I sound so damned wonderful, don’t I?

Happy Birthday, Libra! Intelligent and capable, you can become a brilliant shining star, provided you’re able to get started and stay the course. Preparation and attention to detail are likely to be of paramount importance to you, but may also get out of hand. Because you have an exacting eye, you feel compelled to make revisions in existing situations. This could continue until a deadline occurs or others simply lose patience and leave.

Decision-making is often an intricate tarantella that leaves you and those nearest you emotionally and physically exhausted. Your good taste helps you recognize real value, beauty and talent when you see it. But since you don’t always trust your instincts, every possibility must be processed through your complex maze of consciousness.

Relationships are a major challenge, probably because you’re very restless. Because of your edgy, often nervous sensibility, you don’t do well in predictable, routine-infested settings. You feel like Mount Aetna on a bad day. A rebel who masquerades as a team player or average Joe, you may leave jobs, relationships, or locales very abruptly. As soon as you feel more like a captive than a free agent, a powerful urge to wander takes over. In an ideal scenario, you’d have others in your life when you wanted or needed them. You don’t like giving up your autonomy for the sake of a relationship - although many of you are able to manage this for a period of time.

C0mpetitive and farsighted, you’re the proverbial hare in a sea of turtles. You may have difficulty being patient with others’ slow drip mentality, particularly since your brain is exceptionally active. Unlike most Librans, you’re not necessarily looking for a lifetime mate or long-term career. You know yourself better than that. Most of the time, the people in your immediate perimeter reflect your current state of mind - not necessarily a long-term commitment. You will not tolerate authority figures without occasionally throwing globs of dust in their eyes. No one tells you what to do - and if they do, you’re gone. Many of you had a decidedly un-Leave It To Beaver childhood, as a result. If parents or teachers clamped down, you generally retaliated.

Since you are so bright and capable, it seems logical that you would achieve success and stability. If you’re able to discipline yourself and accept the boring along with the exciting, you are very likely to find yourself on top. But if almost paralyzing perfectionism, self doubt, or extreme restlessness prevails, you may find yourself “starting over” again and again.

Like all Librans, you must drink lots of water, hydrate your skin and hair, and eat simple, healthy food. Fad diets and fasts create short-term results and inevitable disappointment. Multi-talented, versatile, and blessed with a chameleon-like ability to fit into almost any environment or circumstance, you’re a Libra with Gemini undertones. Many of you look younger than your years without a single cosmetic surgery touch-up.

Your quirky humor, quick laugh, and gift for imitating others make you the guest of honor at social events. Wherever you go, fun generally tags along. No matter how experienced and astute you may be, you never appear uppity. Your lovable humble quality puts others at ease, and your unique interpretation of music, personality, and art give you depth of understanding.

Never one to follow the same old theories or rules that most people do, you invent your own lifestyle and may embrace beliefs very different from those of your family and culture. Without making a fuss or calling attention to your views, you manage to be part of the crowd when necessary, and an iconoclastic maverick the rest of the time. You never seek to demand attention to your uniqueness or prove others wrong. You learned long ago that it’s much easier to grow and expand by not alarming or offending others.

No matter how different your thoughts and goals are, your friends, acquaintances, and coworkers all claim you as their own. Your ability to win others’ hearts and minds makes you a skillful negotiator, politician, and leader. Many of you will develop a strong attachment to a particular cause and selflessly raise awareness in the general public. No matter what talent you’re known for, you have numerous other talents hidden up your sleeve, and understand human nature - and the human condition - far better than most.