Horoscopes: Monday, Oct. 11, 2021

ARIES (March 21-April 19). It’s much easier to go the distance in comfortable shoes. This will be true figuratively and literally. Life is hard enough; your attire needn’t be. What can you do to take the stress away?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Any problem requiring you to be more than you were is a gift. So, all problems are a gift. Even so, don’t feel too bad if you look at today’s problem and wonder if there’s a way to regift it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Peer pressure will be subtle, powerful and omnipresent. This is the main reason you should spend as little time as possible with people who undervalue you. You wouldn’t want to start thinking along those lines!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll surprise yourself by being strong without any of the things you thought were making you strong — proof of the untapped well of resources deep within you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Sometimes it’s better to act than to waste time with the procedures and protocols. This is not one of those times. You really will need permission, and not just from one person.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s your project, so you care the most. That’s why everything needs to go through you. Be careful what you delegate. Put safety systems in play that ensure you get the final say.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It will feel as though you’re working on what should have been finished a long time ago. Strike the “should” from your thoughts and suddenly you’re just working, doing your diligent best in the moment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Stick with what you know and you just may be able to achieve flawless work, but you’ll also be uninspired. It’s the novel challenges that light you up. New territory equals new passion.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Be careful about what you glamorized and who you raise up. You will become more like the entity on the pedestal, so be sure it’s worthy of you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Any effort you make to share your projects will be favored by the fates. You won’t know who your fans are until you put your work into the world.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When you don’t know who is on your side, first make sure you are on your own side, then amp up that support. Be your own advocate, and people will eventually join in.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). An idea seems to go against everything you thought before. Maybe you were wrong, or maybe there is more than one way to be right. Acceptance and flexibility of mind give you different options.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 11). Your cosmic birthday gift is superior risk assessment. Your accurate sense of what you can accept, surrender to and dwell in will have you doubling down on the very things that will repay you many times over in joy, money and more. Guided by your competitive spirit, a key victory will be yours before 2022. Cancer and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 33, 19, 40 and 1.