realize what's going on and devise a plan for course-correction that is creative, positive and, above all, effective. You can do all of this, certainly, and you will do it many times throughout your lifetime -- and in that way you will turn liability into strength, and disappointment into satisfaction and contentment.

You derive great strength from allying yourself with like-minded individuals whose abilities complement your own. You enjoy working with those who do what you cannot, and providing to both work and personal situations what they can. It is this kind of interpersonal symbiosis that can bring you your greatest successes.

Also born on this date are: Bo Derek, actress; Veronica Hamel, actress; Joe Biden, U.S. President; Dick Smothers, comedian; Richard Dawson, actor and game show host; Estelle Parsons, actress; Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General and Senator; Alistair Cooke, author and public television host; Edwin Hubble, astronomer.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may be put in a position of some authority today which, in itself, is nothing new -- but what you have to do is quite unusual.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Try your new ideas out on someone who has been an ally in the past. You want an honest appraisal, but you also need some friendly support.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- As soon as you think it's too late today, you're likely to be thrown into a situation that keeps your hopes very much alive.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- What you can reach for today without endangering yourself or others should be enough to satisfy you for a while. Don't overthink things!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may be called upon to remind others of the truth of a certain situation. First you must determine why it's gotten so distorted lately.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- If it's solitude you want, you may certainly have it today, but you may have to sacrifice something in order to get it. Can you do that?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- It's time to talk with you-know-who about you-know-what, and you can't afford to beat around the bush! Be direct, honest and clear.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You should be able to persuade others that your point of view is valid, but getting anyone to adopt it is another matter altogether.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Now is no time to insist that your way of thinking is the only way, especially when it comes to a certain personal issue.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Even the most unusual ideas can be effectively communicated today, provided you keep your personal attitudes from skewing the discussion.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Are you trying to get attention in the right ways? You can do something to win not only attention but praise today, but think it through!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- A record of a past discussion may have to be presented today in order for your version to be validated and believed by someone in charge.

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Your Birthday for November 19, 2024

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | November 19th, 2024

Born today, you are known for your ability to stick with something to the bitter end, come what will, and this tenacity is something that will make you widely admired and enable you to succeed in situations that might simply be too much for most other people. While others may become frustrated and disenchanted when things get tough, you find that your determination is increased and your commitment to excellence augmented by a feeling that nothing is going to be allowed to stand in your way -- and so, in most cases, it doesn't! You won't succeed every time, of course, but your successes in life are likely to outnumber your failures by a good margin, usually because you have worked past the point of no return and done the impossible.

Tenacity, in many ways, will translate into longevity, at least where your professional life is concerned. Because you insist on staying the course, you will be able to watch the weeks, months and years pass while working on whatever project you choose. You're not one to quit anything prematurely, that's certain!

Also born on this date are: Ryan Howard, baseball player; Kerri Strug, Olympic gymnast; Jodie Foster, actress; Meg Ryan, actress; Calvin Klein, designer; Ted Turner, TV mogul; Dick Cavett, talk show host; Larry King, talk show host; Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister; Tommy Dorsey, bandleader; James Garfield, U.S. president.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- What goes around comes around, but the question is when? You may find yourself waiting for the inevitable for quite some time today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You should gain a good deal of strength and confidence today by doing what has been advised -- but by all means, do it your own way!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- There is certainly room for interpretation in most, if not all, things today, and you'll know it without a doubt when there isn't. Advise others.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may not feel inspired today, but that needn't stop you from doing something important that can inspire others. Your work is solid.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may find it difficult to resist that temptation that has been put in your way by another. Is this meant to hold you back or fire you up?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You are eager for a new success, but today's not the day -- unless of course you are lucky enough to stumble upon an unexpected opportunity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- An attraction may blossom today between you and someone who shares your feelings about certain personal things. Should you pursue this?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Helping another with a personal project at this time can put you in someone else’s good graces for a while -- but you’ll surely be watched.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You don't want to get too comfortable today in a situation that others find tricky or dangerous, as your luck may change very quickly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may be asked to pick between two things that seem to be of equal value to you no matter how you look at them. Does it really matter?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Things are likely to move very quickly today once you decide on a course of action. You must guard against any outright deception.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You can feel very good about yourself today if you simply follow your instincts and do what you have planned. Follow your playbook!

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Your Birthday for November 18, 2024

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | November 18th, 2024

Born today, you have been endowed with tremendous stores of creative energy, and even from an early age you will be compelled to pursue all manner of projects that allow you to explore your interests and talents in ways that are anything but ordinary, routine or even expected. You follow your own instincts when working and playing, and your success is therefore very much your own -- though also is any failure you may experience, since you have no one to blame but yourself for any errors or missteps, just as you have no one else to credit for the things that go right but yourself. Being so secure in your interests and abilities can at times be rather lonely, and limiting too! You will surely learn that while you can do great things on your own, you can do more in cooperation with others.

Your emotional makeup is complex, but to others you seem to be stable and unflappable. This is merely a kind of personal propaganda: It's what you want people to think, when, in fact, there are times when you may actually be led by feelings rather than thought. But that's something you try to conceal from others as much as possible.

Also born on this date are: Elizabeth Perkins, actress; Linda Evans, actress; Brenda Vaccaro, actress; Alan Shepard Jr., first American in space; Johnny Mercer, composer and songwriter; Imogene Coca, comedienne; Eugene Ormandy, violinist and conductor.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may be at odds today with your own ambition, which has perhaps driven you to do something that is uncharacteristic in the extreme.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Let another's actions be a source of inspiration today and you may find yourself heading in a new direction. Much more is likely possible.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You can combine wants and needs in a very productive and unique manner today. What results is likely to take you very much by surprise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Seek and ye shall find today -- but take care that you're not jumping headlong into a potentially dangerous situation you cannot control.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may have to do a little homework today before you're ready to meet a rival head-on, even in territory that favors you. Don't overlook anything!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may be trying what others consider impossible, but you know better. Keep up the good work, and know that you'll soon be vindicated.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Take care that you are not so generous that you give away that which you most need at this time. Some things you'll surely want to hang on to.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may find yourself drawn into an activity today that you might have gone out of your way to avoid only yesterday. Be always alert!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You are trying for something that no one has done before perhaps, but that's no reason to think it's any more complicated than it is.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You and some friends may be in dispute today about an issue that really doesn't matter except to you. Why turn this into an argument?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- What someone else does today mustn't be allowed to throw you off balance in any way. If necessary, you can simply ignore what's going on.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may not know where current events are going to push you yet, but soon you'll have to act based on new circumstances you cannot avoid.

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