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Among the social gaffs, interruption is often considered innocuous enough, but the current aspects posit the cost. Not only is your attention shifted in the moment of interruption, but it often takes even more time to find where you left off and get in the mindset to pick up again, if that's even possible. Treat your focus as something sacred. It's the stuff of life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The way you live your day-to-day is admirable. How about a little credit? Negativity bias makes it easy to note what you did wrong, but why? Thousands of things are going right now because of you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Love sends you on a mission. Your heart asks, your mind finds the way. Of course, there is no journey without things like feet, wheels and the like. Money helps, too. Love communicates itself practically.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Instead of talking yourself out of things, you just choose. You step up, and the doubts quiet down. People notice the confidence and assume you know what you're doing. You can safely assume it, too.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Something's been bugging you, and you'll finally figure out what. It boils down to a bad transaction. You didn't know the value of what you had, and you gave too much away. You'll get a do-over and get it right.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It couldn't work as things were. Time has passed, so now the question is simple: What has changed, and is it enough to change the outcome? Because as alluring as nostalgia may be, it's more interesting to have an emotional life that progresses.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The ice cream parlor of life has an abundance of flavors, but you keep coming back to your favorite scoops time and again because it's so nice to have predictable, dependable sweetness. Taste is self-knowledge.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Relationships are central to your mood. When your relationships are in good working order, you feel grounded. Since sweet exchanges lift you and friction brings the vibes down, you're sure to initiate the sweetness and stay happy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You won't have to fight for anything. What's yours will be freely given or returned to you. Argument and persuasion are unnecessary uses of your energy today as well. You'll simply stand in your own truth, and everything will work out.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have the gift of gab today, which is actually a gift that has more to do with listening well and choosing topics people enjoy than it is a talent for talking. Conversation will challenge your assumptions and expand your sense of what could be.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Instead of defaulting to the usual tokens of appreciation, consider this: Taking the time to understand how someone thinks can mean more than anything you could buy. It's a deeper and rarer kind of care.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You've got a burning drive, and you make time for your passions. Developing your talent teaches you that your abilities are more substantial than you thought. You're rising to the next league.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Letting go of a problem is not the same as solving it, but the effect on your life will be the same. Even if you just leave the problem for another day so you can feel unfettered today, you'll take full advantage of the subsequent levity. Viva compartmentalization!

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 15). Welcome to your Year of Vivid Horizons -- not because they are wide open and cloudless but because the clouds reflect vibrant colors and a life that moves into shapes unexpected and lovely. Travel, study and serendipitous encounters keep this vision a bit surreal and ever joyful. More highlights: Romantic sparks ignite, you're recognized for your contributions, and you receive the money you need to rocket your dream. Gemini and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 21, 36, 14 and 9.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: While there are many theories as to why "The Simpsons" rivals Nostradamus in its prediction of relevant current events, creator Matt Groening chalks the phenomenon up to the sheer probability given the record-breaking number of episodes of the longest-running American animated series. Born with the sun in intellectual Aquarius and the moon in entertaining Leo, Groening uses humor and storytelling to explore human nature, societal quirks and the mysteries of life with sharp wit and boundless creativity.

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