Horoscope: April 1

Aries (March 21-April 19). A social situation is overwrought with complications. Lately it's getting harder and harder to choose the right words to say. A wise man once said nothing.

Taurus (April 20-May 20). You're no marionette controlled by the hand of fate. You move freely where you want to go. Then again, every once in a while you ask for a lift, and sometimes (like now) the asking makes it happen.

Gemini (May 21-June 21). You'll look back and wonder whether you made the right decision. It was the decision that, at the time, had to be made. You would do it again were you back there. Don't let the pretty colors of nostalgia change your view.

Cancer (June 22-July 22). Items, habits and thoughts that you carry along with you have a way of becoming who you are. This is your chance to emotionally strip down and choose carefully what you want to put back on.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Your instincts are like knives: They need to be sharpened by rubbing them against the ridged steel or, in today's case, the tricky problem. Solving this one will help you cut to the chase later in the week.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Glamour creates attraction, attraction creates opportunities, and opportunities create income. That's why you'll take the time to gloss up a presentation until it's slick.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you don't quite know what you want today, at least you know what you don't want. You'll witness a person in a state of being that you do not wish to have as your own, and this will inspire your behavior.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Lift the stipulations, amend the rules, knock out the obstacles that limit the ways in which you allow yourself to experience happiness. Decide to be happy no matter what happens, and you will be.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Don't leave the bad feelings trapped inside of you, or they'll fester and spoil your internal system. A pinprick of acknowledgement may be all that's necessary to let out the tension.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You're a sincere person, and you respond to others who share this quality. You also have an internal alarm that goes off when you hear stories or marketing pitches that don't add up. Listen to and save the information.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Money might not be the biggest thing at stake. It's the life energy you put into making money that gives it the charge, and that is the true exchange in the purchase and sale of goods and services.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). You can think of instances when people were kind to you who didn't have to be, and it's part of the reason you extend yourself with such a generous heart today.

Today's Birthday (April 1). This month your mind will fill with profound insight, and you'll need an outer to express it. You could touch the lives of others through art, writing, public speaking or teaching. In June, you'll be paid for the good you do and sent on a mission. August brings heart-fulfilling developments, and passionate pursuit. Aries and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 12, 1, 44, 17 and 38.