‘See every challenge as an opportunity’

My husband and in-laws want me to be a housewife, but as a doctor I want to continue my practice. This is affecting my peace of mind. Please suggest

what I should do.

Anonymous This is a touchy subject for sure but a vitally important one. Remember, you don’t need permission from anyone (even your spouse) to take control of your life. Don’t let others hold you back from doing what’s necessary to live, work and be well. Here are some remedies you can do: 1. Offer water to peepal (banyan) tree on Saturdays. 2. Keep camphor in sitting area. 3. Donate bananas. 4. Recite Gayatri mantra. Things are not going smooth with me mentally and on the financial front. There’s a lot of imbalance within my family.

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Whatever stress you may be going through in life, learn to forgive and forget along the way.

See every challenge as an opportunity for further growth and be grateful for what you have and laugh, love, live and most important, be healthy.

Here are some ways you can seek to improve your life. 1. Plant trees. 2. Wear copper and silver in any form. 3. Drink water stored in copper vessel. 4. Do gardening, spend time watering plants and pruning them. 5. Do pranayama regularly. The writer is a medical astrologer.

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